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Logic:
Formal Logic (Dialectics):The science of correct thinking. The idea or concept. The term. The judgment in itself and expressed as a proposition. Reasoning in itself and expressed as a syllogism. Kinds of syllogism. Laws of the syllogism. Figures and moods of the syllogism. Imperfect syllogisms. Fallacies to avoid. The reduction of syllogisms.

Material Logic (Criteriology): Knowledge in general. Sense knowledge. Intellectual knowledge. The intellect and the function of the intellect. Truth and falsehood. The criterion of truth. Certitude and its degrees. Objectivity of ideas, the validity of judgments and reasoning. The certitude of faith.

Cosmology: Study of being in so far as it is in motion. Characters of bodies. Quantity. Activity. Constitution of bodies. Analysis of some false theories of change. Origin of bodies. Creation of the world. Development of the world. Finality and the causes. Nature and her laws – miracles.

Psychology: The philosophical notion of life. Vegetative (plant) life. Sentient (animal) life. The origin of species. Human life. The principle of human life. Union of soul and body. Human sentiency. Faculties. Sensation. Appetition. Locomotion. The intellect. Origin and expression of ideas. The will. Interaction of intellect and will. Freedom of will. Appendix: sleep and dreams.

Metaphysics (Ontology):The Idea of Being. Primary determinations of being: Real being and logical being, act and potency, essence and existence. Transcendental properties of being: unity, truth, goodness. Most general properties of being: beauty, perfection. Classification of being. The supreme classes of being: categories in general, substance, accidents. Beings in their causes. Causes and causality in general. Intrinsic causes. Extrinsic causes.

Ethics: The end and purpose of human actions. Human acts. The end to which human acts are to be directed. The morality of human acts. Law, the rule of human acts. The rights and duties of individuals in general. Duties to God. Duties to ourselves. Rights and duties towards our fellow-men. Ownership. Labor problems. Social rights and duties. Society in general. Domestic society. Civil society. International law.

History of Philosophy:A brief examination of nearly every philosophical system from the Greeks to the Existentialists: Ancient Oriental Philosophy (Philosophy of the Semites and of the Aryans), Greek and Greco-Roman Philosophy (Pre-Socratic, Socratic, Platonic, Aristotelean, Post-Aristotelean, Greco-Roman), Greco-Oriental Philosophy (Greco-Jewish, Neo-Platonic), Patristic Philosophy (Heretical systemts and the apologists, constructive patristic philosophers), Medieval Philosophy (Preparation for, development of, and perfection of Scholastic Philosophy, Decline of Scholastic Philosophy, Transition to Modern Philosophy), Modern Philosophy (Empiricism, Intellectualism, Skepticism, Kant, Reactions to Kant, other recent philosophical movements, Scholasticism in our times).

De Revelatione: I. Introduction to Theology. II. Christian Revelation – the True Religion. The notion and nature of religion. The obligation of religion in general. The positive obligation of religion. The notion of revelation. The possibility and suitability of revelation. The necessity of revelation. The revelation of mysteries. The proposition of the fact of revelation before faith. Criteria of revelation. Miracles. Prophecies. Historical sources for proving the fact of revelation. The historicity of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. III. Christ the Divine Legate. The historical existence of Jesus of Nazareth. The testimony which Jesus gave concerning Himself. The proof of the testimony which Jesus Christ gave.

De Ecclesia Christi: I. The social constitution of the Church. The institution of the hierarchy of the Church. The institution of the monarchy of the Church. The perpetuity of the Church. The Roman Pontiff. II. The Magisterium of the Church and its sources. The divine institution of the Magisterium. The subject of the infallible Magisterium. The object of the infallible Magisterium. The sources of the Magisterium. The criteria of Divine Tradition. III. The supernatural nature and properties of the Church. The supernaturality and eminence of the Church. The Mystical Body of Christ and its members. The properties and notes of the true Church: One, Holy, Catholic Apostolic.

De Deo Uno: The possibility of knowing God. Natural knowledge of God. Intuitive vision of God. The physical and metaphysical essence of God. The transcendental attributes of God. The quiescent attributes of God. The knowledge of God. Subjective perfection of the knowledge of God. Object of divine knowledge. The medium of divine knowledge. God’s knowledge of the causes of things. The will of God. The object and properties of God’s will. Divine omnipotence. Divine providence. Predestination. Reprobation.

De Deo Trino: The existence of the mystery of the most holy Trinity. Divine procession. Divine relation. The three Divine Persons. The missions of the three Divine Persons.

