We are an Adult Education Centre, located in Dublin, Ireland and our website is www.lumenop.ie.
On our website you can read our Mission Statement:
Lumen Dominican Centre derives its mission from the educational ideal of the Congregation of Dominican Sisters, Cabra within the Order’s tradition of teaching and preaching.
The programme is truly ecumenical, seeking to promote the dialogue between faith and culture and acknowledging the giftedness of other religious traditions. In this way, Lumen fosters the development of all its participants and enables them to undertake various forms of service or ministry in Church and society.
We wish to draw your attention to a number of online modules that we are offering this term and which you can learn about on the website.
22. Together in Hope: Interfaith and Spiritual Responses to COVID-19
26 Jan. – 23 Feb., 7.00-8.00pm
Jude Lal Fernando, Swami Purnananda, Myozan Kodo, Arslaan Khan, Judith McAdam, Deirdre O’Donnell, Hilary Abrahamson
Together in Hope is a series of joint reflections on COVID-19 given by leaders of diverse faith communities and spiritual practitioners. In this moment of unprecedented crisis, this series of sessions aims at creating a space – virtually – in which to find and give hope, courage and support to one another through our diverse religious, spiritual and humanist resources.
Please note this is a module in real time and is not recorded.
€35 (5 online classes)
23. How Pandemics Changed Us – Historical Perspectives
Sabine Schratz OP
Pandemics have been a dreaded scourge throughout the history of humanity. Their personification as the Pale Rider of the Apocalyptic Horsemen not only illustrates the sheer horror and suffering they inflicted on millions of people but also their potential for radical and permanent change. This short module will look at how former generations lived through and responded to pandemic crises, thereby reshaping society, medicine, economy, religion and art.
€35 (4 pre-recorded talks and 1 webinar 17 Feb., 7.30-8.30pm)
24. Inspiration for All Seasons: Celtic Wisdom for Today
John Scally
In troubled times Celtic Christianity offers connections, community and common sense. It continues to be as a rich vein to be mined of insight, imagination and inspiration. This series is not a nostalgic portal to a golden age of traditional Irish lyricism with mighty mists lolling lazily about the Celtic landscape but a search for wisdom that can present guidance for some of the most pressing issues facing the Church and society today.
€35 (5 pre-recorded talks and 1 webinar 24 March, 7.30-8.30pm)
25. The Doctors Dilemmas: Medical Ethics in a fast-changing world
John Scally
On virtually a daily basis there is a report of a new case which stretches the boundaries of medicine and raises yet another new moral dilemma. Such cases generate a lot of public anxiety that medical science has gone too far and that humankind has taken on powers hitherto reserved for God. This course considers such questions as: How are we to shield ourselves from the excesses of technical advances in medicine while preserving the benefits of modern health care?
€40 (6 pre-recorded talks and 1 webinar 19 May, 7.30-8.30pm)
26. Passion Narrative in John
Kieran O’Mahony OSA
On this module, we will use six lenses (suggested by the Gospel itself) to explore how the evangelists understands cross and resurrection of Jesus. After an introductory session, presenting the six perspectives, we will go through the passion narrative scene by scene. The final lecture will attempt a synthesis of the overall teaching of John with an eye to contemporary approaches to salvation.
€40 (6 pre-recorded talks and 1 webinar 21 April, 7.30-8.30pm)
27. “Behold I will make a way in the wilderness” (Is 43:19): Towards a biblical spirituality for the times we live in"
Seán Goan
The motif of the desert features strongly in the founding story of the Israelites and recurs often in the writing of the prophets as they reflect on the people’s calling. In this course we will focus on “wilderness”texts from both the Old and New Testaments in order to help us situate our own faith journey in today’s uncertain world.
€35 (5 pre-recorded talks and 1 webinar 26 May, 7.30-8.30pm)
28. “I haven’t a clue!”
Seán Goan
The aim of this short on-line course is to introduce the Bible to people who have little or no knowledge of this remarkable book. Our intention is to address four basic questions in four twenty-minute programmes in the hope that we can awaken your interest in reading the Bible for today. The programmes are: 1) Where did the Bible come from? 2) How long did it take to write? 3) Who wrote it? 4) Why do we call it the word of God?
€25 (4 pre-recorded talks, available from 17 Feb.)