Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook · Courses
MTH
6 courses with the subject MTH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MTH 601THEOLOGICAL & MORAL VIRTUES3
This course continues the discussion of basic Christian principles with an in-depth study of general virtue theory, the Theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, and the Cardinal virtues of prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude. It begins with an overview of such basic concepts as the nature of happiness, conscience, natural law, the structure of a human act, and the role of the passions in the moral life. It then examines the Scriptural, philosophical, and theological roots of Thomistic virtue theory and looks at the way the Theological and Cardinal virtues, their corresponding gifts and fruits, as well as opposing vices function in the human person. The course also seeks to incorporate the practical with the theoretical by including relevant pastoral applications to the Christian moral and spiritual life. Program: Theology; Department: Moral Theology
This course lays the foundation for the theological reflection on Christian morality. It grounds Christian moral experience in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and presents a survey of the history of moral theology as a discipline. Through this overview, the course identifies the basic principles that guide Christian moral behavior. Integral to this course is an understanding of the philosophical and theological developments that mark the historical evolution of Catholic moral reflection. The course intends to provide a theoretical and contextual background for further study in the field of moral theology. Program: Theology; Department: Moral Theology
This course studies the core principles, foundations, and applications of Catholic Social Teaching. The core principles include: solidarity, subsidiarity, participation, the common good, private property, and the universal destination of goods. The foundations of CST are found in Sacred Scripture and Church teaching on the human dignity and the family. CST is applied to 136
This course aims to help prepare future priests to respond in truth and charity to the pastoral care of souls in the parish assignment and will cover the practical application of moral principles to moral cases and issues that the priest may encounter in the sacrament of reconciliation, in sacramental preparation, and catechetical instruction. The course will highlight topics that are currently challenging for today’s parishioners and priests alike. Encouraging the future priest to accompany another in their journey in the Faith, the topics will be viewed in light of Sacred Scripture and Catholic moral teaching. The future priest will gain a greater understanding of the challenge of pastoral care in today’s culture by viewing the topics from the point of view of secular thought, too often is opposed to Jesus’ universal call to holiness and man's search for true happiness (beatitudo). Program: Theology; Department: Moral Theology
