What does Scripture teach us about the Mother of God? Who does the Bible say Our Lady is?

Join scholars Dr. John Bergsma, Curtis Mitch, and Rob Corzine as they reflect on Our Lady and uncover beautiful Scriptural truths about this most blessed of women.

Talks include:

• Speaking Words of Wisdom: Mary as Lady Wisdom of the Old Testament by Dr. John Bergsma
• Queen Mother, Queen of Heaven: Mary in Scripture by Curtis Mitch
• Rosarium Virginis Mariae: How St. John Paul II Can Teach us to Pray the Rosary Better by Rob Corzine

About the Speakers

John Bergsma
Dr. John Bergsma is Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. A former Protestant pastor, Dr. Bergsma entered the Catholic Church in 2001 while getting his Ph.D. in Scripture from the University of Notre Dame. A close collaborator of Dr. Scott Hahn, Bergsma speaks regularly on Catholic radio and at conferences and parishes nationally and internationally.

In addition to numerous scholarly articles, Dr. Bergsma has authored eight books on Scripture and the Catholic faith, including Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Penguin/Random House), Bible Basics for Catholics (Ave Maria Press), and A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: Old Testament (with Brant Pitre; Ignatius Press). Dr. Bergsma’s talks and studies are available on CD and mp3 from CatholicProductions.com. He and his wife Dawn reside with their eight children in Steubenville, Ohio.

Curtis Mitch
Curtis Mitch is a writer, editor, and research fellow for the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He earned a BA in religious studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1994 and an MA in theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1996.

Curtis has been a contributor to the popular apologetics series Catholic for a Reason; he has co-authored a commentary on the Gospel of Matthew with Edward Sri in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture series; and he is the principal annotator and associate editor of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible. He has also been a guest lecturer in theology at Franciscan University and an on-line instructor in theology for Catholic Distance University. Curtis resides in Toronto, Ohio, with his wife Stacy and their nine children.

Rob Corzine
Robert Corzine is Vice President of Academic Programs for the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He was received into the Catholic Church in 1994 and has held teaching and advocacy positions for several Catholic apostolates, including work as an apologist and catechetical writer for Catholics United for the Faith and as producer and host of a weekly Catholic radio program on apologetics and evangelization.

Host of EWTN’s Genesis to Jesus with Dr. Scott Hahn, Rob holds a degree in Humanities and Catholic Culture from Franciscan University. After graduation, Rob spent several years in Washington, D.C., working for public policy think tanks and family-policy organizations to train activists, teach undergraduates, and organize networks of public-interest lawyers, scholars, and policy analysts. He teaches in our Journey Through Scripture program and is the producer and host of “St. Paul Center Presents” on Relevant Radio.