PAS 668 Missionary Discipleship: Evangelization and Catechesis Fall Course Instructor: Sister Mary Anne Linder, F.S.E.

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1 PAS 668 Missionary Discipleship: Evangelization and Catechesis Fall 2016 Course Instructor: Sister Mary Anne Linder, F.S.E. Office Phone: Office: St. Peter s third floor (306) E mail: mlinder@holyapostles.edu 1. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will consider evangelization, new evangelization and catechesis as a remarkable moment in the whole process of evangelization (John Paul II, Catechesi Tradendae) based on the mission of her Founder, Go, teach... (Matthew 28: 19). 2. ENVISIONED LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will demonstrate an ability to grow in their understanding of the meaning of the Church s evangelizing mission. Students will demonstrate a familiarity with the magisterial documents on missionary discipleship. Students will demonstrate an ability to prepare themselves to provide leadership, support and inspiration for all the components of evangelization. Students will demonstrate a knowledge of what the Church expects of her catechists, give serious thought to the post-modern milieu and virtual reality as challenges to teaching the truths of faith. Students will demonstrate the acquisition of some practical skills in the art of teaching, evangelizing/catechizing. 3. COURSE SCHEDULE This schedule below considers evangelization as the frame enclosing all the Church s pastoral action and within that frame kerygma, catechesis, and new evangelization. The ultimate goal is that this framework will kindle or rekindle zeal for the evangelizing and catechizing mission of the Church. August 30: Introductions and Definitions September 6: Opening and Closing Speeches of Vatican II, Gravissimum Educationis September 13: Evangelii Nuntiandi September 20: Catechesi Tradendae September 27: Redemptoris Missio October 4: Please excuse your teacher for St. Francis Day. October 11: Catechesis and Virtual Reality

2 October 18: The Fundamental Importance of Catechesis (Cardinal Hoyos) October 25: Evangelii Gaudium November 1: Evangelii Gaudium November 8 (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, St. Mary s Church, New Haven) November 15: RCIA November 22: Summary Class November 29: Presentations and peer review December 6: Presentations and peer review Topics and dates are subject to change depending on class participation/ interest, etc. 4. REQUIRED READING Opening Address of Pope John XXIII for Vatican Council II, October 11, 1962 Closing Address of Pope Paul VI for Vatican Council II, December 7, 1965 Gravissimum Educationis (Vatican II Document) October 28, 1965 Evangelii Nuntiandi, par. 3-21, 55-56, (Pope Paul VI) December 8, Catechesi Tradendae, par. 1-9, 18-25, 56-61, (Pope John Paul II) October 16, 1979 Redemptoris Missio, par. 1-3, 4-11, 31-40, 73 (Pope John Paul II) December 7, 1990 Evangelii Gaudium, par. 1-8, 10-13, 24-25, 53-56, 64, , , , 183, , , 286 (Pope Francis), November 24, 2013, Solemnity of Christ the King. 5. RECOMMENDED READING A Civilization of Love, What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World, Anderson, Carl, HarperCollins, New York, At the Interface: Theology and Virtual Reality, Prokes, Mary Timothy, F.S.E. Fenestra Books, 610 East Delano Street, Suite 104, Tucson, AZ 85705, 2004, pages 9-15, The Drama of Atheist Humanism, Henri De Lubac, Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 1995 Evangelical Catholicism, George Weigel, Basic Books, New York, 2013 Jesus Christ, the One Savior of the World Ouellet, Marc, Communio, Summer 1997 Lineamenta for the Synod on the New Evangelization, February 2, 2011 The New Evangelization, Building the Civilization of Love (Cardinal Ratzinger) December 12, 2000, Jubilee for Catechists Instrumentum Laboris for the Synod on the New Evangelization, May 27, EVALUATION GRADING SCALE: A ; A ; B ; B 84-86; B ; C ; C 74-76; C D 60-69; F 59 and below

