Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) is one of the most inspiring figures in Christianity: a Doctor of the Church, visionary mystic, powerful composer of hymns, artist, and philosopher. Now, you have the opportunity to know Hildegard intimately in this program on her life and spirituality.
The story of her stunning visionary life and images of her great works of art have come down to us through the centuries. They are priceless gifts birthed from her long life as a Benedictine nun. Embark on this journey through Hildegard's life and works. Lyn Doucet delivers these excellent lectures in her signature Southern voice.
Hildegard created major texts of theology and cosmology accompanied by rich and powerfully beautiful illuminations: paintings derived directly from her visions. Hildegard also created lovely music for her nuns to sing, and her music is still widely popular today. She worked as a physician in her monasteries and wrote two books on the natural world and healing. Her letters to popes, kings, bishops, monks, nuns, and laypeople continue to offer an amazing glimpse into her life and times.
Hildegard's understanding of all things great and small was ahead of its time, and her relationship with God continues to speak powerfully to us in our own era. Blessed John Paul II called Hildegard a "light for her people and her time." Spend some time with this inspiring Doctor of the Church and discover how her mystical light continues to guide us today.
This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.
Lyn Holley Doucet leads powerful retreats that combine her solid grounding in Ignatian spirituality with her talents in ministry. Now, Catholic women can join her for a restorative audio retreat made especially for them.
Doucet's retreat centers on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a trusted pathway to Christian spiritual renewal. If you're a woman whose spiritual life needs some rejuvenation, look no further.
A gifted storyteller, she infuses gentle humor into her lectures, painting images that will lead you into deeply healing practices of prayer. Throughout, Doucet remains firmly rooted in the strong foundation of the Exercises and the Ignatian spiritual tradition.
Doucet gives clear and specific guidelines for setting up to pray with the retreat. As she commiserates frankly with the stressed-filled lives of many women today, she offers tips for how to carve out time for these much-needed spiritual practices. The Ignatian teaching on disordered attachments that Doucet offers provides an apt lens through which to better understand the compulsions, anxieties, and restlessness that so often bog us down.
Come away without leaving home. As you draw closer to Jesus, you'll learn how best to receive the gifts of abundant new life and love He can offer your thirsty spirit.
This retreat is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF prayer guide.
