SU S3 2025 - THE SPIRITUAL EXCERCISES OF ST. IGNATIUS II

SPT 552/452

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius II

Audit (Easy Listening, Non-Credit)

June 15 - July 27

Fully Online

Fr. Christopher Viscardi, STD

Course Description: A manual for directors rather than a book to be read, The Spiritual Exercises emerged out of St. Ignatius Loyola’s personal experience of conversion and has subsequently had a major impact on modern spirituality. Part II will focus on the structure and dynamics of the Exercises and will be offered fully online, with a flexible time frame, allowing students to complete the course over a 6-week period.

Fr. Christopher Viscardi, SJ, completed his doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, in the area of spirituality. His dissertation was a study of the conversion theology of Jonathan Edwards, the New England Puritan and spiritual leader. Since 1979 Fr. Viscardi has been at Spring Hill College, where he is currently chair of the department of theology. He developed the Certificate of Spiritual Direction at SHC and serves as director and major professor of the program