St. Bernard's is delighted to offer the opportunity of auditing one of two pre-selected Fall 2025 courses for $35! We are committed to featuring courses that enhance the truths of our faith, and as such, wish to share our offerings with as many people as possible.
The two pre-selected courses to choose from are:
1. In the Heart's Place: Reading St. Augustine of Hippo's "Confessions'"
2. Faith, Fiction, and Film: The Drama of Belief
The location of a course is designated below by one of two geographic areas, indicating the location from which the live course is taught. Students who are within commuting distance to that location are encouraged to attend class in person. All Catholic theology courses online can be accessed synchronously for those unable to attend in person or not in commuting distance. Live course times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EDT/EST). Further details on distance learning can be found here.
Discounted Fall 2025 Audit
August 25th - December 12th
Discounted auditor application deadline for Fall is September 5th
ROC indicates Rochester Campus
B/C354: In the Heart's Place: Reading St. Augustine of Hippo's Confessions (Marco Stango, Ph.D.)
The course will be a close reading of St. Augustine of Hippo’s Confessions. The aim of the course is twofold: to introduce the main concepts and themes of Augustine’s Christian thought as it is genetically presented in the Confessions, including, but not limited to, language, human questioning, human knowledge, time and eternity, the problem of evil, memory, creation, and friendship; to evaluate the reasons for the enduring presence of Augustine’s thought in some contemporary thinkers, such as Martin Heidegger, Jean-Luc Marion, and others.
3 credits | Online
Thursdays, 6:00 — 9:00pm EDT, August 28th, September 4th, September 11th, September 18th, September 25th, October 2nd, October 9th, October 16th, October 23rd, October 30th, November 6th, November 13th, November 20th, December 4th, December 11th
C/D460: Faith, Fiction, and Film: The Drama of Belief (Matthew Kuhner, Ph.D.)
"Every genuine art form in its own way is a path to the inmost reality of man and of the world. It is therefore a wholly valid approach to the realm of faith, which gives human experience its ultimate meaning" (Pope St. John Paul II, Letter to Artists, 6). This course will explore how the art forms of fiction and film approach the realm of faith, reverencing its mystery and disclosing its richness. Beginning with a theological discussion of the relationship between Catholicism and art, the course will move to enjoy and reflect upon recent examples of fiction and film that have explored the drama of belief. Works of fiction by Flannery O'Connor, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Graham Greene, and films by Karen Blixen and Xavier Beauvois will be explored.
3 credits | ROC and Online
Every other Wednesday, 6:00 — 9:00pm EDT, September 3rd, September 17th, October 1st, October 15th, October 29th, November 12th, December 3rd, December 10th
