Fides Patrum, a local seminar devoted to learning the Christian faith from the Church Fathers, is back with a new series for winter/spring. Check out the schedule below! Updates and additional information will be communicated as necessary through the seminar email list (contact joshrmiller11@gmail.com if you’d like to be added to it) and the Cor ad Cor newsletter.
Winter/Spring Series: “Origen, Whetstone of the Church”
St. Gregory the Theologian identified Origen as “the whetstone of us all.” St. Jerome hailed him as an “immortal genius” and a “man of steel” due to his astounding scholarly output. Today Origen is generally recognized as one of the most formidable and significant theologians in Christian history, perhaps rivaled only by St. Augustine in brilliance and influence. This semester, Fides Patrum is hosting an extended study of this immensely important, yet intensely controversial “father” of the Church whom she does not honor as a “saint.” Our study of Origen will begin with a special introductory lecture by Dr. Marcus Plested, professor of historical theology at Marquette University.
Fides Patrum Schedule, Winter/Spring 2023:
Seminars take place on select Saturdays at the UWM Newman Center (3001 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211). Mass is available at 9am, followed by a coffee hour and then the Fides Patrum discussion from 10:30am-12:00pm.
February 11 – Introduction to Origen
February 25 – Interpretation of Scripture
March 11 – Commentaries and Homilies I
April 1 – Commentaries and Homilies II
April 15 - On First Principles I
May 6 - On First Principles II
June 3 - Reception and Legacy