De Deo Creante et Elevante: The creation of the world in general. The final cause of creation. Divine Providence. The conservation of the world. The angels, their creation, existence, nature, spirituality, properties, moral condition, elevation to sanctifying grace. The fall of the angels. The damnation of the fallen angels. The good angels, guardian angels. The fallen angels, temptation, possession. Magic. The nature of man. The creation of man. Properties of the human soul. The union of soul and body. The elevation of man. Supernatural being. The state of original justice.

De Peccatis: The general notion of sin. Grave personal sin. The effects of actual mortal sin. Venial sin. The sin of Adam. The existence of original sin. The nature of original sin. The means of propagation of original sin. The effects of original sin.

De Verbo Incarnato: The mystery of the Incarnation. Its suitability. The manner of union of the Incarnate Word. The union itself. The assuming Person. The assumed Nature. Those things assumed by the Word in human nature. Those things which pertain to perfection and to defects. The consequences of the hypostatic union. The work and the Passion of Christ. The exaltation of Christ after this life.

Mariologia: The predestination of Mary to be the Mother of the Redeemer. The preparation of Mary for her maternity. The divine maternity. The virginal maternity. The spiritual maternity. Mary as Mediatrix of all graces. Mary as Co-Redemptrix. The dispensing of graces. The glorification of the Mother of the Redeemer. The Assumption. The honor owed to the Blessed Virgin. The honor and veneration owed to the saints.

De Gratia: The existence of grace. The necessity of grace. The necessity of healing grace. The gratuity of grace. The supernaturality of grace. The universality of grace. Justifying grace. Its origin and nature. The gifts by which justification is accomplished. The effects of justification. Actual grace. Its nature. The habit of actual grace. The fruits of grace. The concept of merit, its existence, object, conditions, and revivification.

De Virtutibus Infusis: The infused (theological) virtues in themselves. The existence and nature of the infused virtues. The augmentation and diminution of infused virtues. The gifts of the Holy Ghost. Faith. The nature of the act of faith. Assent according to authority, supernatural assent. The material object of divine faith, strictly revealed, formally revealed. The necessity of faith. Hope. The theological act of hope. Its object, motive, and properties. Charity. The theological act of charity, its motive, and object.

De Sacramentis: The sacraments in general. Their essence and existence. The causality of the sacraments. The general effects of the sacraments. The specific effects of the various sacraments. The minister of the sacraments. The power, intention, faith, and probity of the minister. The Author of the sacraments. The institution of the sacraments by Christ. The sacrament of baptism: its institution, essence, necessity, subject, minister, and effects. The sacrament of confirmation: its existence, essence, etc. as above. The sacrament of Christian unity, i.e. the most holy Eucharist. The institution and promise of the Eucharist. The reality of the eucharistic mystery in the Church. The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Transubstantiation. The manner in which Christ is present in the Eucharist. The Eucharistic Sacrifice, its truth, special nature, Priest and Victim, sacrificial action, and end. The existence, essence, necessity, and effects of the sacrament of the Eucharist. The sacrament of penance. The institution of this sacrament. The conferral of the power to give sin, the amplitude of such power. The necessity of the sacrament of penance. The parts of the sacrament: contrition, confession, satisfaction. The minister of the sacrament: power of orders, power of jurisdiction. The effects of the sacrament of penance. Indulgences. The sacrament of extreme unction: its existence, essence, effects, subject, minister, necessity, repeatability. The sacrament of holy orders. Its existence. Sacramental orders. Non-sacramental orders. Essence of the sacrament of orders. The minister and subject of the sacrament of orders. The effects of the sacrament of orders. The sacrament of holy matrimony. Matrimony in the natural law: its institution, sanctity, necessity, ends, and properties. Matrimony as a sacrament of the New Law: its existence, essence, matter, form, minister, effects, unity, indissolubility, and sacramental grace. The power of the Church and of the State over Christian marriage.

De Novissimis: The last things of man. Death, the end of the present state of life; its universality. The particular judgment. Beatitude. The essential object of beatitude. Essential formal beatitude. The essence of formal beatitude. The eternity and inequality of beatitude. Accidental beatitude. Hell. The existence and duration of hell. The punishments of hell. The spiritual condition of the damned. The nature of the fire in hell. Purgatory. The existence of purgatory. Suffrage. The punishments of purgatory. The moral condition of the souls in purgatory. The condition of suffrages. The last things of the world. The second coming of Christ. The resurrection of the body. The identity of the resurrected body. The gifts of the glorified body. The general judgment. The error of millenarianism. The end of the material world.

