St. Bernard and the Love of God

Friday, March 29, 2019
6:00-8:00pm
St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish
 
Interested in doing something special this Lent? It's not too late (!). Consider joining us and several Sisters from Our Lady of the Angels Monastery for a simple Lenten soup dinner and a reflection on St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s very short but beautiful 20th Sermon on the Song of Songs, a meditation on how we should imitate Christ in loving "sweetly, wisely, and strongly."  All are invited to attend.  
 
6:00pm Lenten Dinner, provided by the Knights of Columbus, following 5:15pm Mass; with the Sisters leading our discussion on "St. Bernard and the Love of God" in the downstairs Library @ 6:30 pm.
 
 
  
"The Lived Complementarity of Jacques and Raissa Maritain"
 
Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 6:00-8:30pm
St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish

Join us after 5:15pm Mass for dinner and a discussion of "The Lived Complementarity of Jacques and Raissa Maritain." Special guest Sr. Prudence Allen will introduce us to the deep, marital friendship of the Maritains, two important 20th-century Catholic intellectuals, who refocused our attention on the human person.  Help us with the dinner count by emailing Jocelyn Moore: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

  
 
 
St. Aelred on Spiritual Friendship
March 23, 2018 (Friday, 6:00-8:00pm)
A Lenten Dinner and Discussion with the Trappist Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery
 
Location: St. Thomas Aquinas Church Library, 401 Alderman Rd.
Join us as we welcome our special guests, who will introduce us to St. Aelred's classic yet deeply refreshing short book, Spiritual Friendship, which will help us see how our human friendships on Earth open a pathway to Christ and eternal friendship in Heaven. All are invited, so bring a friend or plan to meet someone new. RSVP appreciated but not required, and the St. Anselm Institute will even buy this book for you (!): email Dr. Jocelyn Moore, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Free before 6:00pm? Join us and the Sisters for 5:15pm Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Church and then for the free Knights of Columbus Lenten soup supper at 6:00pm.
 
Tapas! and St. Teresa of Avila!!
Our new Taste for Friendship dinner series for undergrad/grad students will continue on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 at 6:30pm in UVA OpenGrounds (on the Corner, across from the White Spot). We're serving a free Spanish tapas-theme dinner, which we're pairing with several writings on the theme of friendship by St. Teresa of Avila. Several faculty experts will attend, so prior experience not expected or required. All students are invited to this dinner, so email our Postdoctoral fellow Jocelyn Moore to help us with our dinner count. For a pre-dinner sampling of St. Teresa's writing on friendship, take a look at these selections.
 
 
 
St. Augustine, What is Friendship? 
  
We're starting our fall Taste for Friendship dinner series for undergrad/grad students on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 at 6:30pm in UVA OpenGrounds (on the Corner, across from the White Spot). We'll serve a North African-themed dinner, which we're pairing with several writings on the theme of friendship by St. Augustine.  Several faculty experts will attend, so prior experience with St. Augustine not required. You should know that St. Augustine knew a lot about both bad (!) and good friends during his life, so everyone definitely is invited.  Reservations recommended, but not required. Email Institute Postdoc Fellow Jocelyn Moore (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and let her know you're interested in attending or helping with some of the dinner prep.
 
For those interested, here are several St. Augustine readings on friendship.
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