{"id":2044,"date":"2013-07-09T11:45:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T15:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayspirituality\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2013-07-17T16:20:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T20:20:30","slug":"back-to-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2013\/07\/back-to-college.html","title":{"rendered":"Back to College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 30-years, I returned to college and attended a two-week session at Boston College\u2019s School of Theology and Ministry. We studied Spirituality in Christian Life.<\/p>\n<p>The books that provided the framework for the class: <i>The Desert Fathers, Julian of Norwich, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and We Drink from our own Wells, <\/i>by Gustavo Guitierrez.<\/p>\n<p>Peering into the history of spirituality proved instructive. Obviously, people of all types will naturally come up with all types of spiritual practices.<\/p>\n<p>The desert fathers and mothers utilized solitude. They lived the life of hermits.<\/p>\n<p>Julian lived in the busy city of Norwich during the 12<sup>th<\/sup> century and appreciated a form of mysticism. She saw 16 visions that proved transformative.<\/p>\n<p>The 16<sup>th<\/sup> century, Saint Ignatius of Loyola designed a very practical method of spirituality. He wrote down a hour by hour plan of exercises to be followed to promote spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>Modern day, Gustavo Guitierrez espouses helping the poor as a means of increasing spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>The class experience was exceptional and I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll continue to learn from the ideas shared. It really helped to have input from others. I\u2019d recommend a book club for those of us who don\u2019t make it to school often.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/269\/2013\/07\/BC-sign-at-entrance-angle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2045\" alt=\"BC sign at entrance angle\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/269\/2013\/07\/BC-sign-at-entrance-angle.jpg\" width=\"735\" height=\"463\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 30-years, I returned to college and attended a two-week session at Boston College\u2019s School of Theology and Ministry. We studied Spirituality in Christian Life. The books that provided the framework for the class: The Desert Fathers, Julian of Norwich, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and We Drink from our own Wells, by Gustavo Guitierrez. 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