Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook · Courses
PTH
11 courses with the subject PTH, 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.
PTH 501INTRODUCTION TO HOMILETICS1
Formation for preaching begins with learning how to use one's voice in terms of public speaking in a liturgical context. Emphasis will be placed on connecting pulpit and pew through prayerful preparation, dynamic delivery (pace, tone, energy, pitch), and illustrative storytelling. Practical experience will focus on vocal exercises and daily Mass meditations. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology
Formation for preaching continues with learning how to find one's voice specifically as a preacher. Emphasis will be placed on integrating personal life, priestly spirituality, and homiletic craft through reverence for biblical truth and its actualization among the People of God. Practical experience will focus on delivering homilies about Saints and Solemnities. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology
A basic historical-theological study of the Liturgy of the Church with a special emphasis on Sacrosanctum Concilium, Sunday in the Life of the Church, the Historical Development of the Roman Rite, the Missal of Pope Paul VI, the Sacraments, the Liturgical Year and the Liturgy of the Hours. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology
Formation for preaching requires a critical understanding of the ecclesial and liturgical contexts that shape the distinctive character of the homily as a dialogic proclamation of the Good News. Emphasis will be placed on the study of Church documents related to preaching. Practical experience will focus on delivering Sunday homilies in the Advent and Christmas seasons. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology
Formation for preaching benefits from examining the work of those recognized as masters of sacred eloquence. Consideration will be given to some key figures in Church history, with emphasis placed on the contemporary teaching and example of Pope Francis. Practical experience will focus on delivering Sunday homilies in the Lent and Easter seasons. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology
Building on the foundations from previous courses in homiletics (PTH 501-502 and 601-602), seminarians will learn to practice different genres of preaching and to deal with contemporary issues in preaching. Emphasis will be placed on exploring multiple strategies for delivering effective homilies. Practical experience will focus on delivering Sunday homilies in Ordinary Time. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology
The final, formal course in homiletics prepares students for preaching in their diaconal internship. Emphasis will be placed on challenges the preacher faces in a secular age and in a diversity of parish settings. Practical experience will focus on preaching during other liturgical rites, including baptisms, weddings, and funerals, as well as on other special occasions. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology
Building upon a Christian anthropology and an historical- theological perspective, the pastoral counselor’s role is defined and developed through the understanding and utilization of communication, interviewing and basic helping techniques. Emphasis is on short-term helping in a parish setting. The course uses lectures, readings, guest speakers, exercises, audio/video tapes, student interviews and active seminarian participation. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology
Recognizing the Sacred Liturgy as “the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed and the font from which her power flows.” The Church exhorts the newly ordained priest. “Understand what you do, imitate what you celebrate, and conform your life to the mystery of the Lord’s Cross.” The Sacramental Practicum will examine the various rites of the Roman Ritual, 141
A practical study designed to assist the future priest celebrant in understanding and developing the Ars Celebrandi necessary for the celebration of the Sacred Liturgies of the Roman Catholic Church. Through lectures, readings, discussions, and audio-visual resources, the course will focus upon the theological principles found in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, the rubrical norms of the Ordo Missae, will survey the Proper of Time and the Proper of Saints, will highlight the Rites of Christian Initiation, an will systematically treat the preparations for and the celebration of the Rites of Holy Week. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology
The parish priest exists and operates within several types of families: his personal family, the individual families to whom he ministers, and the parish family as a whole. Within each family system, there is a complex interplay of relationships that help to determine the role that individual members assume. The human person is relational by nature, created in the image of the Triune God. The effects of Original Sin, however, have damaged the person’s ability to relate with the freedom and peace that God intended. Thus, it is important to understand the nature of human family dynamics, in order for the parish priest to be an effective instrument of healing and reconciliation. This course will explore the basic principles of Family Systems Theory, and apply it to pastoral ministry. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology PTH 980/SCR 980/STH 980 JEWISH THOUGHT This course will introduce students to Jewish theology from biblical to modern times. It will focus on selected topics such as God, revelation, ethics and human nature, chosenness, Jewish views of other religions, Messianism, the afterlife and suffering and evil, with special reference to the Holocaust. Program: Theology; Department: Pastoral Theology; Credits: 3
