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5/10/06: All the papers, Task Forces, and seminars are now on line for the Sixty-Ninth International Meeting of the CBA are now on line (see under "General"); information on the panel discussion will be posted on line when it is available. 9/6/05: The CBA reports with sorrow the death of Robert W. Funk. He was well-known for his many publications on the New Testament, the Greek language, hermeneutics, and the Bible and culture. He was president (1974-75) and executive secretary (1968-73) of the Society of Biblical Literature, founder and director of Scholars Press (1974-80), and founder and director of Weststar Institute (1986-2005). R.I.P.8/17/05: Congratulations to CBA past-President Francis Moloney, S.D.B. On June 24, 2005, the Superior General of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr Pascual Chavez, announced his appointment as the Provincial Superior of Australia and the South Pacific. Frank will continue to teach at CUA till December, and assumes his new position on January 1, 2006. It is a 6 year term of office. And on August 16, Fr. Moloney was notified by the Holy See that he is to act as an "expert" at the forthcoming Synod of Bishops, that is to take place in Rome from October 2nd to 23rd. The matter to be studied by the Synod is: "The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church."
8/15/05: It is with sadness that we announce the death of Anthony R. Ceresko, O.S.F.S., a CBA member since 1975. Fr. Ceresko has been professor of Scripture at Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay City, The Philippines, since 2000. He died August 13th. R.I.P.
5/20/05: The CBA is a constituent society of the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion. The editor of the Bulletin of the CSSR, which is sent to all CBA members, invites submissions for the Bulletin. For further details, click here,
5/5/05: We announce the appearance of CBQMS 39: Michael L. Barré, S.S., The Lord Has Saved Me: A Study of the Psalm of Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:9-20). For price and order form, see CBQMS
3/13/04: The revised "Instructions for Contributors to the Catholic Biblical Quarterly" CBQ 65 [2003] 682-710) is now available on this web page and can be downloaded therefrom. See under "General" in main menu. These now replace the "Instructions" published in 1998. Thanks to CBA member Peter Spitaler for help on this.
2/9/04: The names of new and current recipients for the CBA Memorial Stipends, CBA Fellowships, and Visiting Professors have been posted in the appropriate lists given under "Honor Roll of Recipients" on the "Grants" page.
1/28/04: The text of the NAB is now available on the Vatican website; check out this link; the link will be found also under "Additional Links.
3/13/03: As those CBA members on our listserv have already been informed, all our current members and subscribers can now both browse and search all volumes of back issues of CBQ from 1946 (Volume 8) to the most recent, thanks to CBA's participation in ATLA's ATLAS project. As you were able to browse before by using the link provided, using "cathbib" as "User ID," and giving your subscriber/customer number as the password at login, so now the same procedure will give you access to search, with this difference: the login screen will have a default "Archive," with will take you to the browse as before, and "Search," which will take you to the ATLAS search screen.
3/1/03: CBA members will be interested in this February 26, 2003, statement expressing the USCCB's position on the war in Iraq: Statement on Iraq. The statement was issued by Bishop William D. Gregory, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops reaffirming the concerns expressed in a letter to President Bush last September and in a major statement of the full body of bishops last November (links to both of these documents contained in the present statement).
9/4/02: The "NAB Lectionary Watch" has been replaced by "Liturgy Watch" (still under "Miscellaneous"). This new page contains all that was in "Lectionary Watch," but also much more, and presents its contents in a more accurate and orderly manner.
8/13/02: Guidelines for CBQMS are now available on this web page under "General."
4/23/02: The widely heralded document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible, is now available on line in English. Click here.
1/9/02: The "Weekday Lectionary" (Vols. II-IV) was put into use on Ash Wednesday, 2002. For an evaluation of it, see "NAB Lectionary Watch" under "Miscellaneous" on the main menu of this web page, or click here.
10/22/01: Congratulations to CBA member and former CBA President Donald P. Senior, C.P., whose appointment to the Pontifical Biblical Commission has been announced.
8/17/01: In response to several requests, some from overseas, the letter and document sent by the CBA Executive Board to the U.S. Bishops concerning Liturgiam authenticam have now been posted on our web page. For the letter click letter; for the document click document.
8/16/02: Officers and committees as elected or appointed are posted and regularly updated. See under "General," "All About the CBA."
9/25/00: There is now a link to the "Biblical Hermeneutics" Task Force of the annual international meeting; look under "General," "Upcoming Events," "Sixty-Fourth Annual Meeting."
5/30/00: Please note the specifications for conveniently providing us with update information for your entry on the "Membership Directory."
5/1/00: Link added for Tell Mozan/Urkesh archaeological site; see under "Archaeological Digs Supported." More detailed information and the dramatic findings there are promised for the near future.
6/28/99: The entire run of Old Testament Abstracts is now available on CD-ROM. This is a cooperative venture of the CBA and ATLA. The CD-ROM is marketed by ATLA. For further details, see their web page: link on the OTA page under "Periodicals." 5/30/98: Daily NAB lectionary readings now available on web; see "Additional Links"
Directories of Active and Associate Members, click on "Membership"; a separate directory lists just names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses for those willing to have them displayed.