Aquinas Academy - Adult Education for Freedom of the Spirit in the Spirit

Courses

The Aquinas Academy offers a variety of courses in adult education, with a special focus on spirituality faith development within the Catholic tradition.

When

Courses are of varying lengths, ranging from Reatreats of up to one week, to a full year’s course in spirituality ("Developing your own Spirituality”).

Who

Generally speaking all courses are available to adults who seek to deepen their understand of truth. Obviously, Aquinas Academy has a specific focus on topics and themes pertinent to Catholics and other Christians. (See FAQ)

Where

Most courses are at:
Sydney City: Level 5, 141 Harrington St Sydney 2000

And occasionally some are at:

Hunters Hill: Marist Centre, 1 Mary Street or the Parish Hall, Cnr of Mary Street and Gladesville Road.

Contact

If you are interested in any of the courses below and wish to book or need further information please contact our secretary:

Tel: 02 9247 4651
Fax: 02 9252 2476
Email: secretary@aquinas-academy.com

Courses

Days of Solitude and Silence - 6 of them spread through the year

Michael Whelan SM, PhD; Marie Biddle RSJ MA MTh;

Friday March 26 2010; Sunday May 1 2010; Friday July 2 2010; Sunday August 22 2010; Friday September 3 2010; Sunday October 10 2010;.

Aquinas has a place dedicated to solitude and silence situated on the Colo River about 75 minutes from the heart of Sydney. We call that place "Nazareth" to remind us of the place where Jesus... more»

Term 01 COMMON GOOD LECTURE March 17 6.30pm in the Dixson Room at the NSW State Library

6.30pm Wednesday March 17 2010

Professor Hilary Charlesworth will deliver the Common Good Lecture in 2010.

Hilary Charlesworth is Professor and Director of the Centre for International Go... more»

Term 01 FIRST DAY OF SOLITUDE AND SILENCE - Friday March 26 2010

Michael Whelan SM, PhD; Marie Biddle RSJ MA MTh;

7.30am Friday March 26 2010

We meet at 7.30am at 141 Harrington Street. Marie and Michael drive participants to "Nazareth," about 75 minutes out of the city, on the Colo River where we spend a day in prayer and reflecti... more»

Term 01 PUTTING BELIEF INTO PRACTICE (Stephanie Dowrick and Michael Whelan) - Saturday March 13 9.30am-3pm 2010

Dr Stephanie Dowrick; Michael Whelan SM, PhD;

March 13 2010 9.30am - 3pm

Stephanie Dowrick and Michael Whelan will combine to present a day aimed at assisting the participants to put into practice their best aspirations. There will be input from both Stephanie and Micha... more»

Term 02 Contemplative Rhythm II, April 21/22 - May 12/13 2010 (PM/AM)

Michael Whelan SM, PhD; Marie Biddle RSJ MA MTh;

4 Wednesday evenings, 6pm - 8pm April 21 May 12 2010 repeated Thursday mornings, 10am-12noon, April 22 - May 13 2010

CONTEMPLATIVE RHYTHM I and II and III are designed to enable participants to develop a contemplative rhythm in their lives. This is a matter both of finding the... more»

Term 02 Developing Your Own Spirituality Unit 2, April 27 28 - June 8, 2010

Michael Whelan SM, PhD;

Tuesday evenings, April 27 - June 8, 2009

Our humanity is constituted in and through relationships – with God, however we name that One – with ourselves, with other people and with the events and things of our world.more»

Term 02 OEDIPUS, SHAKESPEARE AND THE SINGING DETECTIVE: THE LITERATURE OF FATE AND TRANSCENDENCE 10am - 12noon April 28 - June 2 2010

Dr Robert Tilley;

6 Wednesday mornings, 10am - 12noon, April 28 - June 2, 2010

In Oedipus Rex the power of divinity is expressed in the terror of claustrophobic fate. The cosmos is a closed text, all is determined, and nothing a... more»

Term 02 POOLS OF SILENCE IN A THIRSTY LAND 10am - 12noon, May 25 June 15 2010

Marie Biddle RSJ MA MTh;

4 Tuesday mornings 10am - 12noon May 25 - June 15 2010

This course will draw on poetry to explore the reality of prayer.

Contatc: secretary@aquinas-academy.com

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TERM 02 RETREAT AT ST JOSEPH'S HOUSE OF SPIRITUALITY KINCUMBER Tuesday April 16 - Sunday April 11 20

Michael Whelan SM, PhD; Marie Biddle RSJ MA MTh;

Tuesday April 6 - Sunday April 11 2010

This is a silent retreat where participants live in at the historic and beautiful Sisters of St Joseph House of Spirituality at Kincumber on the Central Coast of NSW.

Reservations are essen... more»

Term 02 SECOND DAY OF SOLITUDE AND SILENCE Sunday May 1 2010

Michael Whelan SM, PhD; Marie Biddle RSJ MA MTh;

7.30am Sunday May 1 2010

As per the first day of solitude and silence.

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Term 02 The Gospel of Matthew, April 20 - May 18, 2010.

Brian Beggs FMS, BA, Dip Ed, MA, BD, STL PhD;

5 Tuesday mornings, 10am-12pm, April 20 - May 18 2010

Introduction to Matthew’s Gospel.

Contact: secretary@aquinas-academy.com or phone 02 9247 4651

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Term 02 THE LETTERS OF ST PAUL UNIT 2 10am - 12noon April 21 - May 19 2010

Brian Beggs FMS, BA, Dip Ed, MA, BD, STL PhD;

4 Wednesday mornings, 10am - 12noon, April 21 - May 19 2010

This is the second in a series of four short courses introducing the Letters of St Paul.

This unit will consider Galatians and 1Corinthians

Contact: secretary@aquinas-academy.com

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Term 03 CONTEMPLATIVE RHYTHM III 6PM - 8PM sEPTEMBER 1 - 22 2010 and 10am - 12noon Sept 2 - 23 2010

Michael Whelan SM, PhD; Marie Biddle RSJ MA MTh;

4 Wednesday evenings, 6pm - 8pm Sept 1 - 22 2010 repeated Thursday mornings, 10am-12noon, Sept 2 - 23 2010

This is the third of three short courses aimed at assisting busy people to be contemplative in the midst of the pressures of life.

It is designed to be a month-long retreat, with spiritual ... more»

Term 03 Developing Your Own Spirituality - Unit 3, August 10 - September 21 2010

Michael Whelan SM, PhD;

Tuesday evenings, August 10 - September 21, 2010

Our humanity is constituted in and through relationships – with God, however we name that One – with ourselves, with other people and with the events and things of our world.more»