Adult Education

Education
Adult Education

Adult Education

The Tuesday Faith Studies

Fr. Len MacMillan provides educational opportunities to the adults of the parish to deepen their life in Christ through theological, moral, and spiritual studies. Classes are currently presented most Tuesdays at 9:30am on Facebook (click here!) and are posted below after they are complete. They can be viewed on Facebook and here at any time once the class for that day is complete. Dates are always posted in the bulletin and the events calendar.

**Looking for Fr. Len's Podcast? "Wrestling with God Show" can be found at: http://wwgshow.com/

Or wherever you get your podcasts! Be sure to use the full title - including the word "show", because there is another podcast out there that has a similar title!

Summer Discussions

June 1 - The Archangels (see below for the painting of the Archangels to which Fr. Len refers in his lecture)

The Archangels - Raphael, Michael, and Gabriel - who visited Abraham (Genesis 18:1-15)

The Easter Season

May 11: St. Joseph

May 4: Apparitions of the Blessed Mother

Our internet cut out partway through, so we tried to re-set - the rest of the session is below:

April 20: The Theology of Friendship

April 13: Community

April 6: Renouncing Shame

The Lenten Season - All the Feelings of Lent

March 30 - The Theology of Holy Week

March 16 - Self Compassion and Healing from Shame

March 9: On Shame

Feb 16: Part 1 of Holy Week (Monday - Wednesday) - What it All Means & The Biblical Priesthood

February Series: Apologetics

Feb 9:

Feb 2:

Jan 26, 2021: Guest Speaker - St. Ignatius School Psychologist, Andrea Zambukos, EdS, NCSP: Finding Joy in Darkness

National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Idaho Suicide Hotline: 208-398-HELP (4357)

Poem : "When the Storm Passes" by Alexis Valdes

January: Father Len answers your questions about our shared faith. (Jan 19)

Jan 19th Adult Ed

November series: God's Anger? (Nov 3, 10, 17)

Does God get angry? What is the cup of wrath? Why are the prophets so angry? Join Fr Len to learn more about what God's anger really means.

Week 3 - Nov 17, 2020

Link to the sermon Father referenced: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

Week 2 - Nov 10, 2020

Week 1 - Nov 3, 2020

October Series: Orgins of The Priesthood (October 6 & 13)

Part 2 - Oct 13

Part 1 - Oct 6:

September Series:

Gogorra! Grit!

(here is a link to the book to which Father refers in these classes: Grit - by Angela Duckworth Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth)

Here is the link to the "Grit Scale" test: Grit Scale

Part 1 - Tuesday, Sept 15, 2020

Part 2, September 22, 2020

Part 3 - 29 Sept 2020

September Series:

Hell: Feel the Burn!

Part 1: Sept 1, 2020

Part 2 - Sept 8, 2020

August Series:

Friends in High Places: Why Honor the Saints?

Tuesdays, Aug 4 & 11 9:45am on Facebook

Aug 4 - Part 1, Friends in High Places

Aug 11, Part 2 - Friends in High Places

Video links from Part 2 of Friends in High Places:

Father Kapaun, Army Chaplain

Father Stan Rother, Missionary to Guatemala

July Series:

Beauty and Architecture

Explore the theology of beauty and architecture in the Catholic Tradition. Why does architecture pull us closer to God? Catholic churches are supposed to be theologically manifested. In the Bible, God uses architecture to prepare people for Heaven.

Tuesday, July 21 - Beauty and Architecture, Part 3

Slides from Part 3

Part 3a

Part 3b

Tuesday, July 14 - Beauty and Architecture, Part 2

Slides from Part 2

Part 2a

Part 2b

Tuesday, July 7 - Beauty and Architecture, Part 1

Slides from Beauty and Architecture Class, session 1, July 7, 2020:

Part 1, Section 1

Part 1, Section 2

Part 1, Section 3

June series: "The Tree of Life" - June 9 & 16

The Tree of Life represents God's own life given as a gift to humanity. Throughout the rest of the Bible, humans and trees are found together in every major event in the Bible. Why does God keep using trees to teach us the way to life?

The Tree of Life - June 9

June 16: The Tree of Life, Part 2

9:45AM Tuesdays LIVE on Facebook and the videos will also be posted here for each session

Previous Classes:

"HISTORY OF SPIRITUALITY AND THE CORONAVIRUS"

In this time of the Coronavirus, we need hope and wisdom. What can the history of the different schools of spirituality teach us on how to find hope and wisdom during this current coronavirus? These lectures will seek to apply the teachings from different schools of spirituality in the Catholic Church to give us some perspective.

CLASS OUTLINE:

April 21/Class 1 DESERT FATHERS AND THE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC - 4TH CENTURY (Fr. Len references this book by Thomas Merton - https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Desert-New-Directions-Book-ebook/dp/B0099JRE3O/)

April 28/Class 2 CELTIC SPIRITUALITY – 5^TH Century - Father references this source: Carmina Gadelica https://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/cg1/index.htm

May 5/Class 3 ST. FRANCIS AND SUFFERING - 12^th Century

May 12/Class 4 14th CENTURY AND SICKNESS

May 19 LUNAR SPIRITUALITY AND ENTERING DARKNESS - BIBLICAL THEME

May 26 20TH CENTURY SPIRITUALITY AND SERVICE TO OTHERS