FREE ONLINE COURSE

Sunday, Feb. 15 - Saturday, Mar. 28

Why should wisdom and reason matter to a Catholic? Isn't faith about feelings and one’s relationship with God? Does anyone listen to reason anyway? This course emphasizes that human beings are rational creatures—that we are meant to think and are unhappy if we don't. Starting with our experiences of the world, our inner lives, and current culture, the course shows how great ideas of the Catholic philosophical tradition explain these experiences. Moreover, it argues that philosophy supports, communicates, and defends the mysteries of faith.

How is this course structured?

This non-credit course is being offered online using the seminary's learning-management system, Canvas. Upon signing up for the course, students will receive a username and password for accessing the online class.

The class will be conducted online giving students the freedom to engage with the material and complete course tasks around their own schedule. The class will consist of six modules which can be completed according to the individual's own pace.

Each module will be hosted by Dr. Elizabeth Salas and will include:

- Lecture Videos (~20 minutes)

- Lectio Divina Exercise (~10 minutes)

- Personal Assessment Quiz (~5 minutes)

- Supplemental Reading Material

The goal of the course is not to deliver a high level of rigor or stress, but instead engage Catholics who want to learn more about their faith.

Consider this a personal study or retreat experience, done at your own pace. This is an opportunity to grow deeper in your relationship with the Lord and with others.

What will be covered?

Module 1: What Is Philosophy and Why Study It?
Module 2: Metaphysics
Module 3: The Human Person
Module 4: Ethics
Module 5: Philosophy and Culture
Module 6: The Limits of Reason

presented by:

Dr. Elizabeth Salas is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. Her principal research interests are personalism, the philosophical thought of John Paul II, and philosophical psychology. She is currently researching the relationship between religious experience and Thomistic personalism.