Toward a Catholic Understanding of Women (Fall 2025)

This course will be an exploration of the anthropology of the female person in light of her innate authority demonstrated through her influence, power, and effect as portrayed in Sacred Spripture, Church teaching, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the dynamic of covenant.  There is a fundamental philosophical and theological divide between a Catholic understanding of the female person and the radical feminist and secularist views.  That will be unpacked throughout the course as a Catholic philosophical and theological understanding of the female person is articulated.  We will explore the influence, effect, and power of woman's authority in the Church and the world-at-large as seen through the Blessed Virgin Mary, the saints, and contemporary women.  While exploring the relationship between woman's authority and the character and skills necessary to be a Catholic leader, we will identify the practical pastoral application of such to meet the challenges of the contemporary culture and society.