MAAC stands for Ministry to African American Catholics. Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, in cooperation with partnering offices, offers a Certificate in Pastoral Ministry to African-American Catholics (MAAC), designed for those engaged in or preparing for pastoral service to parish communities of largely African-American Catholic membership. The program consists of 24 credits with a supervised service project. Any course in Sacred Scripture RS 241 Theology of the Church RS 295 Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pillars I and III RS 296 Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pillars II and IV RS 245 History of Black Catholics in the United States RS 420 Pastoral Issues in African-American Communities Elective (preferably related to the Service Project) RS 421 Service Project in Ministry to African-American Catholics A maximum of six undergraduate credits in equivalent courses from other accredited programs in Black Catholic studies may be accepted towards the certificate; courses taken more than six years before the request is made, or in which a grade of at least “C” has not been attained, will not be accepted in transfer. Requests to transfer credits or to substitute an equivalent course for a required course must be directed to the Academic Dean of the Religious Studies Division. The certificate program is normally completed within a four-year period of time. Credits accumulated from courses taken more than eight years past need the approval of the Academic Dean in order to be accepted. | Program Overview  The Ministry to African American Catholics Program is made possible in large part through the Martin de Porres Foundation. To find out more information about this excellent foundation, click here. If you are ministering in an African-American community and you wish to be considered for scholarships offered through the Martin de Porres Foundation, please print out this scholarship application form. Please return completed forms to: Marion Corbin, Office of Black Catholics 222 North 17th Street, 8th floor Philadelphia, PA 19103-1299 Fax # (215) 378-3561. Any questions-please contact Marion Corbin – (215) 378-0797 |