This session covered Dante’s Purgatorio, Cantos X-XII, examining the sin of pride and proposing remedies to do battle with this devastating sin
Month: February 2023
Temptation in Dostoevsky’s “Grand Inquisitor”
This episode is a discussion of the three temptations of Christ through the lens of the Grand Inquisitor in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Healing Envy, Anger, Sloth and Greed
In this session, we cover cantos of The Purgatorio which touch upon healing remedies for the sins of envy, anger, sloth, and greed.
Beginning the Climb up Purgatory Mountain: Souls Who Just Made It
We enter the second phase of our journey through the afterlife as we begin Dante’s Purgatorio. We will be considering Cantos I-VII, much of which is dedicated to considering those souls who just make it to salvation, whom Dante calls “the Late-Repentant.”
Rejecting God’s Sovereignty: Sins Against Truth in Dante’s Inferno
In this session, we complete our journey through Dante’s Inferno, looking specifically at Cantos XVIII, XX, and XXIII-XXVIII. Imagining the darkest paces in hell, Dante will compel us to consider sins of deceit, disloyalty, betrayal, deceit, and treachery. Our journey concludes with the encounter with Lucifer himself in the deepest circle of hell.