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Interactive Catholic Study Guides

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Welcome!

Below you will find links to Faith Study Guides that I developed to help my friends, family, and readers. You'll also find out a little about me as well as links to some of my books.

Thank you for visiting.

Sincerely,
Bruce

Click below for an introductory Faith Study Partner. This was created specifically to help beginners better understand references in my books and should work great for the other faith-based books (including the GOOD Book).



Click below, ask a question, learn more.

Click below for an "Intermediate" Faith Study Partner to take deeper dives into Scripture and the Writings of the Church Fathers. This Study Partner will ask questions to keep the conversation going. So you should be able to take pretty "deep" dives here. 

Click below, ask a question, learn more.

Note: To use these interactive study guides, you will need to be signed into a Google/Gmail account. This allows the AI to keep your conversation private and secure.

Click below for a Kid's Faith Study Partner. I developed this to help my youngest son ("Bear") learn a bit more about scriptural stories and to help him start his spiritual journey.

These responses are themed based on things he likes (sports and gaming). 

Click below, ask a question, learn more.

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Meet the Author

Bruce E. Panneton is not a theologian or a religious scholar; he is a man who spent most of his life in the "Egyptian life" of secularism before finding his way back to the Catholic Church. A biologist by training and a higher education administrator by profession, Bruce approaches his faith with a "Charism of Perspective," treating his return to the Sacraments like a doctoral dissertation he actually wants to do.

 

The Academic and the Outdoorsman

By profession, Dr. Panneton serves as a Higher Ed administrator at a small, rural community college. A biologist with three degrees from East Carolina University, he has spent nearly three decades in leadership, including nearly two decades in the classroom. When he isn’t navigating the complexities of higher education or the evolution of Generative AI, Bruce is an avid outdoorsman and hunter who finds "wordless awe" and the Sanctus of creation in the silence of the breaking dawn in the turkey woods, or in a duck blind with dear friends.

 

The Journey Home: A Reconnaissance Mission

After 28 years away from the Church, Bruce’s path home was kindled by a profound tragedy in early 2025. Inspired by the steadfast grace of the clergy and the legacy of those who were the "salt of the earth," he began a tactical "Reconnaissance Mission" into the heart of the Faith. He found his rhythm through the Bible in a Year podcast, the rigors of Exodus 90, and a growing "Band of Brothers" who keep him anchored in the breach.

 

A Unique Lens: Riffs, Roots, and Strategy

Bruce’s writing, including The Layman’s Reconnaissance Report series, is characterized by a "bilingual" ability to bridge the gap between ancient dogma and the contemporary psyche.

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The Internal Extraction

Transitioning to the Law of the Heart

Take the notes for what they are: inspiration, not instruction; energy, not exhaustiveness. 

A spark, not the fire itself.

New Works

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NEW: Beyond the Algorithmic Soup

Finding Grace in the digital "OnLife" (the online ecosystems). 

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Featured Works

Take the notes for what they are: inspiration, not instruction; energy, not exhaustiveness. 

A spark, not the fire itself.

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The Original Series

The Layman’s Reconnaissance Report

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Never Too Far Gone

Metallica and the Liturgy of the Mosh Pit: Heavy Metal Lyrics and Scripture

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The Armor of Strategy

Sun Tzu’s Art of War in the Modern Catholic Interior Life

A 'rusted' sword cannot cut; a 'rusted' faith cannot discern the movements of the Spirit

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