THE VISITATION INSTITUTE
​SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

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​​The Visitation Institute School of Theology (VIST) aims to equip parishioners and guests with a deeper understanding of the Church's faith, through more rigorous and comprehensive studies of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the Church's history of Fundamental/Dogmatic Theology, Moral Theology, Liturgy, the Sacraments, and Prayer.

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Over the next few semesters, the VIST classes will be joining the Church throughout the United States in working to foster a deeper understanding and love for the Eucharist and Holy Mass.  

For 2023-24, we will be reading two relatively recent but classic texts,
​one in the fall, and one during the Easter season.

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​During the fall we will be reading Dom Anscar Vonier, OSB's classic 
A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist. This book, written in 1925 is one of the greatest theological works ever written in English, offering profound reflections on the Eucharist through the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas & the Council of Trent and molding the hearts of many that would contribute to the Liturgical Movement.  Cardinal Avery Dulles, arguably the greatest American Catholic theologian said simply of this book, "it should never be out of print!"  
This study will begin on November 9th.


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    Following the celebration of Our Lord's Resurrection, we will study Joseph Ratzinger/ Pope Benedict XVI's masterpiece The Spirit of the Liturgy.  Arguably one of the two most influential books on the Liturgy in the past 100 years (along with Fr. Jean Corbon's The Wellspring of  Worship which we read last year), this text continues to mold the hearts of theologians,  seminarians, and the lay faithful, even decades after its release.  
 This study begins April 11th, 2024.
For more information, please contact Josh Dieterich, jdieterich@stmaryeg.org or 262-782-4575 x109.​