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FALL 2019A l l c l a s s e s a r e n o w a c c e s s i b l e o n l i n e v i a Z o o m !

A311 – THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS

( J o s e p h M a l i , P h . D . ) A n i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e d i s t i n c t i v el i t e r a r y a n d r e l i g i o u s p o r t r a i t o f J e s u si n t h e g o s p e l s o f M a r k , M a t t h e w , a n dL u k e w i t h p a r t i c u l a r c o n c e r n f o r t h em e t h o d o l o g y a p p r o p r i a t e t o d i s c e r n i n gt h a t p o r t r a i t . T h u r s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m ,A L B C a m p u s

C226 – WORSHIP AND SACRAMENTS

( R e v . P e t e r V a n L i e s h o u t , S T L ) A n h i s t o r i c a l , a n t h r o p o l o g i c a l , a n da b o v e a l l , t h e o l o g i c a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n o fC h r i s t i a n w o r s h i p a n d s a c r a m e n t s .M o n d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 1 0 : 0 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s

C302 – THEOLOGY OF THE TRINITY

( S r . N a n c y H a w k i n s , I H M , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e e x a m i n e s a n d e x p l o r e s t h en a t u r e o f t h e C h r i s t i a n G o d a s u n i t ya n d T r i n i t y , f o c u s i n g o n G o d ’ s r e a l i t y a s c r e a t o r , r e d e e m e r , a n d a d v o c a t e .T u e s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 1 0 : 0 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s

C/D332 – CATHOLIC B IOETHICS :A MATTER OF L IFE AND DEATH

( J e a n B a r i c P a r k e r , D . B E ) T h i s c o u r s e w i l l b e n e f i t h e a l t h c a r ep r o f e s s i o n a l s , c l e r g y , t e a c h e r s , a n dt h o s e w h o s e e k t o b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n dC a t h o l i c t e a c h i n g i n m a t t e r s o f l i f e a n d d e a t h . W e d n e s d a y s , 6 : 3 0 - 9 p m , R O C C a m p u s

CP601 – INTRODUCTION TOCATHOLIC PHILOSOPHY

( S t e p h e n J . L o u g h l i n , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e c e n t e r s t h e s t u d e n t u p o nt h e d i s c i p l i n e o f p h i l o s o p h y a s i t h a sb e e n d e v e l o p e d a n d p r a c t i c e d w i t h i nt h e C a t h o l i c I n t e l l e c t u a l T r a d i t i o n .T u e s d a y s , 2 : 0 0 - 5 : 0 0 p m ,R O C C a m p u s / A L B C a m p u s

CP651 – PHILOSOPHICALANTHROPOLOGY

( F r . A n t h o n y B a r r a t t , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e i n v e s t i g a t e s t h ep h i l o s o p h i c a l d i s c u s s i o n s u r r o u n d i n gt h e h u m a n p e r s o n , a p p e a l i n g t o t h em a j o r t r a d i t i o n s o n t h i s s u b j e c t s u c h a st h e S o c r a t i c , P l a t o n i c , A r i s t o t e l i a n ,A u g u s t i n i a n , a n d T h o m i s t i c , a s w e l l a st h e p e r s o n a l i s m o f S t . J o h n P a u l I I .M o n d a y s , 1 2 : 0 0 - 3 : 0 0 p m , A L B C a m p u s

CT673 – L IFE IN CHRIST : ACTION,CONTEMPLATION, COMMUNION

( M a t t h e w K u h n e r , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e p r o v i d e s a n e x t e n d e dm e d i t a t i o n u p o n t h e d e m a n d s o f l i f e i nC h r i s t t h r o u g h a n e x p l o r a t i o n o f ( a ) t h eC h r i s t i a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n dr e a l i z a t i o n o f t h e m o r a l l i f e a s g u i d e db y P a r t T h r e e o f t h e C a t e c h i s m o f t h eC a t h o l i c C h u r c h , a n d ( b ) t h e p r a c t i c e ,l i f e , a n d p u r p o s e o f C h r i s t i a n p r a y e r a sg u i d e d b y P a r t F o u r o f t h e C a t e c h i s m .T u e s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s ,A L B C a m p u s

D208 – CANON LAW

( S r . M a r i l y n V a s s a l l o , J C L ) S t u d e n t s w i l l e x p l o r e t h e m a n y f a c e t so f C h u r c h l i f e r e l a t e d t o s a c r a m e n t s ,f i n a n c e s , a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i v er e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . T h u r s d a y s , 7 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m , A L B C a m p u s

