1 Catalog 2016-2017 Calendar 2016-2017 FALL SEMESTER August 15-19 Orientation for New Students August 21-26 Third Year Retreat August 21-26 Fall Seminary Retreat August 29 Fall Semester Begins September 2 Mass of the Holy Spirit September 2 Candidacy Sept. 17-18 Family Weekend October 1-8 Midterm Break October 14-16 Exploring Priesthood Weekend October 26 Acolyte November 18-27 Thanksgiving Break Begins (after classes) November 28 Classes Resume December 8 Patronal Feast Day/Prayer Day December 16 Semester Break (after classes) SPRING SEMESTER January 9 Spring Semester Begins January 20-22 Exploring Priesthood Weekend February 1 Lector February 11 Pastoral Internship Begins February 13-17 Mid Semester Break March 31-April 2 Exploring Priesthood Weekend April 7-17 Easter Break Begins (after classes) April 18 Classes Resume May 5 Last Day of Classes May 6 University Convocation May 13 Diaconate (Chicago) May 20 Priesthood Ordination (Chicago) SUMMER June 12-July 21 STL/Liturgical Institute, M.A.P.S. Programs 2 Table of Contents Academic Calendar Inside Cover History 4 Chancellor 6 University Administration 7 Directories Faculty 8 Adjunct/Visiting Faculty 21 Pastoral Internship Supervisors 21 Diocese and Bishops Represented 22 Board of Advisors 23 Administration and Staff 25 Mission Statements/Objectives 30 Accreditation and Affiliations 32 Association of Chicago Theological Schools 33 The Northside Chicago Theological Institute 33 Margaret and Chester Paluch Lecturer 35 Albert Cardinal Meyer Lectureship 36 James and Mary Perry Jr., Chair of Theology 37 McEssy Distinguished Visiting Professor of Biblical Theology 38 Professor Emerita of Dogmatic Theology 39 General Information Campus 40 Library 40 Other Facilities 40 Admissions to Mundelein Seminary 41 Tuition and other Financial Matters 42 Mundelein’s Pilgrimage Program 43 Inter Cultural Competencies 44 Formation Spiritual Life 45 Human Formation 46 Intellectual Life 46 Collaboration 47 Fraternity 47 Stewardship 48 Academic Regulations 49 Academic Programs Pre-Theology 54 Pre-Theology M.A. (Philosophy and Religion) 56 Course Offerings 57 Master of Divinity (M.Div.) 63 Course Offerings Department of Biblical Studies and Homiletics 66 Department of Dogmatic Theology 69 Department of Moral Theology 73 Department of Spiritual Theology 76 Department of Church History 77 Department of Liturgy and Music 80 Department of Pastoral Theology and Canon Law 83 Hispanic Ministry 87 Department of Language Studies 88 Center for Speech and Writing 89 Additional Degree Programs Liturgical Institute, M.A. Liturgical Studies, M.A., S.T.L., S.T.D. 90 Pontifical Faculty, S.T.B., S.T.L., S.T.D. 94 Institute for Lay Formation, M.A.P.S. 98 Doctor of Ministry 3 103 History The University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein course of studies, which operated on a five- year minor Seminary is the major seminary and graduate school of seminary cycle and a seven year major seminary cycle theology for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Over the with the American system of education. The Niles years, this mission has expanded to include the for- campus offered liberal arts programs for the first two mation of priesthood candidates for the Archdiocese of college years, while the Mundelein campus program Chicago as well as other dioceses within the United encompassed upper-class college studies in philoso- States and abroad. More than twenty-five other dioces- phy followed by a four-year theology curriculum. Under es are represented in the University community. Addi- Cardinal Meyer's successor, John Cardinal Cody, the tionally, the University offers programs in ministry for- undergraduate program was affiliated with Loyola Uni- mation, advanced ministerial and academic degrees versity of Chicago. Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, and continuing formation for clergy and lay ministers. now exclusively a graduate school of theology, semi- nary and ecclesiastical faculty, under the leadership of The University of Saint Mary of the Lake had its begin- Msgr. John Gorman (1966-1973), began a revision of nings in Saint Mary's College. Founded by the Most the graduate and theological curriculum. The program Rev. William J. Quarter, D.D., the first bishop of Chica- which resulted from that revision continued to be imple- go, Saint Mary's College was granted a charter by the mented for more than a decade; its academic, forma- State of Illinois in 1844 under the name “University of tional, spiritual, and pastoral aspects guided by The Saint Mary of the Lake,” with power to confer the doc- Program of Priestly Formation of the National Confer- torate and such academic or honorary degrees as are ence of Catholic Bishops and the directives of the Con- usually conferred by similar institutions. Chicago wel- gregation for Catholic Education. comed the University of Saint Mary of the Lake as the first chartered university in the city. At the same time In 1971, Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary became the