Living Spiritually: Your How-To Guide to Christianity’s Great Spiritual Practices

Podcast-style audio course - 12 Topics
Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
Sacred Heart University
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A blend of timeless Christian wisdom and modern psychology, this one-of-a-kind course will transform your daily life.

For two millennia, the Christian tradition has developed tried-and-true methods for finding peace and dwelling in the presence of God. These time-honored practices have helped countless men and women lead more meaningful lives. But wielding the spiritual tools forged by our spiritual ancestors can be difficult amid the bustle of modern life.

In Spiritual Flourishing: How to Understand and Apply Christianity’s Great Spiritual Practices, Fr. Anthony Ciorra distills the wisdom of these practices into 12 life-changing audio lectures. An award-winning teacher of spirituality, Fr. Ciorra gives you a spiritual GPS for navigating the path to the divine.

With his engaging teaching and sage advice, you will cultivate a range of practices:

  • Cultivating silence

 

  • Practicing gratitude

 

  • Sharpening your senses through fasting

 

  • Focusing your attention through contemplation

 

A blend of timeless Christian wisdom and modern psychology, this one-of-a-kind course will transform your daily life.

For two millennia, the Christian tradition has developed tried-and-true methods for finding peace and dwelling in the presence of God. These time-honored practices have helped countless men and women lead more meaningful lives. But wielding the spiritual tools forged by our spiritual ancestors can be difficult amid the bustle of modern life.

In Spiritual Flourishing: How to Understand and Apply Christianity’s Great Spiritual Practices, Fr. Anthony Ciorra distills the wisdom of these practices into 12 life-changing audio lectures. An award-winning teacher of spirituality, Fr. Ciorra gives you a spiritual GPS for navigating the path to the divine.

With his engaging teaching and sage advice, you will cultivate a range of practices:

  • Cultivating silence

 

  • Practicing gratitude

 

  • Sharpening your senses through fasting

 

  • Focusing your attention through contemplation

 

  • Praying with sacred images

 

  • Keeping a journal of your daily life so that you can begin to trace God’s hand

 

Presented from an ecumenical perspective, Fr. Ciorra’s audio course emphasizes the deep theology behind these practices. Each method you learn will take time to develop. But the longer you are faithful to the practices you choose, the more the notion of “practice” will fall away and the more you will flourish.

Find the inner peace your heart yearns for today.

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This course was previously published as Spiritual Flourishing: Christianity’s Great Spiritual Practices

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Fr. Anthony Ciorra, Ph.D., is a leading expert on Christian spirituality. In recognition of his ministry in the Church, Pope John Paul II awarded him the pontifical honor Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 1999. In 2000, he was awarded the Caritas Centennial Award for his work in lay ministry and the Spirit of RENEW Award for his work in interreligious dialogue and ecumenism. His publications include Everyday Mysticism (Crossroad, 1995), Beauty: A Path to God (Paulist Press, 2013), and Moral Formation in the Parish (Alba House, 1998).Fr. Ciorra holds graduate degrees in psychology, spirituality, and pastoral theology. He earned his Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Fordham University. Currently, he is Assistant Vice President for Mission and Catholic Identity at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Prior to assuming this post, Fr. Ciorra occupied a number of leadership positions in higher education and beyond, including: dean of the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education at Fordham University; director of the Center for Theological and Spiritual Development at the College of St. Elizabeth; and director of the Center for Spiritual Development for the Archdiocese of New York.Fr. Ciorra’s professional experience ranges from parish life and preaching to teaching and administration to retreat work and formation ministries. He gives workshops and retreats throughout the world and is active in creating programs for interreligious dialogue among Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Praise for Anthony Ciorra
“I highly recommend any course by Fr. Anthony Ciorra. His delivery is great, his reflections [are] thoughtful, and [his] questions are challenging. I would have enjoyed having him as a professor. His illustrations are practical.”– Michael Harrison,San Antonio, TX
“Anthony Ciorra—a born teacher—clear and inspiring.”– Sr. Michael,Seaham, County Durham, UK
“Very personable!”– Margaret Gardner,Verona, NJ
 

  • An Invitation to Silence
  • Practicing Presence
  • Gratitude Can Change Your Life
  • Living an Examined and Purposeful Life
  • Contemplation: Another Way of Seeing
  • Centering Prayer
  • Holy Reading (Lectio Divina)
  • Holy Seeing (Visio Divina)
  • Discernment: A Way of Making Choices
  • Social Justice: The Bible and the Newspaper
  • Fasting and Feasting
  • Spiritual Direction and Journaling

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