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Scripture Class: The Sage and the Skeptic – Proverbs and Ecclesiastes 

Zoom & Parish House

How does one live well while finding peace, meaning, and contentment? Ancient Israel’s wisdom handbook, Proverbs, sought to answer these questions, while the book of Ecclesiastes articulated skepticism about Proverbs’ traditional theology. Course presentations and discussions will explore the history, interpretation, and wisdom in these divergent, fascinating texts. Brian B. Pinter, Pastoral Associate, will present. […]

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Scripture Class: The Sage and the Skeptic – Proverbs and Ecclesiastes 

Zoom & Parish House

How does one live well while finding peace, meaning, and contentment? Ancient Israel’s wisdom handbook, Proverbs, sought to answer these questions, while the book of Ecclesiastes articulated skepticism about Proverbs’ traditional theology. Course presentations and discussions will explore the history, interpretation, and wisdom in these divergent, fascinating texts. Brian B. Pinter, Pastoral Associate, will present. […]

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Scripture Class: The Sage and the Skeptic – Proverbs and Ecclesiastes 

Zoom & Parish House

How does one live well while finding peace, meaning, and contentment? Ancient Israel’s wisdom handbook, Proverbs, sought to answer these questions, while the book of Ecclesiastes articulated skepticism about Proverbs’ traditional theology. Course presentations and discussions will explore the history, interpretation, and wisdom in these divergent, fascinating texts. Brian B. Pinter, Pastoral Associate, will present. […]

Saturday Midday Retreat: St. Catherine of Genoa

Join the Tuesday Night Book Group on a Saturday Midday Retreat in Manhattan to hear a one-hour talk on St. Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510). We will also hear about Friedrich von Hugel's 1908 work The Mystical Element in Religion, which strongly highlights Catherine's doctrine and life. A guided meditation will follow at 1 PM based on […]

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Scripture Class: The Sage and the Skeptic – Proverbs and Ecclesiastes 

Zoom & Parish House

How does one live well while finding peace, meaning, and contentment? Ancient Israel’s wisdom handbook, Proverbs, sought to answer these questions, while the book of Ecclesiastes articulated skepticism about Proverbs’ traditional theology. Course presentations and discussions will explore the history, interpretation, and wisdom in these divergent, fascinating texts. Brian B. Pinter, Pastoral Associate, will present. […]

Tuesday Night Book Group: C.S. Lewis and the Doctrine of Deification

Zoom

During his September 2023 talk at Harvard University, Bishop Robert Barron was asked about the Christian process of divinization (or deification, and known in the Orthodox tradition as theosis), and told the crowd that his remarks could be summed up in the simple words of St. Irenaeus: "The glory of God is a human being […]