If you are a new student who wants to take a single course, please contact Judy Fontenot Lavergne jflaverg@loyno.edu.
Graduate Courses
The summer semester runs from May 25 through July 30. View the complete graduate course rotation here.
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Introduction to Practical Theology / LIM-G703-Y1G0E This initial course in ministry education introduces students to a process of pastoral praxis, through a method of keeping theological reflection in constant dialogue with action. Students explore the interplay of the Christian tradition and the dynamics of living out that tradition through the sociocultural, personal, and institutional contexts of their ministries. The method of theological reflection is based upon the work of the Rev. Bernard Lonergan, S.J., and David Tracy. |
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The Emergent Universe: Our Sacred Story / LIM-G814-Y1G0E This course asks participants to immerse themselves in contemporary discoveries and understandings of the emergent universe and to reflect on its spiritual dimensions and significance. As we become familiar with this new story, this sacred story, we will also attend to the data which describes the urgency of the ecological issue with an eye to discerning its implications for the physical, psychic, and spiritual dimensions of our lives. |
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The Spirituality and Theology of Work / LIM-G819-Y1G0E Oriented to those students who understand their ministry as primarily taking place outside of parish or other explicit ecclesial communities, this course investigates work and profession from the standpoints of vocation and community. Vocation is considered as a transformation of toil into creative work, and profession is viewed as an expression of the way one professes commitment to a particular community. Creativity, redemption, and collaboration are explored in light of workplace systems and the difference that Christians can make in the world. |
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The History of Christian Spirituality / LIM-G828-Y1G0E This course is an introduction to the variety of experiences and expressions of Christian spirituality from the roots of the Hebrew Scriptures to contemporary spiritual writing. The course focuses on monasticism, mysticism, and modern apostolic spirituality as a way of exploring the recurring questions and challenges that shape the human search for God. |
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Religious Education across the Curriculum / LIM-G839-Y1G0E This course envisions a school in which religious education is set at the center of the academic curriculum. Within such a school, religious education would obviously take the traditional form of a discrete subject that is concerned with passing on to students the distinctive teachings of the Catholic faith. This explicit focus of necessity remains but a part of the whole curriculum. What is needed and taken up in the course is a more comprehensive and integrated understanding and practice of religious education in which the religious educator partners with teachers to illumine the presence and activity of God, of the sacred, that ultimately and intimately pervades every subject and discipline as well as to affirm and support these teachers’ more implicit practice of religious education. |
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Religion, Crime, Justice / LIM-G841-Y1G0E This course explores crime and justice issues through the perspective of religion. |
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Foundations of Youth and Young Adult Ministry / LIM-G870-Y1G0E The course examines the broad foundations of youth (ages 12-18) and young adult (ages 18-39) ministry and pastoral juvenil Hispana (ages 18-35). Students will investigate models for comprehensive ministry that incorporate developmentally and culturally appropriate programming to strengthen families' roles in young people's lives. The course covers methods to accompany young people, integrate them into the life of the church, and reach key community members to promote healthy formation. Additionally, students will explore best practices to connect young people with their faith, the church community, peers, and the wider community contexts impacting them and their families. Overall, the course equips students with comprehensive foundations for ministering to youth, young adults, and pastoral juvenil Hispana. |
The fall semester runs from August 17 through December 4. View the complete graduate course rotation here.
