Integral Development
The well rounded person not only takes his studies and professional formation seriously, but also makes time to cultivate other interests. Lincoln Green offers students opportunities to broaden their interests and be refreshed in their enjoyment of meaningful pursuits such as service projects, hiking-excursions, pilgrimages, a film forum, and cooking ethnic meals.
The well rounded person not only takes his studies and professional formation seriously, but also makes time to cultivate other interests. Lincoln Green offers students opportunities to broaden their interests and be refreshed in their enjoyment of meaningful pursuits such as service projects, hiking-excursions, pilgrimages, a film forum, and cooking ethnic meals.
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• Films for discussion (#s are documentaries):
1. A Case for the Creator - biochemical irreducible complexity 2. Demographic Winter - socioeconomic impact of cultural ideologies 3. Endurance - Shackleton's South Pole expedition 4. Expelled - intelligent design 5. Secrets of the Mind - neurology 6. Spellbound - national spelling-b and different views on education 7. Surviving D-day - planning & execution 8. The Privileged Planet - anthropic principle via planetary-astrophysics 9. The Secrets of the Parthenon - skills of ancient architects/builders 10. The Scientific Adam - human migration: all men come from one man 11. Unlocking the Mystery of Life - biochemistry of life 12. Zero Days - cyber warfare A-List Feature Films A Quiet Place 1 - survival through education of the sensitive appetite Blackhawk Down - true story in Somalia re the gravity of prudence, leadership as preparation/training vs. presumption Eleni - true story regarding heroic motherhood & mercy during Greek civil war, & character development Eye in the Sky - ethical use of force (with drones) Gladiator - cardinal virtues & leadership Groundhog Day - how different world views affect personal relationship Hotel Rwanda - true story of genocide in Africa, & character development Inception - importance of filiation & "imprinting" Inside Out - Pixar, creative representation of anthropology Ip-man 1 - story of Wing Chung master & refinement of character The Lord of The Rings 1 & 2 - human nature, friendship & mission Master & Commander - leadership; mission vs. human development Matrix - different views on human nature Monsters Inc. - Pixar, definition-activation of a person Saving Private Ryan - prudence: vision affects relation of person/mission Small-Foot - relationship among freedom, authority-law & custom Star Trek, Into Darkness - stages of personal relationship Truman Show - personal freedom in society We Were Soldiers - prudence & solertia for leadership Other Feature Films After Life - Japanese, re a creative description of judgment & heaven Alita, Battle Angel - vocation, anamnesis & commitment Alive - true story of survival Coherence - ethical consequences of the many worlds view Dr. Strange - erroneous view of freedom & consequence of personal action Equilibrium - erroneous view of emotions Hacksaw Ridge - true story of commitment to ideals The Killing Fields - true story of how character is necessary for survival Knives Out - shrewdness & sincerity Lean on Me - true story of "tough love" in public school Megamind - importance of formation/natural law, & relationships determine personal meaning & importance of process-presentation RED - the nature of good habits Rogue One - mission & conversion Room for One More - black & white (1952) about adoption & virtue necessary to be generous Stand and Deliver - true story about teaching inner-city kids Willow - conversion & responsibility activated by persons |
Reading (excerpts) for Discussion
Amoris Laetitiae by Francis I - re the joy of love Apostolicam Acuositatem - re the apostolate of the laity (Vatican II) Behold The Pierced One by Joseph Ratzinger - re The Sacred Heart Called to Communion by Joseph Ratzinger Credo for Today by Joseph Ratzinger Dei Verbum - re divine revelation (Vatican II) Didache - re primitive Church teaching Dies Domini by John Paul II - re The Sabbath Eschatology by Joseph Ratzinger Epistles of Ignatius of Antioch - re primitive Church teaching The Feast of Faith by Joseph Ratzinger - re The Mass A General Theory of Authority by Yves Simon Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. Lumen Fidei by Francis I - re the light of faith Lumen Gentium by Paul VI (Vatican II) - re The Church Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl New Outpourings of The Spirit by Joseph Ratzinger - re charisms A New Song for The Lord by Joseph Ratzinger - re the liturgy & worship The Range of Reason by Jacque Maritain Sermon - Passionately Loving The World by Josemaria Escriva Sermon on mercy, Montgomery AL, 1957 by Martin Luther King Jr. Spe Salvi by Benedict XVI - re hope The Sadness of Christ by Thomas More - re The Passion The Spirit of The Liturgy by Joseph Ratzinger - re liturgy Thanksgiving Proclamation by George Washington The Wonder of Guadalupe by Francis Johnston The Yes of Jesus Christ & The God of Jesus Christ by Joseph Ratzinger • Seminar - "the person" Christifideles Laici by John Paul II Concerning The Notion of The Person by Joseph Ratzinger Truth & Freedom by Joseph Ratzinger Libertas by Leo XIII - re human freedom Conscience & Truth by Joseph Ratzinger Veritatis Slendor by John Paul II - re objective truth Love & Responsibility by Karol Wojytla The Feeling of Things, The Contemplation of Beauty by Joseph Ratzinger Letter to Artists by John Paul II The Separate Vocations of Man and Woman by Edith Stein The Holy Spirit as Communio by Joseph Ratzinger Deus Caritas Est by Benedict XVI Behold The Pierced One by Ratzinger Haurietis Aquas by Pius XII - re devotion to The Sacred Heart Gaudete et Exsultate by Francis I - re vocation to holiness Caritas in Veritate by Benedict XVI In the Beginning by Ratzinger Eschatology by Ratzinger Dives Misericordia by John Paul II - re divine mercy • Seminar-Workshops - personality (from Aquinas & personalism) Temperament & Internal Senses Abstraction & Knowledge Intellectual Virtues & Decision-making Moral Virtues (~ 20-hours) Supernatural Life (The Person & Grace): Gifts, Fruits & Beatitudes • Seminar-Workshops - personal formation Friendship Leadership Mentoring • Seminar - Catholic Social Teaching Christifideles Laici by John Paul II Outline of The Compendium of Catholic Social Teaching Rerum Novarum by Leo XIII Quadragesimo Anno by Pius XI Mater et Magistra by John XXIII Pacem in Terris by John XXIII Gaudium et Spes by Paul VI (Vatican II) Dignitatis Humanae by Paul VI (Vatican II) Gravissimum Educationis by Paul VI (Vatican II) Populorum Progressio by Paul VI Octogesima Adveniens by Paul VI Sollicitudo Rei Socialis by John Paul II Centesimus Annus by John Paul II Humanae Vitae by Paul VI Evangelium Vitae by John Paul II Laborem Exercens by John Paul II Fides et Ratio by John Paul II Caritas in Veritate by Benedict XVI Laudato Si by Francis I |