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This course studies the fitting­ness and purpose of the Eucharist, its Biblical sources, the Real Presence and transubstantiation, the Eucharist as Sacrifice, the fruits of the Mass, participation of the faithful in the sacrifice, and the effects of Holy Communion.

Class Outline:

Class 1. The Eucharist in Scripture: Prefigured in the Old Testament and Instituted by Christ

Class 2. The Real Presence and Transubstantiation

Class 3. The Sacrifice of the Mass; the Reformation and the Council of Trent on the Eucharist

Class 4. Our Participation in the Sacrifice of the Mass

Class 5. Holy Communion and Its Effects

 

Biography:

Lawrence Feingold is Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis. He converted to Catholicism in 1989 together with his wife while engaged in realist marble sculpture in Pietrasanta, Italy. In 1999 he earned a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. He is the author of The Eucharist: Mystery of Presence, Sacrifice, and Communion (Emmaus Academic, 2018), Faith Comes from What Is Heard: An Introduction to Fundamental Theology (Emmaus Academic, 2016); The Natural Desire to See God According to St. Thomas Aquinas and His Interpreters (2010); and The Mystery of Israel and the Church, 3 vols. (Miriam Press, 2010). ​

 

Perhaps one of the greatest questions we face in our lifetime is why God allows suffering. Oftentimes it seems we are never given a clear answer. In five-week course, Dr. Ed Hogan will walk us through an understanding of suffering in theory and practice using the writings of St. Augustine, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and C.S. Lewis.

Course Review

I can’t forget the day a high school student looked up at me and asked: “Dr. Hogan, God does everything for a reason, right?” Her 17 year old brother had just been incapacitated – probably for the rest of his life – by a major stroke.

You have 15 seconds – how would you respond?

If you say “Yes,” how is she supposed to love the God who struck her brother?

If you say “No, God has nothing to do with this,” how is she supposed to find God in the suffering?

This class will attempt to provide some tools for steering between a rock and a hard place by addressing three inter-related questions:

1) Why is there suffering?

2) How do we walk and talk with people who are suffering?

3) How do we put our own suffering to use?

Each day we will: 1) Consider one section of CS Lewis’ A Grief Observed – so that our theoretical explorations are always set in the context of real suffering; 2) Explore the philosophical and theological question of why suffering exists – with a special eye toward the interaction of theology and science; 3) Consider some deeper angles on how to unite our suffering to Christ, and put it to use.

Biography

Ed Hogan is a former Jersey Shore lifeguard whose loves to bodysurf. He is the Academic Dean at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, and has a PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston College, where he specialized in the relationship between theology and science. Ed is the Project Leader for a team at Kenrick-Glennon that recently won a $75,000 grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the integration of science into the Seminary curriculum. Prior to life in Saint Louis Ed served under (then) Bishop Carlson in the Diocese of Saginaw, MI, as Director of Deacon Formation, Director of the Center for Ministry, and Director of the Department of Formation. He has taught theology on the high school, college, and graduate school levels. Ed is a lector and EMHC at Saint John Paul II parish in Affton. He and his wife Jen have been married for 25 years and have 6 children.

Perhaps one of the greatest questions we face in our lifetime is why God allows suffering. Oftentimes it seems we are never given a clear answer. In five-week course, Dr. Ed Hogan will walk us through an understanding of suffering in theory and practice using the writings of St. Augustine, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and C.S. Lewis.

Course Review

I can’t forget the day a high school student looked up at me and asked: “Dr. Hogan, God does everything for a reason, right?” Her 17 year old brother had just been incapacitated – probably for the rest of his life – by a major stroke.

You have 15 seconds – how would you respond?

If you say “Yes,” how is she supposed to love the God who struck her brother?

If you say “No, God has nothing to do with this,” how is she supposed to find God in the suffering?

This class will attempt to provide some tools for steering between a rock and a hard place by addressing three inter-related questions:

1) Why is there suffering?

2) How do we walk and talk with people who are suffering?

3) How do we put our own suffering to use?

Each day we will: 1) Consider one section of CS Lewis’ A Grief Observed – so that our theoretical explorations are always set in the context of real suffering; 2) Explore the philosophical and theological question of why suffering exists – with a special eye toward the interaction of theology and science; 3) Consider some deeper angles on how to unite our suffering to Christ, and put it to use.

