AboutFr. Timothy Johnson Expertise A Traditional Catholic Priest, validly and licitly ordained, incardinated legally and canonically in the Diocese of Fargo, and in good-standing with my Local Ordinary (Bishop) on active assignment at a rural Tri-Parish. I can provide honest and balanced answers to questions on topics pertaining to Traditional Roman Catholicism of the Latin Church (Councils of Trent and Vatican II)and a lot about the Eastern Catholic Churches, including the Sacred Liturgy, Sacred Scripture, Church History, the use of the Latin language, the tradition of Sacred Music, and current events in the Catholic Church from a traditional, historical and balanced perspective.
Experience I have been ordained a Roman Catholic Priest since June 2001, and so am entering into my 7th year of Sacred Ministry.
Organizations Knights of Columbus; Church Music Association of America (CMAA)
Education/Credentials Ordained Priest, 02 JUN 2001; Ordained Deacon, 27 JAN 2001; MA - Dogmatic/Systematic Theology;
MDiv - Professional Degree from Seminary;
2-Years formation with Canons Regular of Premontre including studies and experience in Sacred Liturgy, Chant, Latin, Sacraments, Spirituality.
BA - Scholastic/Thomistic Philosophy;
BA - Liberal Arts;
AA - General Studies.
Past/Present Clients I serve 3-small, rural Parish Communities in Easter North Dakota
I converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 1981, at the age of 15.
Over the years I have done work as an organist, cantor, and choir director for the Latin Rite (English & Latin) Mass (Liturgy of the Eucharist), and even for the Hours of the Divine Office.
I have worked as a cantor for a Melkite Byzantine Catholic Church.
Presently my pastoral and administrative duties as a Catholic Priest do not allow me as much time as I used to have to devote to Sacred Music; but for my weekend Masses and Solemnities within my Tri-Parish, I offer High Sung Mass in English. Weekday Mass is typically Low Mass (recited Mass) in English, though on occasion I will offer the "Tridentine Mass" in Latin, which I usually offer on my "Day Off", as well. And now, in light of the "Motu Proprio" by his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI placing the extraordinary usage of the Roman Rite back into the mainstream of the Catholic Church, I have been offering a regularly scheduled SUN, 2:00 PM Tridentine Latin Mass with a community of the faithful that has a stable existence.
Question What 7 books are missing in the protestant Bible, and why?
Answer Hi, Gene:
Thanks for the question.
The 7-books that protestants removed from the Canon of Sacred Scripture are: Tobit, Judith, Sirach, Wisdom, Baruch, I Maccabees, II Macabees. There are parts of the Books of Esther and Daniel that they removed, as well. There are authors that have treated this subject in considerable depth, though I cannot think right off hand their names; but I suspect that if you were to check the site www.catholic.com you could find articles on this matter.
One of the things I remember about such articles is that in the 1800s when Protestant Bible Societies were printing editions of the Bible, they were encouraged by their benefactors not to include these writings in their compilations of Bibles because the contents of these books have the potential to move Protestants closer to Catholicism. There is also the matter of these books being found in the Greek language originals of the LXX (Septuagint) and not in Hebrew; and the Palestinian Jewish Scribes and Rabbis excluded these books in their editions of the written scriptures about 500 years after the time of Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, the LXX version of the Scriptures in Greek were well known, and it is clear from the Gospels (to those who know and study such things) that Bible quotations and allusions from the Old Testament are clearly from the LXX version of the Scriptures.
