NEW - Life As Christ--A Course on Catholic Social Teaching

Available on Demand.  This six-part video series enables participants to trust in God’s goodness and love for you personally, propose and explain the Church’s social teaching. enter into vulnerable prayer with God where you are open to him moving your heart and convicting your conscience.
> Access the series here.

Bad Girls of the Bible

Wednesday, Oct. 26 - Dec. 7. 5:30-7:00pm Iowa Time.  This six-week series hosted by the Streiker Center at Temple Emanu-el in New York examines the rich history of the countercultural women in ancient Israel who used whatever power they could challenge the status quo.  Conducted by Rabbi Jessica Lenza who earned her MA in Jewish studies and was ordained at the Rabbinical School at Hebrew Union College.
> Learn more and register here.

Family Relationships in Biblical Israel

Mondays, Oct. 24-Nov. 28. 11:00am -12:30pm Iowa Time.  This six-week series hosted by the Streiker Center at Temple Emanu-el in New York examines the role of chastity, sexuality, betrothal, marriage, adultery, repudiation and divorce in ancient Israel.  Conducted by Dr. Diane M. Sharon, a biblical scholar and teacher who has taught at the Academy for Jewish Religion, the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, Fordham University and the Jewish Theological Seminary.
> Learn more and register here.

NEW - 2022 Teilhard de Chardin Lecture

October 13. 7:00-8:30pm. “A New Kind of Saint—Catholics and Canonization in the 21^st Century” is the topic of this year’s lecture presented by Kathleen Sprows Cummings, Fall Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Fellow in Catholic Studies at the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University in Chicago.
• Register at: https://bit.ly/3qxoWSb

Re-Energizing the Renewal

Starts October 11. 6:30-7:45pm Iowa time.  The Spirit Alive Institute, an educational ministry of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, sponsors this series of presentations to help participants appreciate, celebrate, and deepen their understanding of the vision of the Second Vatican Council.  Speakers include Paul Lakeland, John Baldovin SJ, Brian Flanagan, Catherine Clifford, Sr. Celia Deutsch, and Gerald O'Collins SJ.
> Learn more here.

Understanding Your Bible

October 4, 11, 18, 25 November 1, 8. 6:00-7:30pm. Learn more about the Bible through a combination of reading, reflection and conversation facilitated by Karna Marks. $65 registration includes the participant's book, Understanding the Bible.  Hosted by Franciscan Spirituality Center in LaCrosse.
> Learn more and register here.

Prayer From Scratch

Starts Sept. 22. Meets Sept. 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27. 5:00-6:30am Iowa Time. This course invites participants on a journey to consider and engage in Christian personal prayer. It goes back to basics to offer an introduction to prayer (or re-introduction), in order to see prayer in a new way and experience a fresh dimension to life. It is suitable both for those who are beginners to prayer and those who want to re-engage with the basic principles of what helps us as we pray.
> Learn more here.

Introduction to Ways of Praying

Sept. 19-Oct. 24. 1:30-3:00pm Iowa Time. This six-week online course  will provide a general introduction to prayer, praying with Scripture, imaginative prayer and praying with art. Sponsored by the Epiphany Group in Scotland.
> Learn more and apply here.

NEW - Soul Journey With Margaret Silf

September 17. 4:30am-10:30am Iowa Time. Join this internationally recognized spiritual guide on a journey of hope and faith that with every step we take, can move closer to our best, most fully human - selves. Sponsored by the Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Glasgow.
> Learn more here.
> Register here.

What Catholics Need to Know About the Pope's Reform

September 15. 10:00am. Iowa Time. This discussion of the pope's historic reforms of the Roman Curia will be led by Massimo Faggioli, professor in the department of theology and religious studies at Villanova University, and Cindy Wooden, bureau chief of the Catholic News Service Rome bureau. The two will discuss the pope's apostolic letter, "Praedicate Evangelium." and the significance it has for the future of the church. Sponsored by the Liturgical Press.
> Learn more and apply here.

Companions on the Journey

Second Monday of the Month, starting Sept. 12. 6:30-8:30pm.  Franciscan Spirituality Center in LaCrosse hosts this nine-month retreat experience designed to invite deep, personal sharing within a confidential, contemplative and welcoming community.
> Learn more and register here.

Path to Hope Retreat

September or October.  This thirty-day self-directed retreat with Catholic composer Dan Schutte includes videos featuring a reflection and a song, a digital journal to guide participants through the reflections and help you savor the moments of grace, and an opportunity for a live Zoom conversation with Dan and other retreatants if you choose.  Choose the month which works best for you; access retreat resources on your own schedule.
> Learn more here.

Monthly Guided Prayer

Last Thursday of each month.  1:00pm Iowa Time.  This monthly online session of guided prayer is led by one of the spirituality team at the London Jesuit Centre. Each session will introduce a different method of prayer. Participants will be guided through the prayer, with space for silence to enter more deeply into it, followed by a few minutes of optional sharing to gain from each other’s experience.
> Learn more and apply here.

Growth In Prayer and Reflective Living

2022-23.  This year-long online course is designed for individuals who want to deepen their relationship with God, become more aware of the sense and direction of their lives, make choices that reflect their self-identity within an understanding of God’s hopes for the world, and develop a spirituality that shapes their response to life.  Sponsored by the Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Glasglow, Scotland.
> Learn more and apply here.