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“Everyday Spirituality from the Masters”

Led by Fr. Kevin Joyce Ph.D., Pastor,

 

These monthly seminars will present teachings in the areas of theology and spirituality from Catholic theologians and spiritual masters in order to provide knowledge, nourishment, and helpful tools for the Christian journey.  Participants may attend occasionally or regularly.  People should bring Bibles to each session.

 

2010-2011 Schedule:  one Sunday per month in Parish Activities Center (PAC)

 

4:00 PM-5:45 PM Presentation and meditation

6:00 PM  Mass in the church (regular Sunday Mass)

 

September 12

October 10

November 14

December 12

January 9

February 13

March 13

April 10

May 15

 

Topics:  Apologetics

· The Church and the Papacy

· Scripture & Tradition:  differences between Catholic and Protestant views

· Mary and the Saints

· The Sacraments

· Salvation:  Are Catholics born again?  Are we assured of salvation?

· Last things: Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, the “Rapture,”, Reincarnation

· Non-Christian religions and non-Catholic Christians: compare & contrast

· Morality and Science: Reproductive issues, Sexual morality, Medical Ethics

 

Topics:  Spirituality

Eastern & Western Christian Spiritual Masters:  Origen, Augustine, Bernard of Clairvaux, Hildegaard of Bingen,  Francis of Assisi, Meister Eckhart, Julian of Norwich, The Cloud of Unknowing, Catherine of Siena, St. Teresa of Avila,  Frances de Sales & Jeanne de Chantal,  Therese of Lisieux, Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day

 

 

St. Lucy Spiritual Life Seminars

Recommended Reading

 

Joyce, Kevin, Ignatius of Loyola.. Accompaniment to “Spirituality for Busy People” Seminar.

 

Oliver Davies (trans.), Celtic Spirituality (New York: Paulist Press, 1999)

 

Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1981)

 

Thomas DuBay, Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel--on Prayer
 

Friends in Recovery, The Twelve Steps for Christians (Curtis,WA: RPI Publishing, Inc., 1994), ISBN 0-941405-57-5

 

Mary Margaret Funk, Tools Matter for Practicing the Spiritual Life (Continuum, 2001)

 

Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart: the Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel (New York: Amity House, 1986)

 

Ursula King, Christian Mystics: Their Lives and Legacies throughout the Ages (Mahwah, New Jersey: Hidden Spring / Paulist Press, 2001)

 

Martin Laird, Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation (Oxford University Press, 2006)

 

Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain: An Autobiography of Faith (Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999), and The Wisdom of the Desert (New Directions, 1970)

 

A Monk of the Eastern Church, (Lev Gillet), The Jesus Prayer (Crestwood, NY:  St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1987)

 

Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming (New York: Doubleday, 1992), ISBN 0-385-47307-9

 

Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Way of the Heart: Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Ministry (New York: The Seabury Press, 1981), ISBN 0-8164-0479-8

 

St. John of the Cross, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross (Washington, D.C.: ICS Publications, 1991), ISBN 0-935216-15-4

 

St. Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle in Vol. Two of The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, translated by Otilio Rodriguez & Kieran Kavanaugh (Washington, D.C.: ICS Publications, 1980)