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Xavier University of Louisiana's
INSTITUTE FOR BLACK CATHOLIC STUDIES
SUMMER SESSION: JUNE 29 through JULY 21, 2007
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Dioceses have increased their educational requirements for participation in the ministries and mission of the Church. The need for theologically and culturally competent ministers in the African American community grows. The Institute is designed to assist Black and cross cultural priests, religious, lay women and men, seminarians, novices, catechists, diocesan administrators, deacons, lay associates and volunteers from Black and all other cultural heritages who are engaged in Catholic ministry among Black Catholics and the broader Pan African Community in the United States. Our goal is to assist students to develop more meaningful and culturally effective ministerial strategies for the evangelizing and social justice ministries of the Church within the culturally diverse Black Community.

The participants will find in the Institute a holistic experience of community life structured around prayer, liturgy, theological and ministerial studies as well as experiences designed to develop and enrich understanding of African American culture. The IBCS, set within the Black Catholic context of Xavier University and the city of New Orleans, offers a variety of opportunities for intellectual, professional and spiritual growth that integrates the major teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church and Black Religious Experience.

IBCS Programs include:

Master's Degree Program
The Th.M. degree is constituted by an interdisciplinary curriculum that includes theology, Scripture, history, aesthetics, and social science along with a supervised pastoral/ministerial practicum.

Certificate Programs and Enrichment Program
Catechist Formation Certification * Youth Ministry Certification * Leadership in the Faith Community

Spiritual Enrichment Programs
* Taste of the Institute * Eldership
The Continuing Education and Enrichment component, offered in one-week modules, provide program planning and formation for pastoral leadership, youth ministry, and catechesis and spiritual enrichment.

THE INSTITUTE FOR BLACK CATHOLIC STUDIES
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
1 Drexel Drive Box 49 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70125
www.xula.edu/IBCS
Dr. Jamie T. Phelps, O.P., Director
To request detailed information and/or application online, write c/o: IBCS@xula.edu

Members of the regular Faculty of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies include:

DEGREE FACULTY
Rev. Peter Damien Akpunonu, Ph.D.
Rev. Giles Conwill, Ph.D.*
Ms. M. Shawn Copeland, Ph.D.
Rev. Cyprian Davis, OSB, D.Hist.Sc.
Rev. Nwaka Chris Egbulem, Ph.D.
Rev. George Franklin, D.Min.
Ms. Cheryl KirkDuggan, Ph.D.
Ms. Marva Lewis, Ph.D.
Sr. Eva Marie Lumas, SSS, D. Min.*
Ms. Estella Conwill Majozo, Ph.D.
Sr. Eva Regina Martin, SSF, Ph.D.
Rev. Bryan Massingale, S.T.D.
Ms. Cecilia Moore, Ph.D.*
Ms. Veronica Morgan-Lee, Ph.D.
Rev. Paulinus Odozor, CSSp, Ph.D.
Rev. James Okoye, CSSp, D.Phil.*
Rev. Charles Payne, OFM, Ph.D.
Sr. Jamie T. Phelps, OP, Ph.D.*
Rev. Thaddeus Posey, OFMCap, Ph.D.
Rev. Hugh Stout, Ph.D.
Rev. Freddie Washington, CSSp, D. Min..

C&E FACULTY
Ms. Ifama Arsan, B.F.A.
Mr. Ansel Augustine, MPS
Ms. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow D.Min.
 Ms. Kaffy Babineaux Belvin, M. Ed.
Ms. Rosie Papion Brown, Th.M.
Ms. Beverly Carroll, M.A.
Mr. Richard Cheri, M.A., M.S.T.
Rev. J. Derran Combs, OFM, Th.M.
Ms. Veronica Downs-Dorsey, M.M.
Ms. Therese Wilson Favors, M.A.
Ms. Donna Grant, B.S.
Mr. Vince Guider, M.S.U.S.
Sr. Patricia Haley, SCN, B.A.
Mr. Rawn Harbor, M.T.S.
Ms. Millicent Hawkins, B.S.
Ms. Timone Newsome, M.Div,
Rev. Stephen Breck Reid, Ph.D.*
Rev. R. Tony Ricard, Th. M.
Ms. Sandra Richards, B.A.
Ms. Elencie Shynes, B.S.
Ms. Patricia Smith, M.A.
Ms. Trudell Webster, B.A.
Ms. Vanessa White, D. Min.

IBCS ENRICHMENT FACULTY
Mr. Luther Gray, Master Drummer
Ms. Judy Legier, Liturgical Dance
*Indicates Faculty for Both Programs
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