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sermon and a homily, and between
deductive and inductive preaching. Each
student will be expected to develop his
own theology of preaching in light of the
course material, their individual life
experience, and vision for preaching.
Students will utilize various rhetorical skills
and techniques for preaching, while
preparing and preaching homilies
throughout the course as preparation for
the liturgical preaching courses during the
final year of formation. (Staff, 2 Units)
PDS 312 Theology of Holy Orders and
Ministry
This course will examine the theology of
ministry in general, its historical and
spiritual development, and its present
effect on the life of the Church. The
course will focus on the meaning of Holy
Orders, their development, theology and
spirituality. The teaching of the Second
Vatican Council will be examined in
particular. Finally, the spirituality of the
diaconate will be explored with special
emphasis on practical methods of
ministering to the people of God in today’s
Church. (Staff, 2 Units)
PDS 311 Theology of the Eucharist
This course will introduce the Deacon
candidate to an understanding of the
Eucharist as the true and indispensable
source of the Christian spirit and the
source and summit of the Christian life. It
will present the Eucharist as sacrifice and
sacrament, and situate the Eucharist as
the final sacrament of Christian initiation.
(Jack, 1 Unit)
PDS 314 Theology of the Body
In a series of audiences Pope John Paul
II developed the theme of the fundamental
relational character of human
existence. John Paul II discusses who
man was in the beginning, who he is now
(after original sin), and who he will be in
the age to come. He then applies this
message to the vocations of marriage and
celibacy, in preparation for the Kingdom of
Heaven. It is from our understanding of
the human person as a relational being
that we come to find the meaning of
human life. While understanding our
relational nature impacts the whole of
human life it is particularly relevant for
understanding human sexuality, marriage,
friendship, and our relationship with God.
(Staff, 1 Unit)
PDW 114 The Deacon as Servant and Minister
of Justice
This workshop will investigate the
fundamental concept of the deacon as
servant in the Church and minister to and
for the poor. It will seek to identify the
nature and characteristics of diaconate
ministry and propose an ecclesial and
personal image for the deacon. The
workshop will be based upon the role of
deacons in Scripture, Tradition, the
writings of the Fathers of the Church, the
most recent magisterial documents from
the Holy See and the USCCB, as well as
drawing on the experience of the
diaconate in the Church since the
reconstitution of the permanent diaconate
after the Second Vatican Council.
PDW 133 Relationship Workshop
The purpose of the workshop is to explore
the various dynamics of relationships; to
review what constitutes good relating as
well as addressing path-ology and
dysfunctions. The emphasis will be on the
positive aspects of communication,
intimacy, acceptance, honesty, forgiveness
and God's role in the relationship.
The material will include nurturing
love between partners, how to make your
marriage better and five ways of relating
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