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Introduction to Practical Theology / LIM-G703-Y1G0E This initial course in ministry education introduces students to a process of pastoral praxis, through a method of keeping theological reflection in constant dialogue with action. Students explore the interplay of the Christian tradition and the dynamics of living out that tradition through the sociocultural, personal, and institutional contexts of their ministries. The method of theological reflection is based upon the work of the Rev. Bernard Lonergan, S.J., and David Tracy. |
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The Jewish Roots of Christian Faith (Old Testament) / LIM-G711-Y1G0E This course introduces students to the literature, history, and theology of ancient Israel as embodied in the ancient Hebrew scriptures commonly known as the Old Testament. It examines the major themes of Exodus, promise-fulfillment, and covenant in Israel’s history from the time of the patriarchs to the period of late Second Temple Judaism, which was the context of Jesus’ life and teachings. In particular those texts, events, and beliefs of ancient Israel which form an indispensable background for understanding the New Testament are highlighted. |
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Grace, Christ, and Spirit / LIM-G714-Y1G0E This course introduces students to the rich Christian tradition of theological reflection and teaching on the person of Jesus Christ, the Trinity, and grace, as well as the role of the Holy Spirit in Christian life. In the context of this tradition, students are invited to a deeper understanding of the meaning of salvation in their lives and in their ministry. Contemporary theologies of Christ and salvation are also explored, using Karl Rahner’s writings as an example of a modern theology of grace. Requisites:
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Foundations of Religious Education / LIM-G837-Y1G0E An exploration of the contextual roots of the field that includes the Christian theological tradition, family, church, and socio-cultural influences and responses, as well as creation itself. Through this model of contextual reflection, participants will trace the evolution of the theory and practice of religious education in its Christian expression with special attention to its contemporary Roman Catholic character and responsibilities in ecclesial and academic settings. |
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Parish Life and Ministry / LIM-G844-Y1G0E The aim of this course is to help participants reflect on today’s experience of the parish in its many shapes and forms. Pastoral practice and canon law are used during the course as reference points for discussion of the pastoral and canonical issues raised by the student and the course content. |
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Pastoral Leadership and Organization / LIM-G861-Y1G0E This course explores the meaning of pastoral leadership in light of the current research in organizational development and ecclesiology. Current literature is surveyed in light of the mission of the church and the ecclesial vision of participants. Special emphasis is placed upon participative strategic planning processes and organizational development. Participants will analyze an organizational system for its strengths and weaknesses and propose interventions that would strengthen its organizational functioning. Requisites:
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The spring semester runs from January 19 through May 7. View the complete graduate course rotation here.
Undergraduate Courses
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Courses
View the undergraduate course rotation here.
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Session 1 runs from August 17 through October 18. |
Introduction to Ministry / RELM-C300-YA1 Taking a broad view of ministry, this course introduces the study and practice of Christian ministry, grounded in Scripture and the historical tradition and focused on the contemporary challenges and opportunities |
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Ministry across Religions / RELM-C302-YA1 This course explores the intersection of ministry and major faith traditions with a focus on interfaith understanding, dialogue, and collaborative action. |
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Session 2 runs from October 18 through December 13. |
Ethics for Ministers / RELM-C334-YZ1 This course examines ethical conduct in ministry through an emphasis on Catholic ethics, personal spiritual formation, and formation of conscience that is foundational to one’s ethical life. Through a study of the biblical foundations of Christian ethics and ethical systems and their application, students will develop practical skills to address ethical issues and dilemmas they encounter in ministry. Through the development of a personal code of ethics, students will identify principles to guide their conduct in their lives and ministry. Through reflection on virtue ethics, students will practice ongoing spiritual formation that enriches and informs an ethical practice of ministry. |
Spring 2027 Undergraduate Courses
View the undergraduate course rotation here.
| Session 1 runs from January 19 through March 21. |
Introduction to the Bible for Ministry / RELM-C338-YA1 This course introduces students to the Bible in light of the best in contemporary biblical scholarship. It focuses on the Bible not as a museum piece but as the living Word of God that reveals, challenges, and comforts and that serves as a crucial resource for ministry. |
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Session 1 runs from January 19 through March 21. |
Senior Seminar / RELM-C496-YA1 The purpose of this course is for students to demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes of the Bachelor in Ministry and Theology by completing a 20-30 page paper following the theological reflection process introduced in RELM 300 Introduction to Ministry. |
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| Session 2 runs from March 22 through May 16. |
Christ and the Christian Tradition / RELM-C370-YZ1 Fundamental theology in a post-conciliar church: focus on revelation, faith, grace and Christology; a brief review of the historical tradition as a background for creation-centered, liberationist theology today. |
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Session 2 runs from March 22 through May 16. |
Biblical Apocalyptic, Prophecy & Wisdom / RELM-C411-YZ1 This course examines the biblical genres of prophecy, wisdom, and apocalyptic; their intersections; and their implications for today. This course presumes some background on the Bible. |
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