WELCOME to Spring 2026 Online Registration for The Theological Institute of Saint John’s Seminary
Please note: Registration opens Friday, November 21st
Prior to registration, students taking a course for credit must confer with Dr. Paul Metilly, Academic Dean, to review course selection and sequence.
Dr. Metilly can be reached at paul.metilly@sjs.edu.
Academic courses are three credits each and cost $2100.
It is also possible to audit a course for $435.
MAM Formation and MTS Colloquium: $850.
Field Education costs $1000 per semester.
Credit card payment is available for non-scholarship students or we can bill you directly.
If you have questions, please call 617-779-4104, ext. 2 or email ellen.oesterle@sjs.edu.
Evening hybrid classes alternate online meetings with in-person sessions which are held at Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Center, 573 Washington Street, Newton, MA.
Saturday in-person classes meet at Saint John’s Hall, 127 Lake Street, Brighton, MA
Spring 2026 courses being offered:
TH514 – Theological Anthropology (MTS Core)
Instructor: Fr. Shah, O.P.
Schedule: Alternating Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location: Saint John’s Hall (in-person)
Description:
This course covers a range of topics concerning the theology of the human person. It treats creation, the Fall, justification, merit, grace, and eschatology (the Last Things). Special topics include man as a union of body and soul; human freedom; human sociality; sexual difference; and work.
TH551 – Ecclesiology (MAM/MTS Core)
Instructor: Fr. O’Connor
Schedule: Alternating Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location: Saint John’s Hall (in-person)
Description:
This is a systematic study of the nature and mission of the Church, emphasizing particularly the vocation and mission of the baptized.
ST500 – Liturgy and Sacraments (MAM/MTS Core)
Instructor: Fr. Mahoney
Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Format: Hybrid (alternating in-person classes at Our Lady Help of Christians in Newton, MA, and online meetings via the Canvas learning platform)
Description:
The goal of this course is to give the students a fuller appreciation of the liturgical life of the Church. This will be accomplished by first addressing a general understanding of what is meant by liturgy. The course will then look at each of the sacraments of the Church, developing both a historical perspective of the sacraments’ liturgical expression and an appreciation of the theology that underlies each sacrament. As part of the coursework, the current ritual expression of each sacrament will be addressed to see how it continues the traditions of the Church and how it expresses the theology of the sacrament.
MAMF104 – MAM Formation, Year B, 2nd Semester (MAM Requirement)
Instructors: Fr. Michael MacInnis & Prof. Mary Ann McLaughlin
Schedule:
One Saturday per month in February and March, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Two Monday evenings (January & May), 5:00–9:00 p.m.
Spring 2026 Dates: Mon. Jan. 19; Sat. Feb. 14; Sat. Mar. 21; Mon. May 4
Location: Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Center, Newton, MA (in-person)
Description:
In Year B of MAM Formation, the theme of the monthly formation sessions is ministerial identity. These monthly meetings for first- and second-year students typically begin with Mass, followed by a human formation conference and a spiritual formation conference. Rev. Michael MacInnis leads the human formation sessions while Mary Ann McLaughlin leads the spiritual formation sessions. The Saturday morning four-hour sessions end with Daytime Prayer. Twice a year in January (2026) and May (2026), the sessions are scheduled for Monday evenings at Saint John's Seminary in Brighton and consist of prayer and Theological Reflection on pastoral experience. Field Education Supervisors are invited to attend. Registration is required for both semesters, Fall 2025 and Spring 2026, to complete one of two years of Formation required.
FC200 – MTS Colloquium (MTS Requirement)
Instructor: Dr. Lingertat
Schedule:
One Saturday per month in February and March, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Two Monday evenings (January & May), 5:00–9:00 p.m.
Spring 2026 Dates: Mon. Jan. 19; Sat. Feb. 14; Sat. Mar. 21; Mon. May 4
Location: In-person
Description:
For MTS students, a two-year formation cycle supplements their academic courses and provides formation in all four pillars (human, spiritual, academic, and pastoral). The Colloquium year alternates with the joint MAM/MTS formation year. Students are required to take the formation cycle in their first two years of the program and may begin with either the Colloquium or the joint formation year. The Colloquium meets monthly and engages texts and topics pertinent to evangelization, including those in disciplines beyond theology. The structure privileges seminar-style interaction. Students will receive one credit for the completion of each of the two semesters of the Colloquium. The Spring semester will culminate with the presentation of Evangelizing the Culture projects. This capstone presentation is based on a student’s participation in an internship at a Catholic institution to develop the practical skills of evangelization and apostolic formation. The course is graded on a Pass/Fail grading scheme.
