Sin and Grace in the Short Stories of Flannery O'Connor

SCHEDULE
  • Sept 17 Introduction “Letter on the Role of Literature in Formation” Pope Francis
  • Sept 24 “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” “Late Encounter with the Enemy”
  • Oct 1 “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,”  “The River”
  • Oct 8 “A Circle in the  Fire,” “Temple of the Holy Ghost”
  • Oct 15 “Good Country People,” “Greenleaf”
  • Oct 22 “Everything that Rises Must Converge,” “The Lame Shall Enter First”
  • Oct 29 “Why do the Heathen Rage?” “Parker’s Back”
  • Nov 5 “Revelation”
Tuesdays, Sep 17-Nov 5, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
St. Gregory the Great, 5545 N Paulina St

with Prof. Scott Moringiello (DePaul University)

This course will explore the work of America's greatest short story writer, Flannery O'Connor. We will consider the role Catholic themes of sin, grace, Incarnation, and salvation (among others) play in her fiction. And we will examine how her narratives enact the sacramental themes within the stories. We'll also encounter some of the most memorable characters in American literature.
$50 suggested donation.* 
​Register by filling out the form below. Contact Mark Franzen with any questions.

*You can pay online or bring a check or cash to the class. Make checks payable to Mary, Mother of God Parish with "St. Gregory's Hall" in the memo line. All donations are used to cover program and staff-related expenses of St. Gregory's Hall. No funds are used for general Parish operating expenses.

    Flannery O'Connor RSVP Form

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Scott Moringiello is scholar-in-residence at St. Gregory's Hall and Department Chair and Associate Professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul University, where he teaches classes on Catholic theology and religion and literature. He holds a PhD in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, an MPhil from the Divinity Faculty at the University of Cambridge, and a BA in Philosophy and Classics from Williams College. His research interest include religious themes in contemporary literature and the history of biblical exegesis. He and his family are former parishioners of St. Gregory the Great.