Course Number: IMSD-660-01
Course Title: Moral Theology for Spiritual Directors
Instructor: Dr. Michel Therrien
Number of Credits: 2
Course Meeting Time: Mondays 6:30-8:15pm ET from January 13, 2025 to May 5, 2025.
Registration deadline: Nov 25, 2024
Registration will be limited to 35 students per course.
IMSD 660 – MORAL THEOLOGY FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS
Course description: Spiritual directors are called to help Christians grow in holiness. This includes an aspect of catechesis as described by the Catechism of the Catholic Church in CCC 1697: “Catechesis has to reveal in all clarity the joy and the demands of the way of Christ. Catechesis for the ‘newness of life’ in him should be: a catechesis of the Holy Spirit, … a catechesis of grace, … a catechesis of the beatitudes, … a catechesis of sin and forgiveness, … a catechesis of the human virtues, … a catechesis of the Christian virtues of faith, hope, and charity, … a catechesis of the twofold commandment of charity, … an ecclesial catechesis.” In this course, students will learn principles and applications of moral theology, with a special focus on the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Part III, that will assist them as spiritual directors to help their directees grow in the Christian life.
This course is conducted online through a combination of synchronous, interactive, online video-conferenced meetings in the evening, reading assignments, and asynchronous online discussions and videos through the Schoology educational software platform. Like all IMF courses, it will follow the Saint Vincent academic calendar.
Note: While this course is available to anyone, it is a required course for the Spiritual Direction program and will be taught with spiritual direction students specifically in mind. All are welcome to take this course for credit or to audit.
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