Course Number: IMSD-650-01
Course Title: Sacramental Theology and Ecclesiology for Spiritual Directors
Instructor: Dr. Helene Paharik
Number of Credits: 2
Course Meeting Time: Tuesdays 6:30pm to 7:45pm ET from Jan 14, 2025 to May 6, 2025
Registration deadline: Nov 25, 2024
Registration will be limited to 35 students per course.
IMSD 650 – SACRAMENTAL THEOLOGY AND ECCLESIOLOGY FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS
Course Description: This course explores the nature of the Church from the sacramental, missional, and spiritual perspectives. Students will appropriate the doctrinal heritage of the Roman Catholic Church by developing a particular familiarity with Parts I and II of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The documents of the Second Vatican Council as well as the writings of recent pontiffs will provide a theological framework for fostering communion and mission in the Church through a full and active participation in her sacramental life. Topics include The Trinitarian Origin and Destiny of the Church, The Scriptural Foundation of the Church, Belief in the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, The Church as the Sacrament of the Divine Mission, Roles within the Mystical Body of Christ, Living the Sacramental Life, and the Church as Mother and Bride. This course will equip spiritual directors to help their directees grow in the Christian life through believing, celebrating and living the paschal mystery of Christ in the sacraments of the Church.
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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