Blessed John XXIII National Seminary Announces New Optional Pre-Theology Program Starting Fall 2007

Our unique institution remains the only American seminary for older candidates that is administered by diocesan priests.

In addition to our four-year program offering a Masters in Divinity, we are pleased to announce our new Pre-Theology Program beginning in the Fall 2007 semester.

The optional Pre-Theology Program includes courses in philosophy and basic Catholic doctrine, as well as human, spiritual and pastoral formation for priestly ministry. This new program is an optional preparatory program for candidates whose Bishops or religious superiors deem it appropriate.

Pre-Theology Faculty Members

• Father Ronald J. Tacelli, S.J., is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and is the author of several books on Christian philosophy.
• Dr. Leonard Maluf holds an S.S.L. from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and a S.T.L. from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Father Raymond Van De Moortell holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a Master of Library Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
• Dr. Peter J. Kreeft Blessed John XXIII National Seminary is proud to feature distinguished Professor of Philosophy Peter J. Kreeft on the faculty of our new Pre-Theology Program.
• Dr. Kreeft has been teaching at Boston College since 1965 and is the author of over 45 books on Christianity and Philosophy. He has a Ph.D. from Fordham University and did post-graduate study at Yale University.

For more information on admissions,please contact:

Sister Mary Jude Waters, O.P.,
781-899-5500, extension 102
BLESSED JOHN XXIII
NATIONAL SEMINARY
558 South Avenue,
Weston, MA 02493
E-mail:seminary@blessedjohnxxiii.edu
www.blessedjohnxxiii.edu

To download a PDF about this program, please click here.