3 Assessment Activities 1. Class will be conducted as a seminar with assigned readings to be prepared for discussion in the first half of the class. Questions for discussion: Was anything new for you? What struck you? What will you take from this reading? Do you see a relationship to the new evangelization? 2. In the second half of class most weeks there will be a participatory learning experience to be announced at the end of the previous class, e.g. present an ice breaker for meeting a new class, present a book that may be used for catechesis, suggest a clip of a movie that could be used for faith formation, etc. 3. Students will work together practicing and learning the art of writing and executing a lesson plan. One lesson plan is to be shared by each student at any time during the semester when the student is ready. 4. Final: Prepare a ten minute presentation on one of the tools available for evangelization, e.g. ALPHA, Cursillo, Foccus, Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation, Engaged Encounter, Marriage Encounter, Catholic Underground, A Civilization of Love (Anderson) Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic (Matthew Kelly). For the final grade, the four activities listed above will each count for ¼: meaningful participation in class discussions, well prepared presentations of participatory learning experiences, the content and presentation of the lesson plan, and the final presentation of one of the tools for evangelization. 7. DISABILITIES ACCOMMODATIONS POLICY Holy Apostles College & Seminary is committed to the goal of achieving equal educational opportunities and full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities who qualify for admission to the College. Students who have documented disabilities requiring special accommodations should contact Bob Mish, the Disabilities Office Coordinator, at rmish@holyapostles.edu or In all cases, reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that all students with disabilities have access to course materials in a mode in which they can receive them. 8. ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY Students at Holy Apostles College & Seminary are expected to practice academic honesty. Avoiding Plagiarism In its broadest sense, plagiarism is using someone else's work or ideas, presented or claimed as your own. At this stage in your academic career, you should be fully conscious of what it means to plagiarize. This is an inherently unethical activity because it entails the uncredited use of someone else's expression of ideas for another's personal advancement; that is, it entails the use of a person merely as a means to another person s ends.

4 Students, where applicable: Should identify the title, author, page number/webpage address, and publication date of works when directly quoting small portions of texts, articles, interviews, or websites. Students should not copy more than two paragraphs from any source as a major component of papers or projects. Should appropriately identify the source of information when paraphrasing (restating) ideas from texts, interviews, articles, or websites. Should follow the Holy Apostles College & Seminary Stylesheet (available on the Online Writing Lab s website at Consequences of Academic Dishonesty: Because of the nature of this class, academic dishonesty is taken very seriously. Students participating in academic dishonesty may be removed from the course and from the program. 9. ATTENDANCE POLICY It is expected that students will attend all classes. Sickness for either on campus or off campus students is a legitimate excuse for absence. Seminarians are to communicate to the instructor through a fellow seminarian before class begins. Sickness, inclement weather and traffic are possible excuses for off campus students. Students are asked to communicate by phone or directly to the instructor. 10. INCOMPLETE POLICY An Incomplete is a temporary grade assigned at the discretion of the faculty member. It is typically allowed in situations in which the student has satisfactorily completed major components of the course and has the ability to finish the remaining work without re-enrolling, but has encountered extenuating circumstances, such as illness, that prevent his or her doing so prior to the last day of class. To request an incomplete, students must first download a copy of the Incomplete Request Form. This document is located within the Shared folder of the Files tab in Populi. Secondly, students must fill in any necessary information directly within the PDF document. Lastly, students must send their form to their professor via for approval. Approval should be understood as the professor responding to the student s in favor of granting the Incomplete status of the student. Students receiving an Incomplete must submit the missing course work by the end of the sixth week following the semester in which they were enrolled. An incomplete grade (I) automatically turns into the grade of F if the course work is not completed.

5 Students who have completed little or no work are ineligible for an incomplete. Students who feel they are in danger of failing the course due to an inability to complete course assignments should withdraw from the course. A W (Withdrawal) will appear on the student s permanent record for any course dropped after the end of the first week of a semester to the end of the third week. A WF (Withdrawal/Fail) will appear on the student s permanent record for any course dropped after the end of the third week of a semester and on or before the Friday before the last week of the semester. 11. ABOUT YOUR PROFESSOR Sister Mary Anne Linder, F.S.E. is a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist.