2010 Catalog cover - The Athenaeum Of Ohio

Prerequisites for Admission to the
Program
A man must be a Catholic in good standing in the
Church and fully initiated in the faith.
He must be at least 32 years of age.
If married, there must be evidence of a stable and
growing marriage relationship. His wife must be
willing to support her husband actively through
formation and in his ministry.
He will minimally have completed the theological
and ministerial requirements for obtaining a
Certificate of Completion in Lay Ministry from the
Athenaeum. (Education is evaluated on an
individual case basis.)
He will have demonstrated his ability to respond to
needs for service himself and to inspire others to do
so.
He is endorsed by his present pastor, parish staff
and parish council.
He has taken Tribunal Procurator Training and the
Child Protection Decree workshop.
He has successfully completed a criminal background
check.
Admission
Application must be made to the director of the
Permanent Deacon Office, Archdiocese of Cincinnati,
100 E. Eighth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202,
(513) 421-3131. Applications for the program may
be submitted once a man has completed five (5) of
the courses required for the Certificate in Lay
Ministry. A new formation class begins August,
2010. The deadline for applications for the next
formation class is October 1, 2012.
Applicants must submit various forms, certificates,
transcripts, etc. Each man also takes a battery of
psychological inventories and participates in an
interview with a counseling professional. A home
visit and extended interview with the applicant (and
wife) is conducted by the deacon office staff. All this
information is then evaluated by a team (both clergy
and lay) and letters indicating whether a person
has been accepted or not are then mailed.
Schedule
The diaconate formation program ordinarily meets
at the Athenaeum of Ohio. However, if at least one
third of those enrolled in the program are from the
northern region of the archdiocese, the program
will relocate to a northern area site for one quarter
of each year.
During the quarters the diaconate formation
program meets at the Athenaeum, classes are held
on five weekends during the quarter, beginning
Saturday morning and ending at noon on Sunday.
During the quarters the diaconate formation
program meets elsewhere, classes are held on the
ten Saturdays of the quarter.
Curriculum
Students in the diaconate formation program
ordinarily take two courses each quarter:
Autumn 2010:
Winter 2011:
Spring 2011:
Autumn 2011:
Winter 2012:
Spring 2012:
Liturgical Practicum/Pastoral
Presence; Introduction to
Liturgical Theology
Hermeneutics; Theology of Faith
and Revelation
Proclamation; Sacramental
Theology
Theology of Preaching; Music
Skills/Fundamental Moral Theology
History of Christian Spirituality;
Adult Faith Formation
Introduction to Canon Law;
Theology of Echarist/Special
Moral Questions
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