Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook · Courses
PRO
17 courses with the subject PRO, 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.
PRO 150A/B History of Western Spirituality
This course is a survey course of the various significant persons and major spiritual traditions in the western Catholic church from its beginnings to the 20th century. The seminarians will have an overview of the working of the Holy Spirit in the Church in the area of spirituality. They will be able to recognize the characteristics of each period of our spiritual tradition, nourish their own spiritual life, and be able to evaluate the present in light of this history. Program: College; Credits: 3
The spiritual conferences of the first year of seminarians is an introduction to the fundamental life of prayer, which would include Lectio Divina, Liturgy of the hours, the mass and devotional life of the Church. Program: College; Credits: 3
This course will examine human formation outlined in the Program of Priestly Formation VI edition. Through examining human and pastoral development, the seminarian will acquire virtues and habits described by the program of priestly formation. The seminarian will be required to complete the assigned reading and participate in 8 one on one coaching sessions. Program: College; Credits: 3
This course will survey the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part One, The Profession of Faith and Part Two, The Celebration of the Christian Mystery. Program: Pre-Theology, Credits: 3
After the Introduction, which will include basic information about the place of the Bible in the Catholic Church and principles of interpretation, the course will move systematically through 12 periods of salvation history. Reading assignments will focus on Scripture that narrates the events of each period, with other texts woven in as appropriate. A journal should be kept as described 140
This series of seminar-type sessions focuses on topics pertinent to the Propaedeutic Year and treats fundamental matters requisite for engaging priestly formation, discernment, and life authentically. They cover an array of human formation subjects such as balanced use of technology, self-discipline/organization, the challenges of community living, manners and etiquette, celibacy, and forming a rule of life. Each session involves a presentation, time for questions, and (typically) small group interaction so as to apply the topics treated to one’s personal life. Program: Pre-Theology, Credits: 3
