TMPS 8008 Liturgical Presiding for Ordained Ministry

A practicum designed to prepare ordination candidates in the Roman Catholic Church for the ministry of liturgical presidency. Students will meet twice a week (once for theory and once for practice) as well as in small groups and for videotaping.

Course overview

Department
Theology and Ministry
School
STM
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Intro to Liturgy; Sacraments; Eucharistic Theology or Permission of Instructor

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.71 / 5 · Excellent
24 responses
Instructor rating
4.83 / 5 · Excellent
24 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Joseph Weiss5.05.05.05.04.05.05.05.01–3 hrs/week3 of 7
Spring 2025Joseph Weiss4.74.74.74.83.45.05.05.01–3 hrs/week6 of 13
Spring 2024Joseph Weiss4.95.04.84.94.54.94.84.91–3 hrs/week9 of 9
Spring 2023Joseph Weiss4.24.64.84.83.54.85.05.01–3 hrs/week5 of 8
Spring 2022Joseph Weiss5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.01–3 hrs/week1 of 5

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Joseph Weiss
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.83/5