Ministries
| Course | Description | Weeks | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Faith Formation for a Vibrant Church | Adult faith formation plays a vital role in animating the local church. Recognize opportunities in your faith communities where faith formation can be nurtured without adding elaborate programs. | 5 | |
| At the Heart of Parenting | Reflect on the impact of parenting on your relationship with God. Topics include: a parent's spiritual gifts, companions for support in parenting, and prayer. | 5 | P |
| The Online Book Club: Barking to the Choir | In this book Fr. Boyle shares compelling stories of his “homies,” reflecting on the importance of acknowledging the humanity of all people, clarifying God’s vision of kinship for all of us. | 4 | M |
| The Online Book Club: Building a Bridge |
Fr. Martin stepped into intense controversy with this essay calling for compassionate, open, two-way dialogue, applicable beyond the Catholic Church and its LGBTQ+ faithful. | 5 | P M T |
| Catholic Social Teaching: Living Faith in Our Social Context | This course draws attention to key themes of Catholic Social Teaching, e.g., human dignity, human rights, common good. It provides an opportunity to discuss issues such as a just wage and a just war. | 5 | M |
| A Catholic View of Today's Families | Reflect on pastoral challenges and opportunities in the changing realities of post-modern family life in the U.S. We enter the dialogue through the voices and experiences of real families. | 3 | M |
| Effective Preaching: Homily Preparation | Learn how to craft an engaging homily and integrate the preparation process into your life. | 4 | P S |
| Effective Preaching: Preaching at Weddings | Review a theology of marriage and then learn the techniques to effectively craft and deliver a meaningful wedding homily. Appropriate for lay and ordained presiders. | 3 | S |
| Effective Preaching: Preaching for Children | Join us to gain a greater appreciation for the issues that children wonder about, and their capacity for awe. Practice connecting the faith and liturgy to children’s everyday lives. | 3 | S |
| The Engaged Parish | Adult faith formation plays a vital role in animating the local church. Recognize opportunities in your faith communities where faith formation can be nurtured without adding elaborate programs. | 5 | |
| Grace and Commitment: The Laity | Family life, participation in the faith community, activities in the public square and the workplace are all locations for the laity’s role in the mission of the Church. | 3 | T |
| The Online Book Club: I'm Still Here |
Join us in discussing Channing Brown’s experiences as she grows to love and celebrate Blackness while navigating the many barriers in pursuit of racial justice. | 4 | M |
| The Joy of the Gospel | Pope Francis calls us to be engaged in the joy of the Gospel, embracing a vision that transforms the Church into an evangelizing community, inviting the world to encounter Christ | 5 | T |
| The Liturgy Committee | A course designed for members of teams who are involved in liturgy planning. It covers the basic structure of the Mass, tools for planning liturgies, and strategies for working together as a committee. | 4 | S |
| Retiring Gracefully | Explore how God is present in your life and working in the sometimes perplexing and uncertain process of retirement, from anticipation to realization of life after full-time employment. | 5 | P |
| Revitalize the Church | Explore how God is present in your life and working in the sometimes perplexing and uncertain process of retirement, from anticipation to realization of life after full-time employment. | 5 | T |
| Teaching Religion to Adolescents: Creative Strategies and Best Practices | Drawing upon theology, developmental psychology, and religious education, this course addresses the questions: Who are my students? What should I teach? and How do I teach it effectively? | 5 | |
| Teaching Religion to Children: Creative Strategies and Best Practices | Explore teaching as a vocation, the various types of learners, different approaches to presenting content, and ways to create sacred space and pray with students in the classroom. |
5 | |
| Voices of Hispanic American Catholicism | How can we welcome the “breath of fresh air” blowing from Hispanic Catholic cultures in the U.S.? Hispanic Catholicism is truly a treasure that enriches the Church, gifts both old and new. | 3 | T |