January 25

Dante

Read one Canto aloud each day.

1. Explicate each contrapasso in circle 7: blasphemers, usurers, & sodomites.

2. Why is sodomy a sin of violence?

3. What are the obsessions for fame - i.e. immortality project - for each of the following groups:  Heretics, Suicidals, Sodomites.

4. Why is hell round?

1. How is sin the same as suffering?
2. Must sin precede praise as confession?
3. Identify all things that may precede praise and how they come about. Draw a picture.
4. Describe the influence of each of Augustine's mentors on his spiritual journey.