A Formation Class with Fr. Fisher | Augustine in Advent: readings from Augustine's Confessions
Fr. Fisher is leading a 4 week virtual study of Augustine's Confessions. Augustine’s Confessions, written between AD 397 and 400 during Augustine's early 40s, is several things – It is a prayer of thanks and praise addressed to God, and it is a story told by a mature Christian to explain the thoughts and actions of a younger self. It was not only meant to encourage conversion, but it offered guidelines for how to convert. We will be studying "The Confessions, Revised: Saint Augustine (The Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century, Vol. 1)". We have a few free copies in the parish office or you can purchase the Book on Amazon.
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Four session, participatory class on Thursday evenings at 7:00 – 8:00 PM, Nov. 14, Nov. 21, Dec. 5, and Dec. 12 via ZOOM.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/944058867?pwd=eng1R2dmREZUUWIwQ2tva3hLUmhBQT09
Meeting ID: 944 058 867 Passcode: 60187
The classical 7-walled labyrinth came into being about 4500 years ago. It appeared simultaneously in places as diverse as Cornwall (England), Crete, Arizona, and Sumatra. It is as if this pattern broke through into human consciousness everywhere and in "learning"; or walking it, one is simply being reminded.
A labyrinth has a single, winding, unobstructed path from the outside to the center, unlike a maze which has many dead ends and wrong choices designed to trick the mind. Therefore, the labyrinth is often seen as a metaphor for our spiritual "life"; journey; many twists and turns but no dead ends. In other words, we always have the opportunity to make another choice in life or "turn"; in the labyrinth.