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Franciscan Spirituality

Fee:聽$60 | Five Weeks
Beginning with the lives of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi, this course explores the foundational elements of Franciscan spirituality including the centrality of Christ.

This course provides a basic overview of Franciscan spirituality. Beginning with the lives of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi, this course explores the foundational elements of Franciscan spirituality including the centrality of Christ, poverty, creation, contemplation, prayer, and the universal call to holiness. To complement the informative text and videos, prayers of St. Francis and St. Clare are also provided.

This course has a required text:聽 William J. Short O.F.M.聽 Orbis Books: Maryknoll, NY, 1999.

Topics

• Week 1: Introduction
• Week 2: St. Francis and St. Clare
• Week 3: Centered on Christ
• Week 4: Poverty and Humility聽
• Week 5: Creation and Contemplation聽
• Week 6: Prayer and the Universal Call to Holiness

Additional Materials Needed:

William J. Short O.F.M.聽聽Orbis Books: Maryknoll, NY, 1999.

Content Scholars:聽

William J. Short O.F.M., S.T.L., S.T.D., is professor of Spirituality at the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego;

Fr. Erik Lenhart, OFM Cap. leads retreats and service experiences with Capuchin Youth and Family Ministries in the Hudson Valley, New York;

Fr. William Tarraza, OFM Cap. is the Director of Post Novitiate and Priestly Formation for the Province of St. Mary of the Capuchin Order;

Catherine M. Mooney, Ph.D. is associate professor of Church History at CSTM;

Richard Rohr, O.F.M. is an author, teacher and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation;

Kenneth Himes, O.F.M., Ph.D. is a retired theology professor at 涩里番下载;

Ilia Delio, O.S.F., Ph.D. holds the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology at Villanova University.