Faith for the Heart - A Three-part Lenten Conversation with Thomas Groome

A rich aspect of Catholic tradition is the partnership of faith and reason. We recognize that faith needs to make sense in order to encourage personal conviction and commitment.  Equally important, 然而, and also central to the tradition, is the partnership of faith and feelings – engaging people’s hearts and souls to live well in daily life.

We might say that “the head” was the emphasis of the Church for the past thousand years, championed by great thinkers like Thomas Aquinas who crafted theology as “faith seeking understanding.”  We might also say, 然而, that faith for “the heart” was more the emphasis of the first millennium, with Augustine recognizing that our hearts are “restless ‘til they rest in God.” Of course, both emphases are needed - our faith should both make sense and bring joy. 

This being said, in our overly scientific 21st century, with its emphasis on empirical data and critical reason, we need our faith all the more to engage and help satisfy the deep hungers of our hearts.  Thankfully, our Catholic Christian tradition has such potential and Lent is an ideal time to revisit its rich possibilities.
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For this Lenten season 2024, 的 Church in the 21st Century (C21) Center at Boston College invites you to participate in a three-part series hosted by Prof. Thomas Groome with readings from Tom’s book, Faith for the Heart: A “Catholic” Spirituality (Paulist Press, 2019).

Join us on the following 星期一 during Lent from 1-2pm ET 通过 变焦 for the following themes:
Monday, 2月ruary 19 - Happiness, looking for and following Jesus (Chapters 3 & 4)

Monday, March 4 - Meaning and 目的 (Chapter 8)

Monday, March 18 - Hope (Chapter 9)

We look forward to welcoming you to this special Lenten program, focused so fittingly on “faith for the heart.” 请 register here to receive the 变焦 link and event reminders. 的 book is available for purchase 通过 Paulist Press or your favorite seller.