St Marys Seminary Baltimore, MD SOT catalog 2019

Baptism and Confirmation. Issues
including symbolic content, divine
institution, causality, and validity
are reviewed from both a historical
and systematic perspective.
The 1 credit practicum provides
seminarians with liturgical celebration
competencies of the
sacraments of Baptism and
Confirmation by an ordained deacon.
Also included in the
practicum are the celebration of
exposition and benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament, the functions
of the deacon at Mass and the diaconal
celebration of Baptism,
Marriage, and the Church’s funeral
rites.
SL507 Doctrine of God
3 credits. This course is a theological
examination of the classic
Christian doctrine of God in light
of contemporary discussions of
salvation, creation, ecclesiology,
Eastern theology, theologies of
liberation, feminism, and language
about God.
SL510 Liturgical Theology
3 credits. This course considers
the development of Christian worship
from its Jewish matrix
through the liturgical tradition of
the Church as it developed in the
different periods to its present
contemporary practice.
SL519 Theology of Ministry and
Ordained Priesthood
3 credits. This course examines
key biblical, historical, theological,
and pastoral perspectives on
the nature and meaning of ecclesial
ministry (both lay and
ordained) in the Roman Catholic
tradition.
SL553 Patristic Theology
3 credits. A survey of the life and
works of selected Church Fathers
from the second to approximately
the sixth century, with attention to
the development of the canon,
ethics, theology, spirituality, and
liturgy.
SL554 Marian Theology/ Spirituality
1.5 credits. This course explores
the anthropological, biblical, doctrinal,
and systematic approaches
to a theology of Mary, including
Marian devotions and spirituality,
within the context of the communion
of saints.
SL555 Eschatology
1.5 credits. An examination of the
Catholic understanding of human
person, the Church, and world
history before God by reflecting
on the doctrines that constitute
eschatology (the last things), e.g.,
the relationship between sin and
death, initial and final judgment,
the end of history, heaven, hell,
purgatory, and the hope of fulfillment
in the Kingdom of God.
Electives
SL604-
704 Missiology
3 credits. This course investigates
Roman Catholic perspectives on
Christian mission in its biblical,
historical, theological, and practical
dimensions. The nature of
Christian mission will encompass
Catholic pastoral activities in
parish settings.
SL642-
742 Theology of Sacred Music and
its Pastoral Practice
3 credits. This course focuses on
the development and use of music
in sacred rites within the Judeo-
Christian tradition. Special
emphasis will be given to the theological
understanding of music’s
role within the liturgy at Vatican
II wherein music is considered
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