Biography

Ed Hogan is a former Jersey Shore lifeguard whose loves to bodysurf. He is the Academic Dean at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, and has a PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston College, where he specialized in the relationship between theology and science. Ed is the Project Leader for a team at Kenrick-Glennon that recently won a $75,000 grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the integration of science into the Seminary curriculum. Prior to life in Saint Louis Ed served under (then) Bishop Carlson in the Diocese of Saginaw, MI, as Director of Deacon Formation, Director of the Center for Ministry, and Director of the Department of Formation. He has taught theology on the high school, college, and graduate school levels. Ed is a lector and EMHC at Saint John Paul II parish in Affton. He and his wife Jen have been married for 25 years and have 6 children.

Perhaps one of the greatest questions we face in our lifetime is why God allows suffering. Oftentimes it seems we are never given a clear answer. In five-week course, Dr. Ed Hogan will walk us through an understanding of suffering in theory and practice using the writings of St. Augustine, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and C.S. Lewis.

Course Review

I can’t forget the day a high school student looked up at me and asked: “Dr. Hogan, God does everything for a reason, right?” Her 17 year old brother had just been incapacitated – probably for the rest of his life – by a major stroke.

You have 15 seconds – how would you respond?

If you say “Yes,” how is she supposed to love the God who struck her brother?

If you say “No, God has nothing to do with this,” how is she supposed to find God in the suffering?

This class will attempt to provide some tools for steering between a rock and a hard place by addressing three inter-related questions:

1) Why is there suffering?

2) How do we walk and talk with people who are suffering?

3) How do we put our own suffering to use?

Each day we will: 1) Consider one section of CS Lewis’ A Grief Observed – so that our theoretical explorations are always set in the context of real suffering; 2) Explore the philosophical and theological question of why suffering exists – with a special eye toward the interaction of theology and science; 3) Consider some deeper angles on how to unite our suffering to Christ, and put it to use.

Biography

Ed Hogan is a former Jersey Shore lifeguard whose loves to bodysurf. He is the Academic Dean at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, and has a PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston College, where he specialized in the relationship between theology and science. Ed is the Project Leader for a team at Kenrick-Glennon that recently won a $75,000 grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the integration of science into the Seminary curriculum. Prior to life in Saint Louis Ed served under (then) Bishop Carlson in the Diocese of Saginaw, MI, as Director of Deacon Formation, Director of the Center for Ministry, and Director of the Department of Formation. He has taught theology on the high school, college, and graduate school levels. Ed is a lector and EMHC at Saint John Paul II parish in Affton. He and his wife Jen have been married for 25 years and have 6 children.

Perhaps one of the greatest questions we face in our lifetime is why God allows suffering. Oftentimes it seems we are never given a clear answer. In this five-week course, Dr. Ed Hogan will walk us through an understanding of suffering in theory and practice using the writings of St. Augustine, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and C.S. Lewis.

Course Review

I can’t forget the day a high school student looked up at me and asked: “Dr. Hogan, God does everything for a reason, right?” Her 17 year old brother had just been incapacitated – probably for the rest of his life – by a major stroke.

You have 15 seconds – how would you respond?

If you say “Yes,” how is she supposed to love the God who struck her brother?

If you say “No, God has nothing to do with this,” how is she supposed to find God in the suffering?

This class will attempt to provide some tools for steering between a rock and a hard place by addressing three inter-related questions:

1) Why is there suffering?

2) How do we walk and talk with people who are suffering?

3) How do we put our own suffering to use?

Each day we will: 1) Consider one section of CS Lewis’ A Grief Observed – so that our theoretical explorations are always set in the context of real suffering; 2) Explore the philosophical and theological question of why suffering exists – with a special eye toward the interaction of theology and science; 3) Consider some deeper angles on how to unite our suffering to Christ, and put it to use.

Biography

Ed Hogan is a former Jersey Shore lifeguard whose loves to bodysurf. He is the Academic Dean at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, and has a PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston College, where he specialized in the relationship between theology and science. Ed is the Project Leader for a team at Kenrick-Glennon that recently won a $75,000 grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the integration of science into the Seminary curriculum. Prior to life in Saint Louis Ed served under (then) Bishop Carlson in the Diocese of Saginaw, MI, as Director of Deacon Formation, Director of the Center for Ministry, and Director of the Department of Formation. He has taught theology on the high school, college, and graduate school levels. Ed is a lector and EMHC at Saint John Paul II parish in Affton. He and his wife Jen have been married for 25 years and have 6 children.

