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Join Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P. (University of Notre Dame) and other students to discuss the theme of contemplation as presented in the Summa Theologiae. The group will meet on Thursdays between March 6 and April 3 to discuss short readings on the reading group’s theme.

Description:

How does one live a contemplative life? Is there a difference between prayer and contemplation according to St. Thomas Aquinas? How is study (studiousness) connected to contemplation? What does it mean “to contemplate and to give to others the fruits of contemplation”? Is there a “mixed life” of action and contemplation? We will explore St. Thomas Aquinas’s (Dominican) teaching on the active and contemplative lives, as well as St. Thomas’s teaching on prayer, studiousness, and charity. 

Readings:

• Week 1: ST II-II, q. 179-180 on the Contemplative Life 

• Week 2: ST II-II, q. 166-167; q. 181-182 on Studiousness and the Active Life

• Week 3: ST II-II, q. 83 on Prayer

• Week 4: ST II-II q. 184, a. 2-8; q. 186, a. 1; q. 187, a. 1; q. 188, a. 1-2, 4-6, 8 on the Contemplative Life and Charity  

When? Thursdays between March 6 and April 3

What time? 7:30-8:30 pm ET

Where? Zoom

Who can apply? Undergraduate, advance undergraduate, and graduate students.

Application Deadline? March 2

Space is limited. These reading groups are intentionally small to facilitate good discussion. If you are admitted, please be diligent in attending. Additionally, if you are not admitted to this group, we encourage you to apply to other groups later in the semester