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THE POETRY OF W. H. AUDEN: SIGNING THE TIMES

Born in in York, England, Auden spent the second half of his life residing in both England and America, Auden’s work links modern and post-modern poetry.   Known for a wide stylistic range, Auden’s poetry often tracks a metaphorical or real journey or quest.  Drawing on popular culture, politics, current events and inventions, Auden’s poetry chronicles his age and challenges us to read the signs of our times.

For the first hour and a half, we will discuss Auden’s poems; during the last half hour we will write in response to prompts based on the poems discussed during class.  The writing session is optional, but all are invited to participate. At the end of the writing, students will have the opportunity to share their work and later to submit it by email for further comments.

Text: Selected Poems by W.H. Auden, Edward Mendelson, Editor. (issued Feb. 13^th , 2007)  Note: this edition contains 20 poems not included in the previous version of selected works. Also, this edition contains the original versions of 30 poems that Auden later revised.

Instructor: Sr. Fran McManus, RSM, M.A.
Mondays, February 28 – April 11, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM; ZOOM MEETING

Fee: $60.00
(Please not that in the print brochure there is an error in the price.  This course is $60.00 not $80.00)

DYING TO LIVE: THE DEATH THAT LEADS TO A FULLER LIFE

In discussions of Christian spirituality, we often read or hear of the necessity of “dying to self.” But what “self” needs to die? It is the false self, the ego that imprisons us in varying degrees of misery, pain and suffering. This two-day long course will offer instruction about the formation of the false self and best practices for ongoing transformation into our true selves, the selves made in the image and likeness of God.

The second day will also include experiences of lectio divina and centering prayer.

Instructor: Teresita Pia, M.A.
Saturdays: March 5 & 12, 2022
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Clare Room;

Fee: $40.00

The Letters of St. Paul, Part 2

In this eight-week course we will introduce the second half of the Pauline epistles. We will proceed in roughly chronological order and cover those letters generally accepted to be written by St. Paul himself as well as the disputed letters attributed to Paul. We will study the letters to investigate Paul’s understanding of Christ, of the Holy Spirit, of salvation and of the nature of the Church and the development of these ideas in the later letters attributed to Paul. In the process we will also discuss life in these early communities, Christian living and the relationship between Christianity and its parent religion: Judaism.  It is helpful to have taken the fall course introducing the first half of Paul’s letters, but not necessary.  Participants may take this course without having taken the first course.

We will be studying: Romans, Second Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, First Timothy, Second Timothy and Titus.

Instructor: Joseph Nuzzi, M.A.
Wednesdays, February 16^th – April 20, 2021
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, Clare Room (in person)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Clare Room (in person and on ZOOM)

Fee: $70.00