Divinity School of the University was established affiliated with the Association of Theological Schools. ecclesiastically as a major seminary. At its height, the The Very Rev. Thomas Murphy was appointed the fifth University included the College, the Divinity School Rector in September, 1973. In 1976, in cooperation and, through affiliation, a medical school and a law with the Archdiocese of Chicago's Center for Pastoral school. The University flourished until 1866, when Ministry, the Seminary began a program of study lead- financial difficulties forced it to suspend operations. ing to the Doctor of Ministry degree. Also in Septem- The Divinity School continued for another year, but ber, the Seminary celebrated, at the Chapel of the also suspended operations in 1867. In 1871, the Great Immaculate Conception, the 50th anniversary of the first Chicago Fire destroyed the campus. ordination class to have been trained at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary. In 1921, Archbishop George Mundelein re-opened the College and Divinity School under the name of Saint In July 1978, the Very Rev. James Keleher was ap- Mary of the Lake Seminary under the original 1844 pointed the sixth rector, replacing the Most Rev. Thom- charter. Over the course of fifteen years, sixteen build- as Murphy, who was named Bishop of Great Falls- ings were constructed to complete a new university Billings, Montana. In the fall of 1982, under Archbishop campus in the town of Area, Illinois, which later Joseph Bernardin, the Seminary faculty initiated a thor- changed its name to Mundelein, Illinois. Archbishop ough revision of the program which had been in place Mundelein was proud to display his new seminary for ten years. The changes had as their goal the better when it was used as a site for the International Eucha- implementation of objectives set forth in the third edi- ristic Congress in 1926. tion of The Program of Priestly Formation (1981). In November 1984 the Very Rev. James Keleher was In September 1929, Cardinal Mundelein obtained from named Bishop of Belleville, Illinois by Pope John Paul the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universi- II. In December, Cardinal Bernardin appointed the Very ties in Rome a five-year authorization to establish a Rev. Gerald Kicanas as the seventh Rector of Saint Faculty of Theology to confer the ecclesiastical de- Mary of the Lake Seminary. grees of baccalaureate, the licentiate and doctorate in theology. In September 1934, this temporary grant was In April of 1986 Cardinal Bernardin announced the made permanent under the Apostolic Constitution De- establishment of a new center for continuing education: us Scientiarum Dominus. The seminary was then hon- The Center for Development in Ministry (CDM). The ored as a Pontifical Theological Faculty. It remains CDM's purpose would be the ongoing development of one of only seven such faculties in America. all those in ministry in the Archdiocese of Chicago. In addition, the new Center would host a variety of archdi- Cardinal Mundelein also appointed the Reverend Mon- ocesan programs as a conference center. To recognize signor Reynold H. Hillenbrand as Rector from 1936- this evolution, the school resumed use of the name 1945. Msgr. Hillenbrand was well known for his work “University of Saint Mary of the Lake” and renamed the in liturgical and social justice issues. In 1945, Samuel graduate school of theology “Mundelein Seminary.” Cardinal Stritch replaced Monsignor Hillenbrand with Mundelein Seminary and CDM operated as two Rev. Msgr. Malachy P. Foley, who served as Rector schools of the one university. The Rev. Donald Nevins until 1966. In 1961, under Albert Cardinal Meyer, the was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University. Fa- seminary opened a second campus in Niles, Illinois. ther Nevins also held an appointment as Director of This change involved harmonizing the ecclesiastical Ministry Formation of the Archdiocese and oversaw all 4 formation programs operated by the Pastoral Center. Seminary and Vice Rector of Academic Affairs for the In January of 1995 the Very Rev. Gerald Kicanas was University. The Rev. James Presta was appointed named by Pope John Paul II to be an Auxiliary Bishop Vice Rector for Administration and the Rev. Ronald of Chicago. In February, the Very Rev. John Canary Hicks became Dean of Formation. was named the eighth Rector of Mundelein Seminary. During the spring of 1996, members of the Bishops' In May 2012 Francis Cardinal George appointed the Seminary Committee visited Mundelein. After an exten- Rev. Robert Barron as the tenth Rector/President of sive series of meetings with faculty and students, the the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein members of the committee gave a strong recommen- Seminary. Under Father Barron’s direction, the For- dation to the seminary program. mation Program was given a new integrating logic and the academic program underwent a curriculum revi- The Most Rev. Francis E. George, OMI was named sion.