Evangelization and Catechesis

“Catholic theology, taught in a manner faithful to Scripture, tradition, and the Church’s Magisterium, provides an awareness of the Gospel principles which will enrich the meaning of human life and give it a new dignity.” (Ex corde ecclesiae, 20). Faithful to the Christian message as it has come to us through the Church, the mission of the Theology Department is to introduce students to Catholic theology as an exercise in “faith seeking understanding.” Mindful of its ethical obligations to the Church and to the world, the Department also seeks to foster ecumenical awareness and concern for social justice and to prepare student majors for teaching, parish work, youth ministry, and graduate studies. The Department of Theology offers a major and minor in Theology and a major in Evangelization and Catechesis.

See program requirements, course sequences and more in the Course Catalog.

Program Mission

The mission of the Evangelization and Catechesis Program is to aid students who desire to fulfill Christ’s mission on earth to make disciples of all nations teaching them all that He has commanded. The two tracks can aid both those who seek to make ministry their lifework as well as those who seek to bring Christ to the world in the New Evangelization through their own various occupations and lives. A combination of program-specific and more general theology courses will deepen one’s understanding of the human person and his or her relationship with God that he or she might bring about the mission of Christ to the baptized or unbaptized. Ultimately, the goal is to respond to the command of Christ to “Duc in altum (Put out into the deep)” and become “fishers of men [and women].”

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Other Department Offerings

• Major or Minor in Theology
• Bachelor of Arts Theology-Secondary Education 
• Evangelization Catechesis (BA) – New Evangelization Studies Specialization
• Evangelization Catechesis (BA) – Youth Ministry and Catechesis Specialization