Class 4: Free Will and Love as expressed in the Purgatorio and the Paradiso

Dante’s Divine Comedy, published between the years 1314 and 1321, is enjoying its septuacentennial anniversary providing a richness in our Catholic faith through a spirituality that is grounded in our Marian devotion. This course will provide an overview of the Comedy, demonstrating the influence our Blessed Mother has as co-redemptrix.

Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, is a Lay Dominican of the Queen of the Holy Rosary chapter in the Province of St. Albert the Great and serves as Professor of Intercultural Studies and Vice-President at Holy Apostles College & Seminary in Cromwell, CT. He lives in St. Louis with his wife, Dr. Stephanie Mahfood, and children, Alexander and Eva Ruth.