Fall 2009 Courses
8 September – 19 December

THEO 829 – CHALLENGES FACING THE CONTEMPORARY CHURCH (Prokes): among the various challenges examined are dissent, electronic media, migration, secularized Catholic universities, clergy scandals, and reinterpretations of sex, marriage, and family. Monday evenings 7:30 – 9:30 pm

PHIL 602 – PHILOSOPHY OF GOD & MAN (Burns): a philosophical examination of the proofs for the existence of God, the nature of the human person, the human intellect and will, and the immortality of the human soul. Tuesday early evenings 5 – 7 pm

THEO 724 – SEXUAL ETHICS (deLadurantaye): human sexuality and sexual morality within the Catholic tradition, including contraception, divorce, homosexual “marriage,” extra-marital sex, chastity. Tuesday evenings 7:30 – 9:30 pm

EDUC 620 – MONTESSORI CATECHESIS AND FAMILY SPIRITUALITY (Radzik): the educational and catechetical theory of Maria Montessori, and how to implement it in the classroom, parish, and home. Wednesday early evenings 5 – 7 pm

THEO 712 – PATRISTICS (Pilon): an examination of the theological writings of selected Church Fathers in their historical contexts and their present-day applicability. Wednesday evenings 7:30 – 9:30 pm

SPIR 812 – RECENT & CONTEMPORARY SPIRITUAL CLASSICS (Prokes): discussion of readings (ranging from fiction to more traditional spiritual writing) from 19th and 20th century authors such as Fr. Thomas Dubay, Mother Teresa, Catherine de Hueck, Fr. Richard J. Neuhaus, St. Therese of Lisieux, Walker Percy, and others. Thursday mornings 9:45 – 11:45 am

THEO 601 – GOD THE FATHER (Prokes): the first article of the Creed, including God’s intra-Trinitarian life and His creation, revelation, and promise of redemption. Thursday early evenings 5 – 7 pm

THEO 603 – HOLY SPIRIT & ECCLESIOLOGY (Hunter-Hall): a study of the Person of the Holy Spirit and the mystery of the Church. Thursday evenings 7:30 – 9:30 pm

THEO 590 – INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY (Arias): a prerequisite course introducing new students to graduate-level theology, its divisions, methods, terminology and foundations. Friday early evenings 5 – 7 pm

SCRI 606 – OLD TESTAMENT (Ciresi): a survey of the historical, wisdom, and prophetical books of the Old Testament as a preparation for the New Testament era, with the revelatory stages of salvation history, the importance of Biblical typology, and the function of fulfilled prophecy. Friday evenings 7:30 – 9:30 pm

SCRI 606 – OLD TESTAMENT/Fredericksburg (Ciresi): same course as above, but offered Tuesday evenings 7:45 – 9:45 pm at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Fredericksburg, VA.

EDUC 603 – CATECHETICAL NORMS & METHODS (Lienhard): a study of major magisterial documents on catechesis, with application to parish and diocesan catechetical programs, teaching methods, RCIA, and other ministries. Saturday mornings 9:45 – 11:45 am

EDUC 602 – CATECHETICAL TRADITION (Lienhard): a study of the teaching Church and the historical process of its development, including St. Augustine and Classical Catechesis, Christendom and St. Thomas Aquinas, the Catholic Reformation and the Roman Catechism, the Enlightenment, Vatican I, Modernism, Vatican II, the renewed Catechumenate and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

EDUC 603 – CATECHETICAL NORMS & METHODS (Lienhard): a study of major magisterial documents on catechesis, with application to parish and diocesan catechetical programs, teaching methods, RCIA, and other ministries.

EDUC 630 – TEACHING THE FAITH, PART I (Lienhard): an introduction to Catholic religious education, including key Old and New Testament figures and events, the Creed and the seven Sacraments, based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, with practical and creative ways to implement these teachings in a classroom. Continuous registration.

EDUC 631 – TEACHING THE FAITH, PART II (Lienhard): a continuation of EDUC 630 focusing on the moral life and the life of prayer and how to teach them, concluding with the role of catechesis in the mission of Church as seen in the General Directory of Catechesis. Continuous registration.

Tuition & Fees

Registration Fee
$25 per student ($50 if registering after August 8, 2009)*

Graduate Credit Tuition:
$975 per course

Audit tuition:
$345 per course
($240 for catechists, seniors, and Catholic-school teachers)

Technology Fee:
$100 per online course*

No registrations will be accepted without the appropriate registration fee. Please register early as class size is limited, and courses with limited enrollment may be canceled in mid-August. Tuition must be paid in full in order to begin online courses. Audit registrations are accepted on a space-available basis.

*Non-Refundable

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