Mini-Courses: free of charge and available 24/7. These learning experiences have no moderated discussion.

Touchstones for Preaching is a resource designed to help ordained and lay preachers craft an engaging homily and preach effectively. The six Basic Touchstones review how one shapes a homily and cultivates the habits needed to compose weekly homilies as part of one’s ministry. The Special Touchstones address considerations about preaching on special occasions, e.g., weddings and funerals; preaching to special audiences, e.g., children; and preaching on special topics, e.g., justice.  Each video is presented by an experienced preacher or a homiletics teacher. 

The Birth of Jesus: Two Gospel Accounts
Explore the infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke and encounter each evangelist's unique insights into the spiritual meaning of Jesus' birth.

The Death of Jesus: Four Gospel Accounts
Explore the four different Gospel passion narratives and encounter each evangelist's unique insights into the spiritual meaning of Jesus' death.

La Muerte de Jesús: Cuatro Narrativas Evangélicas
Explora las narrativas de la Pasión de los cuatro Evangelios y encuentra los únicos significados espirituales de la muerte de Jesús que cada Evangelista ofrece.

WebSearches: Exploration of a key question or theme by using reliable web resources. These WebSearches also intend to help the user learn a criteria for evaluating a web site. Ideal for conversation starters or preparation for a meeting or a follow up to a faith formation event. For adults and seniors in high school.

Boston College

The Event Archive and Resource of the Church in the 21st Century offers streaming video of over 70 theological and pastoral presentations made on the Boston College campus since 2002 as part of the Church in the 21st Century. You will also find links to articles and the occasional papers series.

Continuing Education at the School of Theology and Ministry offers a variety of contemporary theological events, most free of charge and all open to the public.

Frontrow, a project of Boston College Magazine, offers streaming video of over 200 scholarly presentations made on the Boston College campus.

Boisi Center for Religion and Public Life, provides its schedule of events and a selection of transcripts from past events.

Center for Jewish Christian Learning has a wealth of information regarding Christian - Jewish dialogue. You will find articles, papers, and current events pages.

Related Sites

The Holy See (Vatican) site, which is available in six languages, is a great source for many church documents including the documents of the Second Vatican Council, latest Vatican news, and the activities of Pope Benedict XVI.

The site of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops has a number of helpful links including the New American Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the scripture readings for the day, and links to web sites of all the dioceses in the U.S.A.

Related Resources

The site of AmericanCatholic.org, a service of St. Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan Communications, has numerous links of interest including saint of the day, minute meditation, and access to the Catholic Update series. 

The Irish Jesuits have produced www.sacredspace.ie that offers multi-lingual opportunities for prayer while sitting at the computer.

The site www.prayerwindows.com designed by artist Bob Gilroy, S.J., presents ways to prayer with art. There are photos of his paintings available for viewing in the gallery, descriptions of how to use them in prayer, opportunities for an online retreat and other prayerful creative activities.