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Mission
The University of St. Mary of the Lake /
The primary mission of
the University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary is to
prepare candidates to be priests of Jesus Christ, priest, teacher
and shepherd. It
educates men for pastoral ministry as diocesan priests to be
co-workers with their bishops in the service of the Catholic Church.
As part of its mission
to educate future leaders for pastoral ministry, the University of
St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary administers additional,
distinct programs of training for lay ecclesial
ministers and permanent deacons.
It also offers a Doctor of Ministry Program for qualified
candidates who are actively engaged in pastoral ministry.
Also at the University
of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary there is an
Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology, which is chartered by the Holy
See to grant teaching and research degrees, and a Liturgical
Institute, which promotes and advances the theology and practice of
the Church's liturgical life. GOALS
The goals of the University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein
Seminary are:
1. To
provide a comprehensive program of theological studies that: (a)
supports students in the conscious appropriation of the Catholic
faith and prepares them to proclaim and to teach God's Word; (b)
imparts a way of understanding, reflecting upon, interpreting and
proclaiming the Catholic faith in parish ministry.
2. To
provide a spiritual and human formation program that: (a) helps
students grow in liturgical and personal prayer, celibate chastity
and readiness for diocesan priestly life; (b) promotes
self-awareness,
competence, confidence, psychological integration, healthy
sexual maturity
and the capacity to relate to others; (c) fosters simplicity of
life, obedience and pastoral service.
3. To
provide a pastoral formation program that: (a) prepares students for
the ministry of priestly leadership with and for others in the
Church; (b) fosters the pastoral integration of theological and
spiritual formation; (c) promotes habits of prayer, study and
reflection in ministry; (d) develops pastoral skills and attitudes
to meet the needs of the Church in evolving, complex and
multicultural settings. MASTER OF DIVINITY MISSION STATEMENT
The Master of Divinity program at Mundelein Seminary has as its
goals:
the intellectual, human, spiritual and pastoral formation of priests
who are solidly grounded in the wisdom of the Church.
The students prepared in the program have, as their main focus,
parish ministry. The
theological education is comprehensive and extensive.
It gives witness to the unity of faith, according to the
tradition of the Church and the Magisterium, and to the authentic
diversity of theological expression.
It is pastorally oriented, ecumenically sensitive and
relevant for the multi-cultural realities of the Church in the
United States. Education
in the Master of Divinity program is a dynamic process in which
students personally appropriate what is taught and bring it
into dialogue with the people and setting of their parish ministry. GOALS
The sequence of courses in the first five quarters of the
curriculum: 1) seeks to move the student to a conscious
appropriation of his Christian Faith commitment; and 2) provides the
formation in theology, acquaintance with pastoral skills, and
working knowledge of Church life which will enable the student to
function effectively in the Pastoral Intensive.
After the Pastoral
Intensive, the general goal of the second half of the program is to
provide a more
speculative and specialized understanding of the theological
rationale for practical ministries. Such theological formation
includes continued training and pastoral practice. Because of the
experience of the Pastoral Quarter, education in both skills and
understanding takes place against the backdrop of the seminarian's
knowledge of the ministerial needs of the Church and his developing
ministerial identity.
The Formation Program
complements the Academic Program with a two-part focus on:
"Discipleship" in the first two years and "Priestly Ministry" in the
second two years. The School of Theology, operating under a charter granted by the State of Illinois in 1844, with accreditation by the Association of Theological Schools, confers three professional degrees and one research degree: (1) Master of Divinity (M.Div.) to those who have successfully completed the four-year academic program; (2) Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) to those who have had at least three years of ministry and have successfully completed an additional two-year, academic program; (3) The M.A.L. a professional degree in Liturgy and (4) The M.A. (Liturgical Studies) an intermediate academic degree in liturgical theology. |
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