Theologia Moralis Fundamentalis: The last end of man. Human acts in themselves: their elements, their impediments. The moral act. Morality in general: its concept and essence, its norm and extension. Morality in particular. Sources of morality. The moral imputability of human acts. The virtuous moral act as supernatural and meritorious. Law. The law in general. Divne laws. Human laws. Conscience. Actual conscience. Habitual conscience. Sin. Sin in general and in particular. The causes of sin. The effects of sin. The virtues in general. The theological virtues. Theological faith and its opposed vices. Theological hope and its opposed vices. Charity and its opposed vices. The cardinal virtues. Prudence. Justice. Fortitude Temperance. The virtue of religion. The first, second, and third commandments of God.

Theologia Moralis Specialis: The fourth commandment. Piety, observance, obedience. Domestic society. Ecclesiastical society. Civil society. Duties of the members of each. The fifth commandment. Dominion over life. Suicide. Mutilation. The care of life. Homicide. Duels. War. The sixth and ninth commandments. Chastity. Sins opposed to chastity. The seventh and tenth precepts. Rights and justice in general. Property: its acquisition, occupation, finding, accession, prescription. Contracts. Wills and testaments. The reparation of injustice. Restitution. The eighth commandment. Truthfulness and lying. Defamation. Contumely. Secrets. The six precepts of the Church. Fasting and abstinence. Offerings of the faithful. Censure and prohibition of books. Moral principles for particular states in life. Secular states (judges, lawyers, doctors, etc.). The clerical state. The religious state.

De Sacramentis: The sacraments in general: definition, effect, division, matter and form, repetition, minister, subject. Baptism: its definition, matter, form, minister, subject, rites and ceremonies, the sponsors, time and place. Confirmation: its definition, matter, form, minister, subject, rite, time, and place, the sponsors. Holy Eucharist: the Real Presence, the sacrifice of the Mass, the minister, matter and form, rites and ceremonies, time and place, Mass stipends, holy Communion. Penance: its definition, institution, constitution, matter, form, effects, and minister, absolution, powers of the confessor, the sacramental seal, the subject of penance. Indulgences. Extreme Unction: its minister, subject, rite, and effects. Holy Orders: its nature and division, matter and form, minister, subject, time and place.. Holy Matrimony: definition, the spouses, necessary preparations, impediments, consent, the form of celebration, marriage of conscience, effects of matrimony, divorce, separation, convalidation, second marriage. Sacramentals.

De Delictis et Poenis: Delicts (canonical offenses). Canonical punishment. Punishment in general. Punishment in particular: censure, interdict, suspension, excommunication. Vindicative and remedial punishments. List of punishments for various delicts.

Theologia Ascetica et Mystica: I. Principles. Origin of the spiritual life. Nature of the spiritual life. The perfection of the Christian life. The duty of tending to perfection. General means of perfection. II. The three ways. 1.) The purgative way. The prayer of beginners. Penance. Mortification. The struggle against capital sins and vices (pride, envy, anger, gluttony, lust, sloth, avarice). Temptations. The discernment of spirits. 2.) The Illuminative way. Affective prayer. The moral virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance). The theological virtues (faith, hope charity). Counter-attacks of the enemy. Lukewarmness. 3.) The unitive way. The simple or active unitive way. Infused contemplation. False mysticism (quietism). Extraordinary mystical phenomena. Controverted questions.

Theologia Pastoralis:
Tract I: The Sacraments. The Sacraments in General. The Sacraments in particular. Baptism: rites; subject; minister; requisites; sponsors. Confirmation: nature and object; requisites. The Holy Eucharist: center of Catholic worship; the Holy Hour; Tabernacle; Sacred Vestments; renewal of Species; Forty hours; Exposition; Benediction; Holy Communion; First Communion; the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; preparation for Mass; Mass stipends; Binating; Vespers; church music. Penance: essence and importance; different offices of the confessor; confessions of different classes of penitents; confessions of nuns; confessions of priests and clerics; confessions of pious penitents; confessions of scrupulous penitents; confession of habitual and relapsing sinners; confessions of penitents living in proximate occasions of sin; confessions of persons who belong to forbidden societies; general confessions. Extreme Unction: pastoral visits to the sick and dying; the last rites; preparation for death; Christian burial. Holy Orders: sacerdotal vocations. Matrimony: nature and importance; instruction before marriage; the banns; mixed marriages. The Sacramentals: general principles; church bells; Stations of the Cross.

Tract II: Pastoral Administration. Temporal matters: organization of parishes; the management of temporalities. Parochial schools: management. Spiritual Direction: parish societies; confraternities; pastoral care of individuals; political and social relations of the clergy; missions; the priest's private life. Appendix: how to deal with converts.

