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Mystagogy

Barbara Nicolosi Harrington

In a tradition that dates back to the first centuries of Christianity, many newly initiated Christians were prepared for lives of faith through a formation with spiritual, liturgical, and communitarian dimensions. This period of formation was called mystagogy, a word which, in Greek, means "leading through the mysteries." Our program of mystagogy will have four primary goals: 1) To break open Magisterial teaching on the lay state (selections from Vatican II as well as letters/encyclicals from recent popes) as well as classic spiritual texts to build a thoughtful, practical devotional life; 2) To introduce the various spiritual charisms in the Church (i.e. Dominican, Carmelite, Franciscan, Salesian, etc.) so that they may develop a personal program of spirituality rooted in the uniquely Catholic legacy; 3) To deepen the prayer life through study, communal prayer, the practice of meditation, Mass, and the Liturgy of the Hours; and 4) To establish a fully Catholic life and mission, including a formation in the art of the Church, the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and the commitment to a specific personal work of service.
The Sin of Pride and RemediesMay 28, 2023
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Healing Envy, Anger, Sloth and GreedMay 14, 2023
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Beginning the Climb up Purgatory Mountain: Souls Who Just Made ItMay 06, 2023
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Temptation in Dostoevsky's "Grand Inquisitor"April 23, 2023
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Rejecting God’s Sovereignty: Sins Against Truth in Dante's InfernoApril 02, 2023
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Raging at Reality: The Sins of Violence in Dante’s InfernoMarch 26, 2023
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Caught in the Whirlwind: The Sins of Incontinence in Dante’s InfernoFebruary 12, 2023
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Starting the Descent into Dante’s Inferno: The Dark Woods, The Three BeastsFebruary 09, 2023
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Orthodoxy: G.K. Chesterton’s Answer to Modern InsanityFebruary 02, 2023
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He Leadeth Me: A Testimony of Divine Providence from the Horrors of the GulagJanuary 28, 2023
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The Polyphonic Style: The Catholic Church's Other Great Gift to Western MusicJanuary 24, 2023
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Gregorian Chant: The Summit of Sacred MusicJanuary 18, 2023
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Hospitality, Grace, and Thanksgiving: The Eucharistic Metaphor at the Heart of Babette's FeastJanuary 12, 2023
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"A Twitch Upon a Thread": The Movements of Grace in Brideshead RevisitedJanuary 08, 2023
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"That Catholic Thing" in Brideshead RevisitedJanuary 04, 2023
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The Hound of Heaven (Part II)October 17, 2022
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God as 'That Tremendous Lover' in The Hound of HeavenOctober 10, 2022
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The Conversion of St. Augustine: Books 8 & 9 of The ConfessionsAugust 27, 2022
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Saint Augustine's Confessions: Books 5-7August 22, 2022
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Saint Augustine's Confessions: Books 3 & 4August 15, 2022
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Saint Augustine's ConfessionsAugust 08, 2022
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St. Thomas Aquinas on Suffering: A Call and ResponseAugust 01, 2022
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The Spirituality of the Mass (Part 2) and the Blessed SacramentJuly 18, 2022
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The Spirituality of the Mass and the Eucharist - Part 1July 11, 2022
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The Stages of the Spiritual LifeJune 30, 2022
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