Virtual Open House | Master of Arts & Graduate Certificate in Spirituality
About the virtual open house:
Masters of Arts in Spirituality and Certificate in Spirituality at Oblate School of Theology
November 12, 2026 | 7:00-8:15 pm CT
Interested in learning more about spiritual and contemplative traditions and practices? Curious about how the study of Christian spirituality might enrich your spiritual life and journey? Keen to deepen your capacities for spiritual leadership and accompaniment in diverse vocational contexts?
Then join us for a virtual open house on Tuesday, May 12th, at 7 pm CT to learn more about the Master of Arts in Spirituality and Certificate in Spirituality programs at Oblate School of Theology (OST). Hear from OST Spirituality faculty, including world-renowned scholar and author, Fr. Ron Rolheiser, Dr. David Pocta (Director of the Institute for Contemporary Spirituality), and Dr. Jennifer Lewis (Director of the M.A. and Certificate in Spirituality) and explore how these programs can expand your understanding of Christian spirituality and deepen your spiritual journey. Q&A session will follow.
Launched in 2013, the ATS-accredited Masters of Arts in Spirituality and more recent Certificate in Spirituality provide students with the opportunity to explore a wide range of Christian spiritual and mystical traditions. Designed for students of all backgrounds, these programs enrich personal faith while equipping students to reflect on the relationship of spirituality to contemporary contexts and concerns, including public leadership, social justice, ecclesial ministry, mental health and well-being, and spiritual care. Graduates draw on their knowledge and skills for roles in retreat work, ministry leadership and faith formation, counseling, spiritual direction, and more.
Study online or in person and interact with world-class scholars and students from diverse cultural contexts for a truly transformative and global learning experience!
Click here to learn more about the MA in Spirituality and the Certificate in Spirituality.
What is Spirituality | An interview with Fr. Ron Rolheiser
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Fr. Ron Rolheiser, Ph.D.
Fr. Ron Rolheiser, Ph.D. is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and founder of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality. He is a theologian, professor, and award-winning author, and served as president of the Oblate School of Theology. Apart from his academic knowledge in systematic theology and philosophy, he has become a popular speaker in contemporary spirituality religion, and the secular world. He writes a weekly column that is carried in over 70 newspapers around the world. Fr. Ron's specializations are in systematic theology, philosophy, Augustine mysticism, and spirituality. His most recent book, Insane for the Light: A Spirituality for Our Wisdom Years, brings readers on a spiritual journey through life’s final years and the mellowing of our souls.
Dr. David Pocta, Ph.D.
Dr. David Pocta, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality and a professor at Oblate School of Theology. Dr. Pocta's work blends his experience in pastoral ministry with spirituality scholarship. His research interests include the spiritual journey, spiritual wilderness, contemporary church culture, and Christian mysticism. His most recent publications include an edited volume, Resurrection and Contemporary Spirituality: Navigating Faith in an Uncertain World, and Cries from the Wilderness: Reimagining Church Culture in the Age of Uncertainty.
Dr. Jennifer Lewis, Ph.D.
Dr. Jennifer Lewis, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Spirituality and Director of the Masters of Arts in Spirituality and Certificate in Spirituality at Oblate School of Theology. Dr. Lewis’ work focuses on historical and contemporary forms of contemplative practice, contemplative models of teaching, feminist theology and women’s spirituality, and embodiments of calling, vocation, and discernment, including callings to Sabbath and racial justice. From 2021-2025, Jennifer served as the Project Coordinator for Creative Callings, a Boston University grant project focused on nurturing creative vocational reflection in Boston-area congregations (https://www.creativecallingsproject.org/). She is currently working on a book project that brings the writings of Julian of Norwich into dialogue with feminist theology and contemplative spirituality to develop a distinctly feminist contemplative approach to theological teaching and formation.
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