Perhaps one of the greatest questions we face in our lifetime is why God allows suffering. Oftentimes it seems we are never given a clear answer. In five-week course, Dr. Ed Hogan will walk us through an understanding of suffering in theory and practice using the writings of St. Augustine, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and C.S. Lewis.

Course Review

I can’t forget the day a high school student looked up at me and asked: “Dr. Hogan, God does everything for a reason, right?” Her 17 year old brother had just been incapacitated – probably for the rest of his life – by a major stroke.

You have 15 seconds – how would you respond?

If you say “Yes,” how is she supposed to love the God who struck her brother?

If you say “No, God has nothing to do with this,” how is she supposed to find God in the suffering?

This class will attempt to provide some tools for steering between a rock and a hard place by addressing three inter-related questions:

1) Why is there suffering?

2) How do we walk and talk with people who are suffering?

3) How do we put our own suffering to use?

Each day we will: 1) Consider one section of CS Lewis’ A Grief Observed – so that our theoretical explorations are always set in the context of real suffering; 2) Explore the philosophical and theological question of why suffering exists – with a special eye toward the interaction of theology and science; 3) Consider some deeper angles on how to unite our suffering to Christ, and put it to use.

Biography

Ed Hogan is a former Jersey Shore lifeguard whose loves to bodysurf. He is the Academic Dean at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, and has a PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston College, where he specialized in the relationship between theology and science. Ed is the Project Leader for a team at Kenrick-Glennon that recently won a $75,000 grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for the integration of science into the Seminary curriculum. Prior to life in Saint Louis Ed served under (then) Bishop Carlson in the Diocese of Saginaw, MI, as Director of Deacon Formation, Director of the Center for Ministry, and Director of the Department of Formation. He has taught theology on the high school, college, and graduate school levels. Ed is a lector and EMHC at Saint John Paul II parish in Affton. He and his wife Jen have been married for 25 years and have 6 children.

What was this forty-year year period of interior darkness all about for Mother Teresa? Did she stop believing in God? Was she experiencing spiritual desolation? Was this the dark night of the soul? Why would God let her go through this? How did all of this become public knowledge?

Course Review

Mother Teresa is a saint from our lifetime, who gained global recognition for her wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor. Where did her secret inner fire come from? These four classes will address her vocation, her unique charism and spirituality, and her controversial spiritual darkness. Furthermore, the final class will include a screening of the only documentary film about her that she ever endorsed.

Biography

Deacon Taylor Leffler is a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska currently completing his studies at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. He has worked with the Missionaries of Charity since 2012. Alongside the sisters, he has encountered the poorest of the poor throughout the United States, in Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Guatemala. He will be ordained a parish priest for the Archdiocese of Omaha this June.

What is Catholic spirituality? How do we name our own spirituality? How did Mother Teresa pray? In what ways does her community pray? How can this influence my prayer as a young adult?

Course Review

Mother Teresa is a saint from our lifetime, who gained global recognition for her wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor. Where did her secret inner fire come from? These four classes will address her vocation, her unique charism and spirituality, and her controversial spiritual darkness. Furthermore, the final class will include a screening of the only documentary film about her that she ever endorsed.

Biography

Deacon Taylor Leffler is a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska currently completing his studies at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. He has worked with the Missionaries of Charity since 2012. Alongside the sisters, he has encountered the poorest of the poor throughout the United States, in Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Guatemala. He will be ordained a parish priest for the Archdiocese of Omaha this June.

View the lecture outline here.

Who was the real Mother Teresa? Why was she famous? Who are the Missionaries of Charity? What was Mother Teresa’s mystical vision on that train in India? What do people who met her say about her?

Course Overview

Mother Teresa is a saint from our lifetime, who gained global recognition for her wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor. Where did her secret inner fire come from? These four classes will address her vocation, her unique charism and spirituality, and her controversial spiritual darkness.

Biography

Deacon Taylor Leffler is a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska currently completing his studies at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. He has worked with the Missionaries of Charity since 2012. Alongside the sisters, he has encountered the poorest of the poor throughout the United States, in Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Guatemala. He will be ordained a parish priest for the Archdiocese of Omaha this June.

View the lecture outline here.

In this class, Fr. Schumer answers some questions on “hot button issues” pertaining to the liturgy and discusses the hope for a post-Vatican II Church.

What is the liturgy and how to do we navigate the tide of opinions?  And if the liturgy is so important, why has it changed so much in the last fifty years? Isn’t this an anomaly in the history of the Church? What do the documents of Vatican II really teach about the liturgy and its development?

Course Content

View the syllabus here.

View the outline for this lecture here.