St Marys Seminary Baltimore, MD SOT catalog 2019

Bishop Charles Kasonde, Chairman of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA)
and distinguished alumnus, was the main celebrant of our Lector and Acolyte Installation in February, 2019.
He is the first African priest to be made a bishop who did not receive his ecclesiastical degree from Rome,
but from the United States at St. Mary’s Seminary.
on social, political, and economic
questions, focusing on magisterial
teachings from Rerum Novarum
to the present.
MS505 Marriage, Human Sexuality
and Celibacy
3 credits. This course offers a
general introduction to the
Catholic theology of marriage, to
the moral dimensions of human
sexuality, and to the vocation of
priestly celibacy. The biblical,
philosophical, and doctrinal foundations
are presented for each
topic as the basis for theological
reflection. Contemporary social,
cultural, and ethical questions
about marriage, sexuality, and
celibacy are discussed and analyzed.
MS506 Spiritual Theology
1.5 credits. This course introduces
the basic concepts, practices,
and classics of Christian
spirituality in the Roman Catholic
tradition. The course deals with
the history and types of Christian
spirituality, the mystery of God
and prayer, the nature of religious
experience, and the spirituality of
priesthood.
MS508 Sacraments of Penance and
Anointing
3 credits. This course is an interdisciplinary
workshop on the
sacraments of Reconciliation and
Anointing, examining these two
sacraments from the points of
view of history, theology, pastoral
practice, liturgical celebration,
canonical requirements, etc.
MS571 Medical Ethics
3 credits. This course surveys current
methodologies in medical
ethics, the main traditional principles
used in Catholic teaching on
health care, and discusses concrete
issues such as abortion,
physician-assisted suicide, sterilization,
in vitro fertilization,
cloning, and HIV/AIDS.
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