To celebrate the 50th anniversary of DeSales University, the Salesian Center for Faith & Culture is offering our first-ever MOOC, a massive open online course, on the Everyday Spirituality of St. Francis de Sales. The MOOC will be offered during the 2016 Lenten season, February 10 through March 13 and will be entirely free. For information regarding the MOOC visit us at www.desales.edu/salesianMOOC or contact us at 610.282.1100 x 1244.
The course will delve into the spirituality taught by St. Francis de Sales and will cover such topics as Salesian Pedagogy for a Devout Life; Living out the Will of God, and Everyday Spirituality Every Day. The course will be led by Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS.
Fr. Dailey is the founding and current Director of the Salesian Center for Faith & Culture and holds the Blessed Louis Brisson Chair in Salesian Spirituality at DeSales University. He is also a professor of Theology in the Division of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at DeSales.
Established in 2000, The Salesian Center for Faith and Culture’s mission is to promote the interaction of faith and culture, in a mutually beneficial engagement, through academic initiatives that focus on the authentic integration of social concerns and gospel values. The Salesian Center supports intellectual activity in research studies, dialogue events including public forums and lectures and partnership programs. For information about The Salesian Center for Faith and Culture, visit our website at www.desales.edu/salesian or call 610-282-1100, ext. 1244.