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Front Cover Oct 2026

Front Cover

Spiritan Horizons

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Student Essay Winners Oct 2026

Student Essay Winners

Spiritan Horizons

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Introduction Oct 2026

Introduction

Spiritan Horizons

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Fr. Henri Le Floch Cssp—The Forgotten Pioneer Of Poullart Studies. Part I, Eamonn Mulcahy Cssp Oct 2026

Fr. Henri Le Floch Cssp—The Forgotten Pioneer Of Poullart Studies. Part I, Eamonn Mulcahy Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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How The Spiritan Mission And Spirituality Can Bring Hope Today, Igono Abel Raphael Cssp Oct 2026

How The Spiritan Mission And Spirituality Can Bring Hope Today, Igono Abel Raphael Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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A Spirit-Led Movement: From Missionary Sending To Lay Vocation: The Development Of Lay Spiritans In The United States (1965–2026), John Hansen Phd, Anne Marie Witchger Hansen Phd Oct 2026

A Spirit-Led Movement: From Missionary Sending To Lay Vocation: The Development Of Lay Spiritans In The United States (1965–2026), John Hansen Phd, Anne Marie Witchger Hansen Phd

Spiritan Horizons

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The Dynamics Of Hospitality: A Paradigm For Promoting And Doing Authentic Catholic Theologies, Gregory Olikenyi Cssp Oct 2026

The Dynamics Of Hospitality: A Paradigm For Promoting And Doing Authentic Catholic Theologies, Gregory Olikenyi Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Animating Spiritan Education Through Communities Of Practice, Steve Hansen Phd, Anne Marie Witchger Hansen Phd Oct 2026

Animating Spiritan Education Through Communities Of Practice, Steve Hansen Phd, Anne Marie Witchger Hansen Phd

Spiritan Horizons

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Visit To A Place Of Worship, Emma Mindach Oct 2026

Visit To A Place Of Worship, Emma Mindach

Spiritan Horizons

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Forming Students For Mission Trips, William H. Christy Cssp Oct 2026

Forming Students For Mission Trips, William H. Christy Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Bede Uche Ukwuije, Trinity And Inculturation: The Humanity Of God And The Future Of African Theolog Y. University Of Notre Dame Press, 2026. X + 351 Pages. $65 (Hardcover); $51.99 (Ebook), George Worgul Oct 2026

Bede Uche Ukwuije, Trinity And Inculturation: The Humanity Of God And The Future Of African Theolog Y. University Of Notre Dame Press, 2026. X + 351 Pages. $65 (Hardcover); $51.99 (Ebook), George Worgul

Spiritan Horizons

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Table Of Contents Oct 2026

Table Of Contents

Spiritan Horizons

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Whose Mind Is It Anyway? A Phenomenological Reflection On The Experience Of Spiritan Christian Thinking, Jeffrey Mccurry Phd Oct 2026

Whose Mind Is It Anyway? A Phenomenological Reflection On The Experience Of Spiritan Christian Thinking, Jeffrey Mccurry Phd

Spiritan Horizons

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Continuing The Quest For Morality Truly Christian, Truly African: The Achievement Of Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp. Edited By Maurice Agbaw-Ebai And Matthew Levering. South Bend, Indiana: St. Augustine’S Press, 2025. Xiii + 391 Pages. $36., James Chukwuma Okoye Cssp Oct 2026

Continuing The Quest For Morality Truly Christian, Truly African: The Achievement Of Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp. Edited By Maurice Agbaw-Ebai And Matthew Levering. South Bend, Indiana: St. Augustine’S Press, 2025. Xiii + 391 Pages. $36., James Chukwuma Okoye Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Mystical Revelation And Knowledge Of God: Reclaiming Spirituality In Theology Through The Mystics, Elizabeth A. Merski Aug 2026

Mystical Revelation And Knowledge Of God: Reclaiming Spirituality In Theology Through The Mystics, Elizabeth A. Merski

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Since the scholastic era, the pursuit of God has occurred preeminently through reason, leading to an imbalanced theology of God that persists to the present day in the form of intellect-centered theology. As a resolution, this work proposes that the mobilization of private, mystical revelation as a source of legitimized theological knowledge of God has the potential to close the existent epistemological gap between reason/belief and theology/spirituality, demonstrating the integral unity between authentic knowledge of God and the receiver’s personal acceptance of God in faith. After examining the required methodological components for the discipline of theology and identifying criteria for …


See-Judge-Act In The Age Of Viral Violence: Moral Agency, Praxis, And Social Media, Thomas Elias Jul 2026

See-Judge-Act In The Age Of Viral Violence: Moral Agency, Praxis, And Social Media, Thomas Elias

Graduate Student Research Symposium

More and more, young adults are encountering war and violence through an unrelenting stream of social media images and videos: bombed apartment blocks, civilians fleeing airstrikes, and acts of political violence. Psychological research links exposure to unfiltered depictions of war with heightened trauma symptoms. In the age of social media, people undergo the moral processes online in response to war, terror, and injustice. While these platforms amplify global awareness, they also strain the capacities of moral agents to see clearly, judge responsibly, and act meaningfully. Drawing on Catholic social thought, digital ethics, and psychological research, this project explores how viral …


Women’S Peace Agency: Reading Africae Munus In The Framework Of Emilie Townes’ Womanist Ethics And The Cultural Production Of Evil, Leonard N. Zifac Jul 2026

