Spirituality and Prayer
| Course | Description | Weeks | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the Heart of Parenting | Reflect on the impact of parenting on your relationship with God. Topics include: a parent's spiritual gifts, companions for support in parenting, and prayer. | 5 | P |
| Autumn Blessings: Spirituality in the 2nd Half of Life | This course examines the spiritual tasks in the second half of adulthood. Reflect on hope, forgiveness, mercy, self-love, and the meaning of discipleship at this stage of life. | 5 | P |
| Black Catholic Spirituality | Explore the Black Catholic experience in the U.S., from the lives of enslaved believers to the Black Lives Matter movement, and the deep faith, prayer, and community that they bring. | 4 | P T |
| The Online Book Club: Building a Bridge | Fr. Martin stepped into intense controversy with this essay calling for compassionate, open, two-way dialogue, applicable beyond the Catholic Church and its LGBTQ+ faithful. | 5 | P M T |
| Effective Preaching: Homily Preparation | Learn how to craft an engaging homily and integrate the preparation process into your life. | 4 | P S |
| Faithful Unity Amid Polarization | As we experience growing polarization, there are reasons for hope. A gospel vision of unity and contemplative awakening and practice can bring peace, understanding, and loving solidarity. | 3 | P T |
| Finding a Moral Compass | This course explores what prompts moral concern, the sacredness and dignity of being human, our social nature, the common good, and the process of discernment. | 4 | P M |
| Following the Star | In this course, take a reflective look at the experience of the Magi in traveling to see the Christ child, honoring him, and departing by a different way. | 3 | P |
| 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. | 6 | P T |
| The Grace of Friendship | Explore the joys, opportunities, and responsibilities of friendship, and discover how our relationships point to our friendship with the God who loved us first. | 3 | P M T |
| The Online Book Club: Hallelujah Anyway | In this book Lamott rediscovers mercy in the everyday messiness of life and connects it to kindness and forgiveness to ourselves and others. | 5 | P |
| Ignatian Spirituality | Discover St. Ignatius of Loyola, with the spiritual practices and methods of discernment that have defined the Society of Jesus. Explore their how they can renew your life in God. | 6 | P T |
| Mapping Your Inner Landscape | Examine the path toward sustaining spiritual growth while embracing 21st-century life through the dynamic of change, balance and solitude, and the power of gratitude. | 5 | P |
| Mission and Spirituality: A Xaverian Journey | Beginning with the life of founder Theodore James Ryken, explore the pillars of Xaverian spirituality which continue to animate the Xaverian Brothers and their partners today. | 6 | P T |
| Ordinary Sacredness: Xaverian Values for Everyday Life | Explore the sacredness of the ordinary through the five core spiritual values in the Xaverian tradition: humility, simplicity, trust, compassion, and zeal, and how God forms us in everyday life. | 6 | P T |
| A People of Hope | Inspired by the Jesse Tree, this course unpacks the Advent theme of hope as lived out by our forebears in faith. | 3 | P B T |
| The Online Book Club: Prayer - Our Deepest Longing | Are you looking for a deeper prayer life? Guided by Fr. Rolheiser's book, examine those obstacles that impede prayer. | 5 | P |
| The Psalms: Prayers for All Times | Let the Church's songbook enrich your life. Discuss psalms of lament, hymns of praise, wisdom psalms, and Psalms in the worship setting. | 5 | P B S |
| The Online Book Club: The Rebirthing of God | John Philip Newell calls for a rebirth of Christianity in order to counter its collapse in contemporary Western cultures. | 5 | P |
| Retiring Gracefully | Explore how God is present in the sometimes perplexing and uncertain process of retirement, from anticipation to realization of life after full-time employment. | 5 | P |
| Spiritual Practices | Examine Catholic spiritual practices, ranging from traditional practices such as the Rosary and lectio divina, to centering prayer, praying with images, and hospitality. | 3 | P T |
| Spirituality Matters | What is spirituality? What is at the heart of prayer? What does community have to do with spirituality? Examine these questions and unpack the nature of spirituality. | 5 | P T |
| Xaverian Spirituality | Beginning with the life of founder Theodore James Ryken, explore the pillars of Xaverian spirituality which continue to animate the Xaverian Brothers and their partners. | 4 | P T |