We begin the third part in our five part series: a ten-week tour through Dante’s epic spiritual poem, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso/dp/0451208633/ref=sr_1_5?crid=HM680O5VOE4N&keywords=the+divine+comedy&qid=1672085914&sprefix=the+divine+co%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-5'>The Divine Comedy</a>. An imaginative vision of hell, purgatory, and heaven, this ranks with the greatest narrative works ever written. Barbara will break open Dante's Divine Comedy in order to explore the themes of sin, suffering, virtue and holiness. The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by <a href='https://www.georgesarahmusic.com/'>George Sarah</a>. This program of mystagogy is hosted by the Adult Faith Programs at <a href='https://ssmrcc.org/'>Saint Stephen Martyr Church</a> in Chesapeake, Virginia.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1997143/support">Support the show</a>

We begin the third part in our five part series: a ten-week tour through Dante’s epic spiritual poem, The Divine Comedy. An imaginative vision of hell, purgatory, and heaven, this ranks with the greatest narrative works ever written. Barbara will break open Dante's Divine Comedy in order to explore the themes of sin, suffering, virtue and holiness. The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by George Sarah. This program of mystagogy is hosted by the Adult Faith Programs at Saint Stephen Martyr Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. Support the show

We begin the third part in our five part series: a ten-week tour through Dante’s epic spiritual poem, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso/dp/0451208633/ref=sr_1_5?crid=HM680O5VOE4N&amp;keywords=the+divine+comedy&amp;qid=1672085914&amp;sprefix=the+divine+co%2Caps%2C204&amp;sr=8-5" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Divine Comedy</a>. An imaginative vision of hell, purgatory, and heaven, this ranks with the greatest narrative works ever written. Barbara will break open Dante's Divine Comedy in order to explore the themes of sin, suffering, virtue and holiness. The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by <a href="https://www.georgesarahmusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Sarah</a>. This program of mystagogy is hosted by the Adult Faith Programs at <a href="https://ssmrcc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Saint Stephen Martyr Church</a> in Chesapeake, Virginia.<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1997143/support" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

Starting the Descent into Dante’s Inferno: The Dark Woods, The Three Beasts

In a tradition that dates back to the first centuries of Christianity, many newly initiated Christians were prepared for lives of faith through a formation with spiritual, liturgical, and communitarian dimensions.  This period of formation was called mystagogy, a word which, in Greek, means "leading through the mysteries." Our program of mystagogy will have four primary goals: 1) To break open Magisterial teaching on the lay state (selections from Vatican II as well as letters/encyclicals from recent popes) as well as classic spiritual texts to build a thoughtful, practical devotional life; 2) To introduce the various spiritual charisms in the Church (i.e. Dominican, Carmelite, Franciscan, Salesian, etc.) so that they may develop a personal program of spirituality rooted in the uniquely Catholic legacy; 3) To deepen the prayer life through study, communal prayer,  the practice of meditation, Mass, and the Liturgy of the Hours; and 4) To establish a fully Catholic life and mission, including a formation in the art of the Church, the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and the commitment to a specific personal work of service.

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In a tradition that dates back to the first centuries of Christianity, many newly initiated Christians were prepared for lives of faith through a formation with spiritual, liturgical, and communitarian dimensions. This period of formation was called mystagogy, a word which, in Greek, means "leading through the mysteries." Our program of mystagogy will have four primary goals: 1) To break open Magisterial teaching on the lay state (selections from Vatican II as well as letters/encyclicals from recent popes) as well as classic spiritual texts to build a thoughtful, practical devotional life; 2) To introduce the various spiritual charisms in the Church (i.e. Dominican, Carmelite, Franciscan, Salesian, etc.) so that they may develop a personal program of spirituality rooted in the uniquely Catholic legacy; 3) To deepen the prayer life through study, communal prayer, the practice of meditation, Mass, and the Liturgy of the Hours; and 4) To establish a fully Catholic life and mission, including a formation in the art of the Church, the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and the commitment to a specific personal work of service.

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