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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Study of the tradition of discernment in the Church with special emphasis on the rules for discernment of spirits in the Spiritual Exercises and the application of these to Christian life and practice.
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3.00 Credits
How to use Scripture responsibly in approaching the social and planetary issues of the third millennium. Sample topics: creation and ecology, violence and nonviolence, hunger and stewardship, conscience and civil authority, option for the poor. Opportunity for special issue study.
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3.00 Credits
Reflections on the practice of spiritual direction, retreat leadership, and other pastoral ministries in light of themes of justice, peace and solidarity in scripture, Christian history, Catholic social teaching, and human experience. Investigation of how the reality of social injustice affects the private and public dimensions ofthe spiritual life. Emphasis on personal appropriation and leadership development so that students may integrate knowledge that gain into the ministries.
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3.00 Credits
Human development studied through the main traditions within psychology and spirituality. How psychological and spiritual dynamics are integrated in personal formation with practical applications for spiritual direction and other ministries. Stress, anger, anxiety, control issues, fear, leisure, addictions, grief, sexuality, guilt and shame are seen within adult life-stages moving toward healing, discernment and wholeness.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Designed for both those who are familied and those who minister to families. Key questions: What are the elements of a spirituality derived from within the experience of family- What is the relationship between such a spirituality and the classic traditions of Christian spirituality?
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3.00 Credits
The relevance of Merton for contemporary American spirituality. Merton in context of the American experience: his life, writing and thought as guidelines for living the Gospel today. Special attention to themes of True Self, Contemplation and Non-violence.
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3.00 Credits
The nature and dynamics of spiritual formation, emphasizing personal developmental aspects of spiritual growth. Practical aspects of the spiritual life: spiritual identity, spiritual consciousness, holistic spirituality. Theoretical perspective on formative relations in structured situations: religious formation, seminary formation, spiritual formation in parishes. Formation issues: spiritual growth through stages of the life cycle, sexuality and chastiry, conflict and community, suffering and death, work and ministry.
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3.00 Credits
As body-persons, all men and women are called to integrate the various dimensions of our human existence within a thought out/lived out perspective, i.e., a spirituality. For various historical, cultural, and religious reasons incorporating our sexuality can be challenging, even problematic. Through lecture, guided reading/reflection, class discussion, and writing, students wil be encouraged to develop their personally meaningful spirituality of sexuality.
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3.00 Credits
Supervised experience in a practical ministry of the student's choice in consultation with the Program Director.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
To be arranged.
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