Women’S Peace Agency: Reading Africae Munus In The Framework Of Emilie Townes’ Womanist Ethics And The Cultural Production Of Evil, Leonard N. Zifac

Graduate Student Research Symposium

This paper employs Emilie M. Townes's womanist ethical framework—particularly her concept of the "cultural production of evil"—to critically examine Pope Benedict XVI's post-synodal exhortation Africae Munus (2011) and its treatment of African women's agency in peacebuilding. While Africae Munus calls the Church in Africa to serve reconciliation, justice, and peace, and acknowledges women's dignity and contributions to family and community life, the document largely confines women's roles to maternal, supportive, and domestic spheres without adequately challenging the patriarchal structures that systematically marginalize women from strategic leadership and formal peace processes. Drawing on Townes's analysis of how cultural narratives, religious discourse, …


Becoming A "Still Point Of Grace": Identifying Obstacles Faced By Catholic Elementary School Teachers In Meeting The Needs Of Students With Generalized Anxiety In The Classroom, Kerry Smigielski May 2026

Becoming A "Still Point Of Grace": Identifying Obstacles Faced By Catholic Elementary School Teachers In Meeting The Needs Of Students With Generalized Anxiety In The Classroom, Kerry Smigielski

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In the midst of a mental health crisis in the United States, teachers in the Diocese of Cityville need to be equipped to serve elementary students who experience anxiety within an authentic Catholic context. The purpose of this study is to begin improvement research on classroom supports for students with generalized anxiety in the Diocese of Cityville elementary schools. Journey lines and a focus group discussion were conducted within a causal systems analysis to respond to the central research question: “What obstacles do Catholic elementary school teachers in the Diocese of Cityville face in meeting the needs of students with …


St. John Henry Cardinal Newman’S Mariology: A Distinctively Patristic And English Understanding Of Marian Doctrine And Devotion, Erin Meikle May 2026

St. John Henry Cardinal Newman’S Mariology: A Distinctively Patristic And English Understanding Of Marian Doctrine And Devotion, Erin Meikle

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St. John Henry Newman’s understanding and reception of the dogma of divine motherhood grew during his pre-Catholic years. This study employs a form of reception theory to argue that Newman exercised reserve and compromise in his discourse on Mary’s identity as the Mother of God during both his evangelical and high church Anglican periods. The first three chapters conduct a historical investigation of Marian devotion and reception of the dogma of divine motherhood in England from the period of the apparition at Walsingham (1061) up until the nineteenth century. The analyses indicate that England had an intense Marian devotion and …


An Ancient And Future Model Of Ecclesial Ministry: Exploring Insights From African Ecclesiology For A Revitalized Understanding Of The Catechist In The Amecea Region, Fortunatus Mugisha Dec 2025

An Ancient And Future Model Of Ecclesial Ministry: Exploring Insights From African Ecclesiology For A Revitalized Understanding Of The Catechist In The Amecea Region, Fortunatus Mugisha

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The ministry of the catechist has historically been an enduring and transformative ministry in the life of the Church in Africa, particularly in the AMECEA region. Within the AMECEA region (Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa), catechists have ministered not merely as transmitters of the faith but as the “unsung heroes and heroines” and vital agents of evangelization, pastoral care, and community leadership serving as the local face of the Church. This dissertation, relying on the insights from African ecclesiologies, proposes a renewed theological and pastoral understanding of the catechist as an ancient and future model of ecclesial …


Introduction, James Chukwuma Okoye Cssp Nov 2025

Introduction, James Chukwuma Okoye Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Table Of Contents Nov 2025

Table Of Contents

Spiritan Horizons

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Claude Poullart Des Places And Francis Libermann On Mission Today In North-Eastern Nigeria, Kenneth Odeh Oori Cssp Nov 2025

Claude Poullart Des Places And Francis Libermann On Mission Today In North-Eastern Nigeria, Kenneth Odeh Oori Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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The Ecclesial Approach Of The Synod On Synodality, The Synthesis Report Of Its October 2023 Phase, And My Understanding Of The Spiritan Mission, Emmanuel Ofori Donkor Cssp Nov 2025

The Ecclesial Approach Of The Synod On Synodality, The Synthesis Report Of Its October 2023 Phase, And My Understanding Of The Spiritan Mission, Emmanuel Ofori Donkor Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Spiritan Priestly Formation In Light Of The Synod On Synodality, Justi Tarimo Cssp Nov 2025

Spiritan Priestly Formation In Light Of The Synod On Synodality, Justi Tarimo Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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A Journey In Prayer With Father Libermann, Marc Whelan Cssp Nov 2025

A Journey In Prayer With Father Libermann, Marc Whelan Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Front Cover Nov 2025

Front Cover

Spiritan Horizons

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The Missionary Dimension Of The Ideas Of Poullart Des Places And His Foundation, Albert De Jong Cssp Nov 2025

The Missionary Dimension Of The Ideas Of Poullart Des Places And His Foundation, Albert De Jong Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Libermann And Paul: Two Stories Of Conversion, A Common Grace, Crispin Mbumba Cssp Nov 2025

Libermann And Paul: Two Stories Of Conversion, A Common Grace, Crispin Mbumba Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Revisiting Sites Of Spiritan Spirituality In France, Dora Janeway Odarenko Nov 2025

Revisiting Sites Of Spiritan Spirituality In France, Dora Janeway Odarenko

Spiritan Horizons

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