Upcoming Courses

Spring Online Course

This course will explore the mystery of woman through Catholic teaching and insights from leading Catholic scholars on femininity. Drawing from the works of Gertrud von le Fort, Alice von Hildebrand, Prudence Allen, and, above all, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, students will discover the essence of the feminine genius in contrast to the cultural confusion that obscures the true nature of woman today. A journey will be made from the fallen disobedience of Eve to the redemptive obedience of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Participants will read required texts, view weekly instructional videos, respond to weekly posts based on readings, and attend Zoom sessions each Thursday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm to discuss insights gained through the readings and have questions answered.

Course:

“Who is Woman? The Journey from Eve to Mary”
3 credits

Theme:

Instructor:

Dr. Donald Wallenfang, OCDS

Date:

Financial Aid:

Limited additional financial assistance may be available through the Forwarding Grace Assistance Program. To Inquire, please call 1-800-558-5452.

Required Texts:

Essays on Woman by Saint Edith Stein
The Eternal Woman: The Timeless Meaning of the Feminine by Gertrude von Le Fort
The Privilege of Being a Woman by Alice von Hildebrand
Phenomenology: A Basic Introduction in the Light of Jesus Christ by Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, PhD.
Metaphysics: A Basic Introduction in a Christian Key by Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, PhD.

Summer Online Course

Among the four female Doctors of the Church, two of them are Carmelite. What is the relationship between the Carmelite tradition of prayer and a Catholic theology of womanhood? This course will consider the A-Z essentials of the Carmelite charism by studying the spiritual classic of Saint Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection. Saint Teresa leads us to understand the gradual perfection of charity through a determined determination of heart. Altogether, the specific Carmelite form will be put into sharp relief in order to calibrate the contemplative character of woman according to the Marian rhythms of divine grace.

Course:

“Essentials of Carmelite Spirituality”
3 credits

Theme:

Instructor:

Dr. Donald Wallenfang, OCDS

Date:

Financial Aid:

Limited additional financial assistance may be available through the Forwarding Grace Assistance Program. To Inquire, please call 1-800-558-5452.

Required Texts:

The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Vol. 2 (featuring The Way of Perfection and The Interior Castle)

Shoeless: Carmelite Spirituality in a Disquieted World by Dr. Donald Wallenfang, OCDS

Winter Online Course

According to the timeless ancient axiom, agere sequitur esse – “doing follows being.” In order to know how to act, we first must know who we are. This course asks the question, “Who is the human being?” Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and Caryll Houselander are two prominent twentieth-century Catholic women who offer sustained reflection on this vital question. By exploring their enlightening lives and writings, students will encounter the truth, goodness and beauty of the meaning of being human.