Short Courses at St. Mary’s

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WHAT TO EXPECT

St. Mary’s Short Courses are three- to six-week seminars devoted to the sustained study of significant questions in theology, philosophy, culture, and the human person. Limited to 30 students, each course offers the time and space to examine a subject with greater depth, guided by an expert in the field.

These courses are shaped by careful reading, serious reflection, and disciplined conversation. Students will learn not only what the Catholic intellectual tradition teaches, but how to examine arguments, ask better questions, and engage differing perspectives with clarity and charity.

No prior expertise is expected. What matters is a willingness to prepare, participate, and pursue the truth alongside others.

Reborn in Wonder:
Contemplating the Permanent Things through Homer’s Odyssey

October 1, 15, 22, and 29

Some books are not meant simply to be analyzed. They invite us to slow down, pay attention, and encounter something true about what it means to be human.

In this Short Course, Sr. Kalin will lead students through Homer’s Odyssey, not primarily as an academic exercise, but as an encounter with the great and permanent questions of human life. Through conversation, contemplation, poetry, and shared experience, students will consider what this ancient story reveals about wonder, courage, homecoming, and the pursuit of what is good, true, and beautiful.

Registration opens Sunday, September 20 at 10:00 AM. Space will be limited to the first 30 students

Course Details

  • October 1, 15, 22, and 29

  • 7:30–9:00 PM

  • Room 209 in the Student Center

  • Limited to 30 students

  • $10 registration fee

  • Registration is first come, first served

  • A waitlist will be available once the course is full

Register Here

Join Sister Kalin Holthaus for a contemplative journey through Homer’s Odyssey and the permanent questions of human life.

Registration will open here on Sunday, September 20, at 10:00 AM.

Short Course Registration
$10.00
Limit 1 per order

More Short Courses Are Coming!

Five Short Courses will be offered throughout the academic year, with new topics planned for November, early spring, and April. Check back here for a more details view of what’s to come.