D211 – D ISCERNMENT ANDFORMATION

( S r . N a n c y H a w k i n s , I H M , P h . D . )R e c o g n i z i n g t h e l i f e l o n g d e v e l o p m e n to f C h r i s t i a n s p i r i t u a l f o r m a t i o n , t h i sc o u r s e g u i d e s t h e b e g i n n i n g s t u d e n t i nt h e p r a c t i c e a n d a r t o f s p i r i t u a ld i s c e r n m e n t , h e l p i n g t h o s e a t t e m p t i n gt o d i s c e r n h o w G o d c a l l s , a n d t o w h a tm i n i s t r y w i t h i n t h e b a p t i z e d a s s e m b l yo n e i s c a l l e d . T h u r s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 8 : 0 0 p m ,R O C C a m p u s

D214 – SPIRITUAL FORMATION

( S r . N a n c y H a w k i n s , I H M , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e p r o v i d e s a b r o a di n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e v a r i o u s a s p e c t s o ft h e s p i r i t u a l j o u r n e y a n d t h e w a y t h a to n e a p p r o a c h e s t h e m y s t e r y o f f a i t h .T h u r s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 1 0 : 0 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s

D217 – PASTORAL CARE I

( A n t h o n y C h i a r a m o n t e , P h . D . )T h i s i n t r o d u c t o r y c o u r s e i s d e s i g n e d f o ru n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e b a s i c p r i n c i p l e s a n dm e t h o d s o f p a s t o r a l c a r e v i at h e o r e t i c a l b a c k g r o u n d a n d p r a c t i c a le x p e r i e n c e . W e d n e s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 8 : 0 0 p m ,A L B C a m p u s

D219 – ISSUES IN PASTORAL CARE

( R o s l y n K a r a b a n , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e w i l l f o c u s o n t w o a r e a s t h a tw e f a c e a s p a s t o r a l m i n i s t e r s – c r i s i sa n d l o s s – a n d h o w w e c a n b e t t e r c o p ea n d h e l p o t h e r s c o p e i n t h e s e a r e a s .T h u r s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 1 0 : 0 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s

SPRING 2020A l l c l a s s e s a r e n o w a c c e s s i b l e o n l i n e v i a Z o o m !

A203 – INTRODUCTION TOCHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES

A327 — B IBLICAL WISDOMLITERATURE & PSALMS

( M a r c u s G i g l i o t t i , S S L )A n e x p l o r a t i o n o f t h e s e a r c h f o rw i s d o m i n c l a s s i c a l b i b l i c a l w i s d o ml i t e r a t u r e , w i t h a n e m p h a s i s o n s u c ht o p i c s a s t h e q u e s t f o r m e a n i n g ,h a p p i n e s s , a n d c o p i n g w i t hu n a n s w e r e d q u e s t i o n s . T u e s d a y s ,1 2 : 0 0 p m - 3 : 0 0 p m , A L B C a m p u sB/C204 – HISTORY OFCHRISTIANITY: EARLY CENTURIES

( R e v . G a b r i e l S c a r f i a , O F M , P h . D . ) A n i n - d e p t h e x p l o r a t i o n i n t o t h e s o c i o - h i s t o r i c a l e v e n t s t h a t s h a p e de a r l y C h r i s t i a n i t y f r o m t h e f i r s tt h r o u g h t h e f i f t h c e n t u r i e s .W e d n e s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m , A L B C a m p u s

B/C326 – TWENTIETH CENTURYTHEOLOGY

( S r . N a n c y H a w k i n s , I H M , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e e x p l o r e s t h e o l o g i c a lt h e m e s i n r e l a t i o n t o h i s t o r i c a lm o v e m e n t s i n t h e 2 0 t h c e n t u r y ,p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e H o l o c a u s t , t h ee m e r g e n c e o f N e o - O r t h o d o x y , t h en e e d s o f t h e T h i r d W o r l d , t h e T h e o l o g y o f H o p e , a n d t h e o r i g i n s o fc o n t e x t u a l t h e o l o g y a n d p o s t -m o d e r n i s m . T u e s d a y s , 3 : 0 0 - 6 : 0 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s