HOMILETICS

Homiletica:
Tract I: Homiletics. The teaching office. Selection of matter for preaching. Development of matter: appeal to the intellect. Development of matter: appeal to the affections and will. Arrangement of sermon matter. Style and delivery. Divisions of sermons according to their subject matter. Divisions of sermons according to form. Division of sermons according to occasions. Preparation for preaching.
Tract II: Catechetics. Preliminary notions. The subject matter of catechetics. Disposition of catechetical matter. Form and method of catechetical instruction. Catechetical argumentation Influence upon the heart and will of the catechumens. Catechetical language. Modes of catechetical address. Catechetical education. The instruction of converts.

SACRED SCRIPTURE

Introductio Generalis in Sacram Scripturam: Introduction to the Bible. Biblical inspiration. The existence, nature, extent, effects, and criteria of inspiration. The Biblical Canon. The history of the Old and New Testament Canons. The uncanonical or Apocryphal books of the Bible. Texts and Versions of the Bible. The original texts. The ancient versions. The English Versions. Hermeneutics: interpretation of holy Scripture. Neomatics: the various senses of Scripture. Heuristics: the discovery of the sense of Scripture. Prophoristics: the explanation of the text of Scripture. The history of exegesis: the ancient period, the Scholastic period, the more recent period. Sacred antiquities: sacred places, persons, ritual, seasons, measures, weights, and money. The geography of the Holy Land.

Introductio Specialis in Vetus Testamentum: Special introduction to the Old Testament. I. The Historical Books of the Old Testament. The Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. The origin of the Pentateuch. Book of Josue. Book of Judges. Book of Ruth. Books of Samuel (I, II Kings). Books of Kings (III, IV Kings). Books of Paralipomenon or Chronicles. First and second books of Edsras. Book of Tobias. Book of Judith. Book of Esther. First and second books of Machabees. II. The Didactic Books of the Old Testament. Old Testament Poetry. Book of Job. Book of Psalms. Book of Proverbs. Book of Ecclesiastes. The Canticle of Canticles. Book of Wisdom. Book of Jesus Sirach or Ecclesiasticus. III. The Prophetic Books of the Old Testament. General Remarks about Prophecy. The Major Prophets: Book of Isaias, Book of Jeremias, Lamentations of Jeremias, Book of Baruch, Epistle of Jeremias, Book of Ezechiel, Book of Daniel. The Minor Prophets: Book of Osee, Book of Joel, Book of Amos, Book of Abdias, Book of Jonas, Book of Micheas, Book of Nahum, Book of Habacuc, Book of Sophonias, Book of Aggeus, Book of Zacharias, Book of Malachias.

Introductio Specialis in Novum Testamentum: Special Introduction to the New Testament. I. Historical Books of the New Testament. General remarks about the Gospels. The historical veracity of the Gospels. The Gospel according to St. Matthew. The Gospel according to St. Mark. The Gospel according to St. Luke. The Synoptic Problem. The Gospel according to St. John. The life of Jesus Christ. Acts of the Apostles. II. The Didactic Books of the New Testament. (A) The Epistles of St. Paul. The life and activity of St. Paul. Characteristics of the Pauline Epistles. The Epistles written before the first Roman imprisonment: the First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians, the Epistle to the Galatians, the First and Second Epistles to the Corinthians, the Epistle to the Romans. The Epistles written during or immediately after the first Roman imprisonment: the Epistle to the Colossians, the Epistle to the Ephesians, the Epistle to Philemon, The Epistle to the Hebrews. The Pastoral Epistles: the First Epistle to Timothy, the Epistle to Titus, the Second Epistle to Timothy. The authenticity and integrity of the Pastoral Epistles. (B) The Catholic Epistles. The Epistle of St. James. The First Epistle of St. Peter. The Epistle of St. Jude. The Second Epistle of St. Peter. The First, Second, and Third Epistles of St. John. III. The Prophetic Book of the New Testament. The Apocalypse.

Jus Canonicum: I. General Norms. Ecclesiastical laws. Rules of interpretation. Epikeia. Research methods. Custom. Other norms. II: Persons. Clergy rights and duties. Ecclesiastical offices. Ordinary & delegated power. The Holy See. Bishops and dioceses. Religious institutes. The Laity. Other norms. III: Things. Churches. Altars. Ecclesiastical burial. Feasts, fast and abstinence. Eucharistic reservation. Sacred images, relics & furnishings. Vows and oaths. Preaching, seminaries, schools. Profession of faith. Benefices. Ecclesiastical property. Other norms. IV. Procedural Law. Overview. V. Crimes and Penalties. General concepts. Interpretation. Effects. Subject. Censures. Penalties for individual crimes.

