DATE
September 3 – October 8, 2025
Course Overview
This course will give a brief overview of Saint Elizabeth’s life by introducing the principal themes of her spirituality, her works, and the major influences on her spirituality; and by reflecting on the charism of her prayer, her particular contribution to the contemplative dimension of prayer for the lay faithful, and her spiritual mission.
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Fecha: Por Anunciar
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SSF104 – Introduction to the Sacred Liturgy
Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
SSF108 – Spiritual Warfare and the Progress of the Soul
Dates: TBD
SSF109 – Introduction to the Sacraments
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Dates: TBD
SSF115–Evangelization and the Spiritual Life
Dates: TBD
SSF116 – The Mass in the Old Testament: Approaching the Lord with Fear and Trembling
Dates: TBD
SSF117 – Exploring the Source and Summit
Dates: TBD
SSF118 – Exploring Theosis
Dates: TBD
SSF120 – Unleashing the Power of Intercessory Prayer
Dates: TBD
SSF121 – The Christian Meaning of Suffering According to Saint John Paul II
Dates: TBD
SSF123 – The Road to Self-Awareness and Healing
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SSF124 – Purification of Your Fiat: Let Your Yes Mean Yes and Your No Mean No
Dates: TBD
SSF125 – Sacramentals, the Liturgy of the Hours, and Devotions
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Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
SSF222–Introduction to Saint Francis of Assisi
Dates: TBD
SSF223–Introduction to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Dates: TBD
SSF225 – Introduction to St. Teresa of Avila
Dates: TBD
SSF226 – Introduction to St. John of Avila
Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
SSF233 – How St. Benedict Changed the World
Dates: TBD
SSF234 – The Psychology of St. John of the Cross: Lovingly Moved into Our Right Minds
Dates: TBD
SSF235 – The Spiritual Wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas
Dates: TBD
SSF236 – Saint Catherine of Siena: Radiating the Fire of Love
Dates: TBD
SSF237 – The Mystical Wisdom of the Desert Fathers
Dates: TBD
SSF238 – Contemplating the Seven Sorrows of Mary with St. Alphonsus Liguori
Dates: TBD
SSF239 – My Soul Magnifies the Lord: Mary, the Model of Contemplation
Dates: TBD
SSF247 – Holiness: A Course in the Spiritual Classics
Dates: TBD
SSF248 – Growth in Holiness: Doctors of the Interior Life
Dates: TBD
SSF249–Contemplative Prayer and the Beloved Disciple
Dates: TBD
SSF251 – Marian Apparitions in the Modern World
Dates: TBD
SSF253 – Holiness: A Course in the Spiritual Classics Part II
Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
SSF275 – Angels and Demons
Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
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Dates: TBD
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