St. Bernard's is delighted to offer the opportunity of auditing one of two pre-selected fall 2024 courses for $35! We are committed to featuring courses that enhance the truths of our faith, and as such, wish to share our offerings with as many people as possible.
The two pre-selected courses to choose from are:
1. "Political Engagement as a Catholic: Principles, Sources, and Historical Engagements"
2. "Twentieth-Century Holiness"
The location of this course is designated below by one of four geographic areas, indicating the location from which the live course is taught. Students who are within commuting distance to that location are encouraged to attend class in person. All Catholic theology courses online can be accessed synchronously for those unable to attend in person or not in commuting distance. Live course times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EDT/EST). Further details on distance learning can be found here.
Discounted Fall 2024 Audit
August 26th - December 13th
Discounted auditor application deadline for Fall is September 6th
ROC indicates Rochester Campus
B/C490: Political Engagement as a Catholic: Principles, Sources, and Historical Engagements (Matthew Kuhner, Ph.D.; Taylor O'Neill, Ph.D.)
When discussing political authorities, St. Paul famously wrote that “there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God” (Romans 13:1). Some decades later, Pope St. Clement of Rome prayed for political authorities, so that they “may exercise without offense the sovereignty that you, Lord, have given them” (Ad Cor, 61). These passages reveal the Church’s concern for the political realm since the beginning; this concern has unfolded over the past two millennia through consistency of principle and with the dynamism of development. This course attempts to unfold the Church’s vision of political authority, the nature and demands of the political community, and the responsibility of the Catholic vis-à-vis political action. In order to provide a systematic and synthetic response, the course will consider principles elucidated by the Magisterium, sources in Scripture and Tradition, and historical examples of Catholic participation in political life. The question of Catholic political responsibility today will be discussed throughout, with particular attention given to the tradition of political Liberalism as practiced in America and the major political crises of the 20th century (Communism and Fascism).
3 credits | ROC and Online
Every other Tuesday, 6:00 — 9:00pm EDT, September 3rd, September 17th, October 1st, October 15th, October 29th, November 12th, November 26th, December 10th
B/D340: Twentieth-Century Holiness (Lisa Lickona, S.T.L.)
In the twentieth century, the world experienced two World Wars, the Holocaust, the dropping of the atomic bomb, ongoing regional conflicts and genocide, and an emerging environmental crisis. Pope Benedict XVI aptly observed that we have been living through the “Holy Saturday” of history — a time in which God’s voice is apparently silent and His Son has disappeared into the realm of the dead. Yet, in this apparent absence, a Presence remains: God makes Himself known in the flesh of His saints. This course seeks to understand the twentieth century through their lives and writing. Miguel Pro, Dorothy Day, Franz Jaegerstaetter, Edith Stein, Maximilian Kolbe, Takashi Nagai, John Paul II, and Henri de Lubac will be among the figures who will lead us through the course. Along the way, we will deepen our understanding of how God works in time and the circumstances of life — no matter how awful — to draw us to Himself.
3 credits | ROC and Online
Mondays, 6:30 — 8:30pm EDT, August 26th, September 9th, September 16th, September 23rd, September 30th, October 7th, October 14th, October 21st, October 28th, November 4th, November 11th, November 18th, November 25th, December 2nd, December 9th
