Course Number: IMCA-600-01
Course Title: Principles of Prayer and Catholic Spirituality
Instructor: Fr. Boniface Hicks, O.S.B.
Number of Credits: 2
Course Date: Tuesdays 6:30-7:45pm ET from August 26, 2025 to December 9, 2025
Registration deadline: TBD
Registration will be limited to 40 students per course.
IMCA 600 – PRINCIPLES OF PRAYER AND CATHOLIC SPIRITUALITY
Topics include:
- Stages of spiritual development – purgative, illuminative and unitive
- Development in prayer – vocal prayer, meditation, contemplation
- Personal relationship with three Persons of Trinity
- Identifying misdirections in prayer and false mysticism
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 Catechetics program and will be taught with Catechetics students specifically in mind. All are welcome to take this course for credit or to audit.
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