AMS - CH 110 Liturgy, Sacramentality and Sacraments - May 2025
This course is offered to accepted students in the Advanced Ministry Studies program. And also serves as formal ongoing formation to any person serving in any ministry in the Church. E.g.: Pastors, Deacons, Master Catechists, Parish Catechetical Leaders, etc. Ongoing Formation fee $25.00
SKU: AMS-YEAR 1 05-17-2025
Advanced Ministry Studies
THEOLOGY YEAR
COURSE: Liturgy, Sacramentality and Sacraments
Course Description:
This course introduces students to a sound understanding of the Sacraments and their context within the Liturgy. It will also give an overall understading and difference between sacramentality and sacraments. Equips participants with fundational understading of the Theology of the Sacraments and Liturgy.
Course Learning Objectives:
- Students will be introduced to the meaning of sacramentality in the life of the Church
- Students will be introduced to the meaning and theology of the Sacraments
- Students will learn the essential meaning and relationship of the sacraments in the Liturgy.
- Students will learn Catechism Essentials on the Sacraments and Liturgy
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Breaks and Lunchtime included)
Format: Zoom Live Class
Professor: Dr. Paul Ford
Dr. Ford studied for the priesthood for the then-diocese of Monterey–Fresno, 1961–1973, but was never ordained. He was a Benedictine monk at St. Andrew’s Abbey, Valyermo, from 1973–1978. Dr. Ford was the first Roman Catholic in the doctoral program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His primary areas of competence are ecclesiology and Mariology, sacramental theology, and music and liturgy; his secondary areas are spirituality, eschatology, and chant. He is an internationally recognized authority on the life and writings of C. S. Lewis; his award-winning book, Companion to Narnia (HarperCollins) is now in its fifth edition. He was the editor of Words to Live By (HarperSanFrancisco, 2007) and Yours Jack: Spiritual Direction from C.S. Lewis (HarperOne, 2009). He was honored as a distinguished alumnus of Saint John’s Seminary in 2013. Dr. Ford’s music publications are the books and CDs associated with his By Flowing Waters: Chant for the Liturgy (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press). His latest publications are the books and CDs associated of Psallite: Sacred Songs for Liturgy and Life and a bilingual Companion to the Roman Missal (2010). He is the convening member of the Collegeville Composers Group and a contributor to the Pray Tell blog.
Notes:
- Please register as soon as possible as this course requires pre-reading material.
- This class is eligible for ongoing formation. Those not registered in the Advanced Ministry Studies but would like to take the class as an ongoing formation please use discount code: AMS-CH110 for a 50% discount.
