Course Number: IMCA-601-01
Course Title: SD1:Art of Accompaniment
Instructor: Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB.
Number of Credits: 2
Course Date: Thursdays 8:00-9:15pm ET from August 28, 2025 to December 11, 2025
Registration deadline: TBD
Registration will be limited to 30 students per course.
IMCA 601 – SPIRITUAL DIRECTION I: ART OF ACCOMPANIMENT
The 2020 Vatican Directory for Catechesis prescribes an accompaniment-based style of evangelizing catechesis. The necessity of accompaniment is becoming more prominent in a world where so many are suffering from so many wounds. Through reading, lectures, and discussions, participants will learn the foundational dynamics of the art of accompaniment which provides a basis for programs offered by the Institute for Ministry Formation. In this course we will cover:
- The role of Spiritual Direction and Accompaniment in the Church
- The need for Accompaniment in our time
- Our one-on-one relationship with God
- One-on-one human relationships
• The interior life
• The importance of vulnerability
• A listening that reveals and heals
• Communicating the Father’s Love
• Introduction to development in the life of prayer
• Basic psychological models insights for accompaniment - The qualities of the spiritual companion
- Introduction to supervision and self-awareness
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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