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THEOLOGY OF ORDER AND MINISTRY 5442B
September - December 2009
Instructor: Rev. Al Momney, BA, MDiv., STL
MONDAYS: 9:30 - 11:20 am
Room 102, St. Peter's Seminary
Appointment by request
Note: Class is cancelled on Monday, September 28
A. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is (1) a historical, doctrinal, liturgical, and pastoral study of the Sacrament of Order, drawing upon key ecclesial documents, and contemporary theology; (2) a reflection on the role and mission of the Lay Faithful in the life of the Church and in the world; (3) a study of the call to the consecrated life in the Church and in the world.
B. GOALS
The course will assist students to grow in the following knowledge, skills and attitudes.
KNOWLEDGE:
1. To understand the historical, doctrinal and liturgical development of ministry in the Church, with special emphasis on the ordained ministry.
2. To grasp the interrelation of the priesthood of the faithful and the ordained priesthood.
3. To gain insight into the role of the Consecrated Life in the Church and in the world..
SKILLS:
1. To be able to articulate with clarity the identity and roles of the ordained and the lay faithful in the life of the Church.
ATTITUDES:
1. To have an appreciation of God’s design in the various ways He has chosen to structure lifestyles and ministries within the Body of Christ.
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION
1. Each student is required to write a study paper on a topic of his choice, related to either: (1) The Sacrament of Holy Order, (2) The Role and Mission of the Lay Faithful, or (3) The Role and Mission of the Consecrated Life; 8-10 pages; 12-point font; double-spaced. The 8-10 pages do not include the title page, bibliography and footnotes. Due Monday, October 19, 2009. (35% of final mark)
2. Each student is required to prepare an R.C.I.A. session on the topic of Holy Orders and Lay Ministry in the Church. Due Monday, November 16, 2009. (35% of final mark)
3. There will be a final Oral Exam on selected course material. (30% of final mark)
D. REQUIRED READINGS
1. Vatican II, Lumen Gentium, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 1964 (selections).
2. Vatican II, Presbyterorum Ordinis, Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests, 1965.
3. Vatican II, Apostolicam Actuositatem, Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, 1965. (selections)
4. Pope John Paul II, Christifideles Laici, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World, 1988. (selections)
5. Pope John Paul II, Pastores Dabo Vobis (I Will Give You Shepherds). Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, 1992. (selections)
6. Pope John Paul II, Vita Consecrata (The Consecrated Life). Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, 1996. (selections)
7. Catechism Of The Catholic Church, nos. 1533-1600.
8. Various articles to be made available in the library throughout the course.
9. Sara Butler, MSBT. The Catholic Priesthood and Women: A Guide to the Teaching of the Church. Hillenbrand Books: Chicago, Illinois, 2006.
E. UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS
Students are responsible for knowing the University’s academic policies and regulations and any particularities of their own course of study. These can all be found at the University’s website
(http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/handbook/appeals/scholoff.pdf). Ignorance of these policies is not an excuse for any violation thereof.
Submission of Assignments: Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the dates as given above. It is the responsibility of the student to organize his or her work so that the assignments are completed on time. For a serious reason, a student may approach the professor before the due-date, and may be granted an extension at the discretion of the professor. A penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment will be deducted for each day it is overdue without permission.
Plagiarism: Students must write their essays and assignments in their own words. Whenever students take an idea or a passage from another author, they must acknowledge their debt by quotation marks and/or footnotes. Plagiarism is a major academic offense. Students may be required to submit their work in electronic form for plagiarism checking.
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Preliminary Considerations
The Situation of Priestly Life and Ministry Today
2. A Survey Of The Development Of Order And Ministries
The Jewish Priesthood
The Witness of Jesus Christ Concerning His Own Priesthood
The Priesthood of the Apostles
New Testament Witness to Ministry
The Second and Third Centuries and the Patristic Era
The Early Middle Ages and The Scholastic Period
The Reformation, Council of Trent and Counter-Reformation
3. The Second Vatican Council and Beyond
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium)
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests (Presbyterorum Ordinis)
I Will Give You Shepherds (Pastores Dabo Vobis)
Contemporary Theological Reflection On Priestly Life and Ministry
4. Special Questions
The Subject of Ordination and the Question of Women and Ordination
The Diaconate
The Ordination Rite
5. The Ministry of the Baptized
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity (Apostolicam Actuositatem)
The Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World (Christifideles Laici)
Contemporary Theological Reflection on the Role of the Laity in the Church and in the World
6. The Relationship Between The Priesthood of the Baptized and of the Ordained
Collaborative Ministry in the Church
7. The Ecumenical Situation Today
Insights into the state of ecumenical discussions on the questions of ordained ministry
8. The Consecrated Life
The Consecrated Life (Vita Consecrata)
