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Anthony J. Ciorra
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Explore the rich spiritual movements of the Catholic tradition.
In this course you will encounter seven powerful schools of spirituality, discovering what makes each school special and transformative. Your professor is celebrated spirituality expert Fr. Anthony Ciorra, PhD, who will guide you through the development of insights and charisms through the centuries. Throughout this course you are invited to deepen your personal relationship with God.
First you will journey to Egypt, where the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers will inspire you. Then you will see how the monastic movement flourished throughout Europe. You will also meet the preeminent mendicant preachers St. Francis of Assisi and St. Dominic, who both founded influential orders based on the charism of poverty. After that you will travel to Mount Carmel to witness the founding of the Carmelites, whose mysticism flourished first under John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila and carried on with such 20th-century saints as Thérèse of Lisieux.
Next you will encounter St. Ignatius of Loyola, whose command to go forth and set the world on fire continues to guide members of the Society of Jesus throughout the world. You will also explore the impact of Salesian spirituality and the Vincentian-Setonian tradition.
Seven Great Schools of Catholic Spirituality will spiritually inspire you with the richness of the Christian tradition, inviting you to open your heart to the new places the Spirit is leading the world today.
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- David
- 07-04-23
I cannot I good faith recommend
Provides a historical overview of the Catholic spiritual movements, but does so from a standpoint that is not necessarily in alignment with the Church’s teachings. There is a hinting at one point of the rejection of the existence of Satan, and the final Chapter spills over entirely into teachings that are in complete contradiction with the catechism. I wanted to like this, because there is a lot of historical content here. However, I cannot in good faith recommend this book to a fellow Catholic.
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- Daniel J. Shevock
- 02-27-19
Unitary history of spiritual traditions
This is an exceptional audiobook. The author draws together the diversity of Catholic spiritual traditions.
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- The Rose Family
- 08-08-19
fantastic until ending.
absolutely really good. but then in the last chapter or two starts to confuse modern ideologies for spirtuality and really harms the history.
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- Que Vida
- 11-17-18
Beautifully laid out!
The connection of the Spiritualities and explanation for each is superb. The summation of where we are headed is a vision that will be magnificent and better when our divine Creator brings it to completion. It is an ideal that seems to be consistent with the pattern that providence has revealed throughout history. This is a vision that I am glad to be an active participant. Keeping my hope in the unity that I long for because of God the Father's infinite Mercy.
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- J. M. Jenkins
- 09-14-20
Highly recommended
By offering a historical perspective on types of spiritual practice, Dr. Ciorra helped me to better understand my own practice. He is very well-informed and clear. I am grateful for his work.
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- Mark
- 08-23-22
If you want to learn about schools find another book
I would love to learn about St. Francis and the Carmellites, I didn’t from this books. The end is lost where you can’t figure out what the last school is. The end is preaching about INCLUSION. I need to get another book to find out about Francis because here more time was spent on Claire. The end is several women but you can figure out if they even are part of a school. If u want to talk about inclusion this is your book. If you want to learn about the great schools find another book.
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