Adult Sunday Formation

C. S. Lewis’ fantasy children series, The Chronicles of Narnia, sparked a cottage industry with their global popularity. “Narnia for Grownups” will be a light-hearted seven-week course exploring and playing with theological themes and subtle insights throughout C. S. Lewis classic stories. We will hop and amble through each of the seven books, beginning with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and ending with the Apocalyptic The Last Battle. Grown-up "students" are encouraged to read each book the week before, but may still attend class if they haven't, but may still be teased by Professor Terry Lindvall. Be a kid again, even if it is just to play hooky!

This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea (AD 325), which gave us among other things the Nicene Creed which we profess every Sunday. After briefly exploring the historical importance of the Creed and Council, we will examine its continued relevance through a discussion of what it all means! You may even find, after we’re through, that you are reciting the Creed on Sunday mornings with a deeper appreciation and understanding of the faith we confess 

What do you want? Really want? Using the human heart as our guide and Peter Kreeft’s book of Heaven as our map, we will examine the psychological, philosophical, and theological dimensions of this search for total joy and for the ultimate reality that grounds it. Along the way we’ll explore the heart’s restlessness, why heaven is not boring (!), the nature of our ultimate hope, and what difference heaven makes to Monday morning. 

Join art historian and fellow parishioner Jim Pagliaro along with
Fr. Nicholas as we explore some artistic depictions of the passion and death of Jesus Christ during the season of Lent. We will lead meditations on Scriptural passages through visual renditions by some of Europe’s greatest artists, including Giotto, Hans Holbein the Elder, Tintoretto, Titian, Cimabue, and more.