Graduate studies

National Catholic Reporter, March 7, 2003

PLACE: Boston College Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry, Boston, MA

TIME: Year-round

DESCRIPTION: MA concentration and postmaster's certificate in spirituality. This MA in pastoral ministry with a concentration in spirituality will form people as spiritual leaders and mentors in today's church. Two new courses have been developed: "Historical Sources for a Contemporary Spirituality" and "Contemporary Spiritual Classics." These courses will survey historical, modern and contemporary classics, examining the generative themes that are suggestive for our time and foundational in the construction of a contemporary spirituality. The post-master's certificate in the practice of spirituality is a summer program designed for persons experienced in ministry with an earned master's-level degree or the equivalent in a theological area. The purpose of the program is to enable pastoral leaders to become spiritual mentors for persons and for Christian communities of faith. For further information contact: Boston College Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry, Dept. E, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3931. Phone: (617) 552-8440; (800) 4871167; Fax: (617) 552-0811. E-mail: irepm@bc.edu Web site: www.bc.edu/irepm

NEW YORK

PLACE: Fordham University, Bronx, NY

TIME: I: June 25-July 10; II: July 14-29; III: June 23-Aug. 1, 2003

DESCRIPTION: Summer courses toward master's (MA and MS) and post-master's (PD, PhD): specialization in religious education (adults, adolescents, children), spirituality/spiritual direction, pastoral care/counseling (parish, family, youth, hospital/hospice). Session I: "Creation and Destiny" (O'Shea), "Counseling Adolescents" (Flannelly), "Theology and Imagination" (Gallagher), "Human Development" (Legere). II: "Jesus in the Gospels" (O'Shea), "Controversies Christian Ethics" (Kopfensteiner), "Contemporary Spirituality" (Whalen), "Spirituality Adolescents" (Brennan). III: "images of God" (Gray). Campus community, recreational facilities. New York City by intercampus van. Write: Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458. Phone: (718) 817-4800.

PLACE: Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NY

TIME: June 23-July 31, 2003

DESCRIPTION: The master of arts in theology is a graduate program designed for those preparing for professional, religious or ministerial careers or as part of an enrichment program for those already established in such careers. Students may specialize in scripture, theology, pastoral ministry, liturgy or spirituality. The school offers fall, spring and summer study options; three- and six-week summer courses; and day and evening classes. A variety of workshops are being offered this summer in the fields of scripture, pastoral ministry and spirituality. For further information, write or call: Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, 440 West Neck Road, Huntington, NY 11743. Phone: (631) 423-0483, ext. 147 or ext. 112.

VIRGINIA

PLACE: Marymount University, Arlington, VA