Fathers of our Faith: Building Your Spiritual Life with the Early Church Fathers
What can the Early Church Fathers teach us about building a healthy spiritual life?
TONS!
The teaching and example of the Early Church Fathers can help us to build our spiritual life on a firm foundation.
In this course you'll learn
• How the Early Church Fathers understood a "personal relationship with Jesus" (and what this phrase can not mean)
• Why the Holy Eucharist is so central not only to our faith but to your spirituality as well (hint: it has a lot to do with what you'll learn about having a personal relationship with Jesus)!
• What role Sacred Scripture should have in our spiritual lives (and how to read the Bible most effectively)
• Why it's so important to be united to the Church as the Body of Christ and the Family of God (you may never see your bishop in the same way again)
• How we can navigate a culture that hates Christianity and lulls us in to a lax, lazy lukewarm faith at the same time.
| Module 1 | Welcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Lesson 1 | Introduction to Building Your Spiritual Life with the Early Church Fathers | |
| Module 2 | How the Early Church Fathers Understood a "Personal Relationship with Jesus" | |
| Lesson 1 | What "Personal Relationship" Does NOT Mean | |
| Lesson 2 | The Sacraments - Entryway Into the Mystery | |
| Lesson 3 | Prayer: Immersing Ourselves Deeper Into the Mystery | |
| Lesson 4 | Divine Intimacy and Holy Desire | |
| Lesson 5 | Review Activity: Following in the Footsteps of the Early Church Fathers | |
| Module 3 | Intimate Union with Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist | |
| Lesson 1 | The Centrality of the Eucharist in Doctrine | |
| Lesson 2 | The Holy Eucharist as Marital Union | |
| Lesson 3 | The Holy Eucharist as the Sacred Feast | |
| Lesson 4 | Eucharistic Unity with the Holy Trinity | |
| Lesson 5 | Deepening the Presence of the Holy Eucharist in Our Spiritual Lives | |
| Lesson 6 | Review - Intimate Union with Jesus in the Holy Eucharist | |
| Module 4 | Digging Deeply into Sacred Scripture | |
| Lesson 1 | Why Sacred Scripture is Vital to Catholic Spirituality | |
| Lesson 2 | How to Read Sacred Scripture More Deeply | |
| Lesson 3 | When We Find Scripture Difficult to Understand | |
| Lesson 4 | Deepening Your Relationship with Sacred Scripture | |
| Lesson 5 | Review of Digging More Deeply Into Sacred Scripture | |
| Module 5 | Unity & the Life of the Church | |
| Lesson 1 | A Human Community and a Spiritual Bond | |
| Lesson 2 | Bishops as Principles of Unity | |
| Lesson 3 | The Necessity of Obedience | |
| Lesson 4 | Practical Applications of Unity | |
| Lesson 5 | Review for Unity & the Life of the Church | |
| Module 6 | Navigating Our Culture | |
| Lesson 1 | Fighting a 2-Front War | |
| Lesson 2 | Facing Persecution With Courage | |
| Lesson 3 | Focused on the Will of God | |
| Lesson 4 | Combatting Laxity With Selfless Love | |
| Lesson 6 | Review of Navigating Our Culture | |
| Module 7 | Course Conclusion | |
| Lesson 1 | Course Conclusion: Building Your Spiritual Life with the Early Church Fathers |