TMPS 8123 Summer Intensive: Directing the 19th Annotation

A one-week intensive on facilitating the Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life, also known as the 19th Annotation retreat. This program consists of morning classes that explore central dynamics of the Spiritual Exercises, with the afternoon focused on the practice of facilitating the retreat for others. The program is open to trained spiritual directors who have experienced the 19th Annotation themselves. All students must apply to this program.

Course overview

Department
Theology and Ministry
School
STM
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Annually

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Permission of Department

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.62 / 5 · Excellent
21 responses
Instructor rating
4.41 / 5 · Very Good
21 responses
Terms evaluated
4
Most recent: Summer 2025

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
Summer 2025Jennifer Bader Mayer4.84.74.84.84.34.64.84.7—6 of 12
Summer 2024Bartomeu Estelrich Barcelo4.54.24.84.84.84.54.85.010+ hrs/week6 of 21
Summer 2024Jennifer Bader Mayer4.54.34.84.84.84.54.85.010+ hrs/week6 of 21
Summer 2023John Sachs—————————1 of 14
Summer 2023Lisa Hastings—————————1 of 14
Summer 2022John Sachs4.04.05.05.05.04.05.04.010+ hrs/week1 of 11

Data freshness

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

Instructors