B/C375 – THE DRAMA OF SELF -GIFT :THE MORAL TEACHING OF POPE ST .JOHN PAUL I I

( R e v . A n t h o n y A m a t o , S T L )T h i s c o u r s e w i l l e x a m i n e S t . J o h n P a u lI I ’ s m o r a l t e a c h i n g s b y f o c u s i n gp r i m a r i l y o n h i s w r i t i n g s a s p r i m a r ys o u r c e s , c r i t i c a l l y r e a d i n g a n dd i s c u s s i n g v o i c e s o f o p p o s i t i o n w i t h i nt h e C h u r c h , a n d s e e k i n g t o u n d e r s t a n dt h e f o u n d a t i o n s o f h i s t h o u g h t .T u e s d a y s , 6 : 3 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s

C215 – ORIENTATION TOTHEOLOGICAL STUDIES

( S r . N a n c y H a w k i n s , I H M , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e o r i e n t s t h e s t u d e n t s t o t h ev a r i o u s a s p e c t s o f C a t h o l i c t h e o l o g i c a ls t u d i e s a n d t h e w a y C a t h o l i c t h e o l o g yf u n c t i o n s i n t h e f a i t h c o m m u n i t y .T h u r s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 1 0 : 0 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s

C217 – MORAL AND SOCIALTEACHINGS

( R e v . Z a c h C h i c h e s t e r , S T L )I n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e f i e l d s o f m o r a lt h e o l o g y a n d C a t h o l i c S o c i a l T h o u g h t :t h e i r p u r p o s e i n t h e l i f e o f t h e C h u r c h ;t h e i r m e t h o d s , t h e i r p r o b l e m s .M o n d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m , A L B C a m p u s

C319 – INTRODUCTION TOAPOLOGETICS

( M a t t h e w K u h n e r , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e e x a m i n e s t h e m a j o r a s p e c t so f a p o l o g e t i c s . I t s n a t u r e a n d h i s t o r yw i l l b e e x p l o r e d , w i t h s p e c i a l e m p h a s i so n c u l t i v a t i n g a “ N e w A p o l o g e t i c s ” t oa c c o m p a n y t h e “ N e w E v a n g e l i z a t i o n . ”M o n d a y s , 6 : 3 0 - 9 : 3 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s

C344 – MARIOLOGY

( L e t i t i a R h a t i g a n , S T D )T h i s c o u r s e w i l l e x p l o r e M a r y ’ sh i s t o r i c a l a n d t h e o l o g i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c ef r o m a C a t h o l i c p e r s p e c t i v e , p r o v i d i n ga n o v e r v i e w o f h e r r o l e i n S c r i p t u r e ,d o c t r i n e a n d d e v o t i o n . T h u r s d a y s ,6 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m , A L B C a m p u s

CP621 – PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE

( S t e p h e n J . L o u g h l i n , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e o f f e r s a n e x a m i n a t i o n o ft h e a n c i e n t a n d m e d i e v a l a c c o u n t s o ft h e n a t u r a l w o r l d , s p e c i f i c a l l y t h e i ru n d e r s t a n d i n g o f n a t u r e , c h a n g e ,s p a c e , t i m e , p u r p o s e , c h a n c e , a n d t h ep r i n c i p l e s u p o n w h i c h t h e y r e s t .T u e s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m , R O C C a m p u s / A L B C a m p u s

CP661 – ETHICS : THE PURSUIT OFHAPPINESS

( M a t t h e w P i e t r o p a o l i , P h . D . )

D207 – MINISTERIAL LEADERSHIP

( N a n c y V o l k s , D . M i n . )U s i n g t h e m o d e l o f s e r v a n t l e a d e r s h i p ,t h i s c o u r s e w i l l e x p l o r e t h e d i m e n s i o n so f m i n i s t e r i a l l e a d e r s h i p i n w a y sa p p r o p r i a t e f o r e a c h s t u d e n t ’ s f a i t ht r a d i t i o n . T u e s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m , A L B C a m p u s

D214 – SPIRITUAL FORMATION

( M e l i s s a M a r t i n e z , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e p r o v i d e s a b r o a di n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e v a r i o u s a s p e c t s o ft h e s p i r i t u a l j o u r n e y , a n d t h e w a y t h a to n e a p p r o a c h e s t h e m y s t e r y o f f a i t h .T h u r s d a y s , 6 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m , A L B C a m p u s

D370 – CROSS -CULTURAL PASTORALCARE

( R o s l y n K a r a b a n , P h . D . )T h i s c o u r s e i s d e s i g n e d t o e x p l o r e w h a ti t m e a n s t o p r o v i d e p a s t o r a l c a r e i n o u rm u l t i c u l t u r a l w o r l d . T h u r s d a y s , 6 - 9 p m ,R O C C a m p u s

W500 – ACADEMIC WRITINGSEMINAR

( M a r k o P r a n i c , M A )

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