Course number: IMSD-782-01 Course Title: Benedictine Spirituality Taught by Fr. Boniface Hicks, O.S.B. Number of Credits: 2 Course Date: Tuesdays 8:00-9:15pm from January 15, 2024
A directed retreat of at least 8 days or the Ignatian 19th Annotation, taken after at least 6 credits in the spiritual direction program. The
Practicum in Spiritual Direction II – IMSD-698 -1 credit This practicum enables students to grow in their practice of the art of spiritual direction under
The Readiness for Ministry Exam is held towards the end of the student’s final semester of studies. It is a major assessment mechanism and is
IMSD 602 – SPIRITUAL DIRECTION II: DIRECTING PRAYER The participants will learn the foundational dynamics of spiritual direction through reading, lectures, and discussions. SD 2 will expand
Course Number: IMSD-660-01 Course Title: Moral Theology for Spiritual Directors Course Date: Mondays 6:30-8:15pm from January 15, 2024 to May 10, 2024. Number of
Course number: IMSD-700-01 Course Title: Psychology for Spiritual Directors Taught by Dr. Courtney Minerd Number of Credits: 2 Course Date: Wednesdays 5:00 – 6:15pm ET from
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 will consist of a weekly online interactive lecture by video conference correlated with assigned readings. Students will be expected to make weekly discussion posts and respond to posts in addition to assessment by two exams and a short paper. The course can be taken for credit towards a future degree or audited for personal enrichment.
This course addresses the historical-cultural background, content, and theology associated with each of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke). It considers the relationships of these Gospel accounts to one another and aspects of the literary and historical contexts that provide insight into the intended meaning of the evangelists for particular passages as well as the overall structure and content of each of their accounts of the Gospel. The course explains basic principles and considerations for performing Catholic biblical interpretation (exegesis) and requires limited exegeses of specified passages over the course of the term as well as an exegetical paper on a selected passage. Concurrently, it examines the doctrinal import of the respective texts.
How does a parish respond to the decreasing engagement in its sacramental and community life? How can a parish form missionary disciples and why would someone want to be a missionary disciple? What lessons from the early church can we apply to become a parish that is a center of missionary discipleship? What are the best practices of effective missionary parishes? These are some of the questions that will be explored in this summer intensive course designed for parish leaders.
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