As a Catholic graduate school, St. Bernard's is delighted to offer the opportunity of auditing one of two Spring 2027 courses for $35. We are committed to featuring courses that enhance the truths of our faith, and as such, wish to share our offerings with as many people as possible:
Source and Summit: Reflecting on the Eucharist at the Heart of the Church
OR
Catechesis and the New Evangelization: Content, Method, and Challenges
The location of this course is designated below by one of four geographic areas, indicating the location from which the live course is taught. Students who are within commuting distance to that location are encouraged to attend class in person. All Catholic theology courses online can be accessed synchronously for those unable to attend in person or not in commuting distance. Live course times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EDT/EST). Further details on distance learning can be found here.
Discounted Spring 2027 Audit
Discounted auditor application deadline for Spring is January 8th
ROC indicates Rochester Campus
B/C380: Source and Summit: Reflecting on the Eucharist at the Heart of the Church (Siobhán Latar, S.T.D.)
Identified by the Second Vatican Council as the "Source and Summit" of the Christian life, this course will reflect on the nature and significance of the Eucharist in the life of the Church. Combining both an historical and thematic approach, we will examine the developing understanding of the sacrament of the Eucharist through time, as well as theological themes of Eucharistic spirituality, including: the significance of the Eucharist to Ecclesiology, the Eucharist and the Marian and Petrine dimensions of the Church, the understanding of the three-fold nature of the Body of Christ, the Eucharist as sacrament, etc. We will rely on the reflections of the Fathers, the Councils, and recent papal encyclicals, among other texts.
3 credits | Online
Dates and times TBD
C/D398: Catechesis and the New Evangelization: Content, Method, and Challenges (Matthew Kuhner, Ph.D.)
In Catechesi Tradende, Pope St. John Paul II contends that “the definitive aim of catechesis is to put people not only in touch but in communion, in intimacy, with Jesus Christ...” (§5). Taking this statement as a point of departure, this course explores the nature, content, and method of catechesis. It does so in the context of the call for a New Evangelization, which proposes a renewed emphasis on the Church’s missionary nature and the mission-character of discipleship itself. After addressing the history of catechesis and its sources in Scripture and Tradition, the course will focus upon the Church’s penetrating reflection on catechesis in the 20th and 21st centuries. Attention will be given to present-day challenges, as well as recent catechetical models which attempt to address these challenges. The general aim of the course is to answer two fundamental questions: (1) “what is catechesis?” and (2) “how can catechesis bear fruit in our age?"
3 credits | ROC and Online
Every other Tuesday, 6:00pm — 9:00pm EST, 1/5, 1/19, 2/2, 2/16, 3/2, 3/16, 3/30, 4/13
