Course Overview
This course aims not only to teach us about Peter’s life but also to allow us to connect our spiritual lives with one of Christ’s apostles and the rock of our Church. We hope you join us!
Topics covered in this course:
Instead of starting with a big theme like the papacy or identity, we’re going to follow the spiritual journey of Peter in a chronological way.
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The call of Peter
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Peter's character during his ministry with Christ
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Different aspects of Matthew 16
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Conversation between Jesus and Peter at Caesarea Philippi
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Peter's time during the first Holy Week and Easter
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Peter's ministry after Christ's ascension
Watch a Free Sample Lesson
What can we say about Jesus’ promise to Simon Peter that what-ever he binds (or looses) on earth will be bound (or loosed) in heaven?
Course curriculum
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New Chapter
- St Peter Introduction FREE PREVIEW
- Study Guide
- Lesson 01: Simon Peter Encounters Jesus
- Quiz: Simon Peter Encounters Jesus
- Lesson 02: The 1st Miraculous Catch of Fish (Peter is Caught)
- Quiz: The First Miraculous Catch of Fish (Peter is Caught)
- Lesson 03: A Fisher of Men
- Quiz: A Fisher of Men
- Lesson 04: Simon Peter’s Character Pt 1
- Quiz: Simon Peter's Character Part 1
- Lesson 05: Simon Peter's Character Part 2
- Quiz: Simon Peter's Character Part 2
- Lesson 06: The 2nd Miraculous Catch of Fish (Peter is Tethered)
- Quiz: The 2nd Miraculous Catch of Fish (Peter is Tethered)
- Lesson 07: Who do You Say that I Am?
- Quiz: Who do You Say that I Am?
- Lesson 08: Simon, Son of Jonah
- Quiz: Simon, Son of Jonah
- Lesson 09: What’s in a Name?
- Quiz: What's in a Name?
- Lesson 10: Eliakim and Peter
- Quiz: Eliakim and Peter
- Lesson 11: What Binding and Loosening Isn’t
- Quiz: What Binding and Loosening Isn’t
- Lesson 12: To Bind and to Loose
- Quiz: To Bind and to Loose
- Lesson 13: Upon Which Rock?
- Quiz: Upon Which Rock?
- Lesson 14: The Rock and the Stumbling Block
- Quiz: The Rock and the Stumbling Block
- Lesson 15: Servant of the Servants of God
- Quiz: Servant of the Servants of God
- Lesson 16: St. Peter’s Dark Night
- Quiz: St. Peter's Dark Night
- Lesson 17: The Charcoal Fire
- Quiz: The Charcoal Fire
- Lesson 18: Feed My Sheep
- Quiz: Feed My Sheep
- Lesson 19: The 3rd Miraculous Catch of Fish
- Quiz: The 3rd Miraculous Catch of Fish
- Lesson 20: Peter and Paul
- Quiz: Peter and Paul
- Lesson 21: Peter, James, and the Council of Jerusalem
- Quiz: Peter, James, and the Council of Jersalem
Meet Your Instructor
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Instructor
Joe Heschmeyer
Joe Heschmeyer is a staff apologist with Catholic Answers. He’s the author of several books: Who Am I, Lord? Finding Your Identity in Christ, Pope Peter: Defending the Church’s Most Distinctive Doctrine in a Time of Crisis, A Man Named Joseph: Guardian for Our Times, and The Early Church Was the Catholic Church. Joe's podcast is called Shameless Popery (shamelessjoe.com) and he blogs at ShamelessPopery.com. Previously, he was a litigator in Washington, D.C., and a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Kansas City. He lives in the Kansas City area with his wife and children.