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Novena in Honor of St. Anthony of Padua
While the Institute has been successful in achieving every one of our important milestones in our plan towards starting an authentically Catholic liberal arts college in the Bay Area, we are ever mindful of the challenges facing our grass-roots endeavor. We are grateful for your prayers and material support and would not have been able to put on the various lecture series, nor the Elements of Philosophy and Theology in the Catholic Tradition, nor the Humanae Vitae Conference without them.
However, a venture such as ours is nothing if it does not recognize the source of all Good, which is God, and it is lost if it fails to combine the support of the Church Militant with the power of the Church Triumphant. We, therefore, ask for your prayers and support in the upcoming Novena for the Feast of our principle patron, St. Anthony of Padua, June 4 – June 13.
Please join us in praying the Novena in honor of St. Anthony of Padua. Daily Mass will be offered for the intentions of the Institute and its benefactors, and for intentions submitted through our online form. Holy Hour will also be available, each day of the novena. The novena will end on the 13th, with a Mass and celebration.
Reading St. Paul with Saints and Poets in Livermore
These talks explore how St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Francis of Assisi, and Dante Alighieri read and interpreted St. Paul's understanding of Christ. For these thinkers, Christ is the motive force of conversion; the Being who changes hearts, the source of grace that works with and beyond our natural capacities to bring us to where we truly belong. Each presentation will feature an extended meditation from the letters of St. Paul in light of the works of these great thinkers.
St. Michael Parish Hall in Livermore at 7pm
458 Maple St. (At Fourth St.)
Livermore, CA 94550
Wednesday, May 27th: Reading St. Paul with St. Augustine of Hippo
Thursday, June 3rd: Reading St. Paul with St. Francis of Assisi (Date changed from the 11th to the 3rd)
Thursday, June 18th: Reading St. Paul with Dante Alighieri
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The Year of St. Paul
To celebrate the Year of St. Paul, the Institute is offering a series of talks on St. Paul throughout the year. These talks will study St. Paul from different perspectives including St. Paul in art, reading Hebrew Scripture with St. Paul, and reading St. Paul with the poets and saints.
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Elements of Philosophy and Theology in the Catholic Tradition
The Institute is pleased to announce the second iteration of Elements of Philosophy and Theology in the Catholic Tradition, our core course of study for the New Evangelization. Classes will commence in the Fall of 2009, and will be held Thursday evenings from 7-10pm at the Cathedral of the Assumption in San Francisco. The Elements Course is ideal for students with little or no prior background in the formal study of philosophy and theology and is principally designed to be a comprehensive (though not exhaustive), systematic introduction to the fundamental elements needed for work in the New Evangelization called for by Pope John Paul II. The course does, however, answer to a broad range of purposes and is appropriate for a wide audience of students.
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Humanae Vitae: Cornerstone of a Culture of Life
A conference celebrating the 40th anniversary of the publication of the encyclical, sponsored by the St. Anthony of Padua Institute and co-sponsored by the Diocese of Oakland.