View of the Skelligs from the mainland. Find out more at our Skellig Michael page. Image courtesy of Patsy Lynch [@patsylynch]
Online Courses
Courses are listed in chronological order with the most immediate appearing first.
Note: some courses book up very quickly, so it is a good idea to look through the full list.
Courses are listed in chronological order with the most immediate appearing first.
Note: some courses book up very quickly, so it is a good idea to look through the full list.
This summer (8-13 August and again from 22-27 August), the Priory Institute offers a repeat of its 2018 one-week online summer school motivated by a significant question posed by Pope John Paul II in his Letter to Artists: Does the Church Need Art? Six lectures will examine current theological debate on beauty and the arts, and consider some of the challenges posed by a contemporary culture of image and sound to the Church’s traditional understanding of the function of sacred art. Note: there is a charge of €50 for the course.
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The Center for Action and Contemplation offers a rich array of vibrant, online courses. While there is a charge for the courses, the CAC is able to offer a limited amount of tuition assistance (based on financial need) for each online course. Please fill out the online Financial Assistance form for financial support for an online course at least o week before registration is scheduled to close.
Online Talks - available year-round. No charge.
According to the American mystic, Thomas Merton, the more we try to analyse life, the more we involve ourselves in sadness. “But it does not matter much because no despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of the cosmic dance which is always there. Indeed, we are in the midst of it, and it is in the midst of us, for it beats in our very blood, whether we want it to or not”. James Finley spent six years at the monastery of Gethsemane, where Thomas Merton was director of novices. He has given a series of insightful online talks and retreats on Merton’s spiritual writings.
Access the talks here. Note: the talks are in reverse chronological order, so scroll down to reach the first one
According to the American mystic, Thomas Merton, the more we try to analyse life, the more we involve ourselves in sadness. “But it does not matter much because no despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of the cosmic dance which is always there. Indeed, we are in the midst of it, and it is in the midst of us, for it beats in our very blood, whether we want it to or not”. James Finley spent six years at the monastery of Gethsemane, where Thomas Merton was director of novices. He has given a series of insightful online talks and retreats on Merton’s spiritual writings.
Access the talks here. Note: the talks are in reverse chronological order, so scroll down to reach the first one