Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
An online institute that draws Christians worldwide into deeper union with Christ, under the patronage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
📍800 Cauthen Dr., Montgomery, AL 36105
📞(833) 77-AVILA (28452)
No. of Students: 900
No. of Majors/Areas of Study: four different programs: spiritual formation, spiritual direction, graduate certificate and “High Calling Priestly Discernment Program”
Mandatum: Pending
Daily or Weekly Eucharistic Adoration: N/A
Places Where Students Can Study Abroad: N/A
Annual Cost of Tuition: Spiritual formation, $1,900; Spiritual direction, $1,100; graduate, $3,600
Typical % of students who receive scholarships and/or typical amount of financial aid: 24%; amount of aid: 100%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: spiritual formation and spiritual direction, 53:1; graduate, 13:1; “High Calling,” 40:1
Athletics Division: N/A
Acceptance Rate: Not available
On-campus-living requirement: N/A
% of students who live on campus: N/A
Why Avila
The Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation is a live, online, interactive program that draws Christians worldwide into deeper union with Christ through mystagogically oriented spiritual education and formation focused on the faithful, mystical and ascetical patrimony of the Catholic Church. We strive not only to convey vital connections in the content of our faith by which we can provide reasons for our hope (pedagogy aimed at a theological wisdom), but we also aim for a kind of discussion that avails students to the transformational presence of Christ by which our minds are renewed (mystagogy aimed at spiritual wisdom). We do this throughout our course work and other activities by building a community that attends to one another in holy conversation about the great truths elucidated by the fathers, doctors, saints and mystics, and all this to encourage the practice of contemplative prayer and a deeper understanding of how God is working in the pastoral challenges of the world today.
President’s Oath and Theologian’s Oath: While no formal oath is taken, based on our conviction that theology is an ongoing conversation among believers that attends to the sacred doctrine of the Church, the Avila Institute in its instruction and content will always seek full accountability and submission to the magisterium of the Catholic Church. The Avila Institute is completely and energetically committed to the guidelines, directives and wisdom set forth in Ex Corde Ecclesiae.
The Institution:
- President’s Oath
- Catholic Board
- Catholic Faculty
- Mandatum Required (Pending)
- Theologians’ Oath
Campus Culture:
- Mass and Confession (N/A)
- Speakers Vetted (N/A)
- Unobjectionable Clubs (N/A)
- No Coed Dorms (N/A)
- Health Services Okay (N/A)
School’s Comments:
Institution: The Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation is a live, online, interactive program that draws Christians worldwide into deeper union with Christ through mystagogically oriented spiritual education and formation focused on the faithful, mystical and ascetical patrimony of the Catholic Church. Our programs are geared toward all adults, with students ranging in age from 18 to 84. The Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation offers a graduate-level program for those looking to develop the skills needed to weave their faith into their occupations or to be a spiritual director or mentor. Also, the School of Spiritual Formation allows people to deepen their own spirituality and incorporate their beliefs and Catholic Tradition into their personal lives, helping to clear their path to heaven.
Campus Culture: Avila Institute has no physical campus. It is an online institute.