Jus Sacramentarium: I. General Norms. Preliminary notions. Matter and form, Minister. Recipient. II. Baptism. Nature. Minister. Recipient. Sponsors. Register. Churching. Reception of Converts. III. Confirmation. Nature. Minister. Recipient. Sponsor. Time and place. IV. Holy Eucharist as Sacrament. Notion. Matter. Form. Union of matter and form. Minister. Subject as recipient. Eucharistic fast. Obligation to receive. Distribution of Holy Communion. Custody. Holy Eucharist as Sacrifice. Celebrant. Conditions. Application of Mass. V. Penance. Notion. Matter. Form. Minister. Recipient. Relation of minister to penitent. VI. Extreme Unction. Nature. Minister. Recipient. Conditional and repeated administration. Ceremonies. Apostolic blessing. Indulgences and prayers for the dying. VII. Holy Orders. Notion. Division. Minister. Tonsure. Porter. Lector. Exorcist. Acolyte. Subdeacon. Deacon. Priest. Enjoined prayers. Time and place. Recipient. Other requisites. Recording. Irregularities and impediments. Obligations. VIII. Matrimony. Notion. Division. Sacrament. Authority. Properties. Form. Liturgical Form. Time and place. Registration. Investigation. Impediments. Dispensations. Validation. Dissolution. Separation. Civil divorce. Conjugal act. Duties of spouses.

SACRED LITURGY

Introductio Generalis in Sacram Liturgiam: Liturgy as Sacred Science. Purpose. Regulation. Words and actions. History. Setting. The altar. Furnishings. Vestments. Liturgical Year.

De Ritibus Liturgicis in Genere: The Mass: Component rites and prayers. Comparison with New Mass. The Divine Office: History. Component rites and prayers. The Sacraments. Overview of rites. Greater Sacramentals. Devotions.

De Rubricis Missalis Romani: I. General Rubrics of the Missal. Liturgical Law. The Calendar. Votive Masses. Requiem Masses. Variable parts of Mass. Defects in celebration. Material requisites. II. Celebration of Low Mass. Voice. Liturgical gesture. Preparation. Rubrics of Low Mass in sequence. Renewal of hosts. Purification, Faults. Administration of Communion. Special forms. III. Celebration of High Mass. Holy Water, Asperges. General rules. Incensation. Pax. Music. Choir ceremonies. Rubrics of Solemn Mass in sequence. Special forms. Missa Cantata. Sung Low Mass.

De Rubricis Sacramentorum Officiique Divini: The Roman Ritual. Baptism of Infants, Adults. Supplying Ceremonies. Churching. Rite of Confirmation. Order of Holy Communion. Communion of Sick. Order of Extreme Unction. Apostolic Benediction. Matrimony. Various sacramentals. The Divine Office. Rubrics for recitation.

Exercitatio Rubricarum: Supervised rehearsals of rubrics of the Mass, the ceremonies of the Divine Office, and of the other sacraments.

De Psalterio Liturgico: Vocabulary, grammar, style, and exegesis of Latin Vulgate Psalms of the Roman Breviary.

CHURCH HISTORY

De Ecclesia Primitiva: Introduction to Church History. Christian Antiquity. The founding of the Church – her development and persecutions. The constitution of the Church. Worship, discipline, morals, heresies and schisms. Ecclesiastical Literature. The rise of Islam. Development of the Church’s doctrine.

De Medio Aevo: The Middle Ages. Progress and vicissitudes of Christianity. The papacy and the empire. Early medieval heresies and controversies. The organization of the Church. Worship, discipline, and morals. Literature and education. Conflict with Islam. Sects and Heresies. The Papacy. Heretical movements. Religious and moral life – Christian art.

De Aetate Moderna: Modern times. The Protestant Reformation in Germany and in Switzerland. The Reformation in the Rest of Europe. The Catholic Church. The Protestant Church. The Outbreak of Rationalism. The Church in various countries.

De Saeculo XX: The Church in the Twentieth Century. Textbook: Course notes and supplemental material as given by the professor.

HUMANITIES

Elementary Latin: A thorough course in the fundamentals of Latin grammar. Textbook: Bennett, Charles. First Year Latin.

Intermediate Latin: An introduction to Latin prose composition.

Advanced Latin: Advanced Latin prose composition.

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