Courses Offered
The following is a comprehensive listing of the courses currently being offered. Unless otherwise noted, courses are each 5 (five) weeks in duration. It is recommended that students only take 1 (one) course per cycle. Check the course calendar for individual offering dates. All course requirements must be completed by the Monday following the last scheduled day of class.
Search Courses
Course Levels
- Basic level would be for someone who has no or limited knowledge of the subject, or is looking for a refresher on the topic
- Intermediate level would assume knowledge of the topics covered in the basic level.
- Advanced level would require good exposure to all the basic topics and the desire for a much more academically rigorous study of the topic.
- Students can expect to put in approximately five hours of work for each week of any course. (ex. 5 week course = 25 clock hours)
-
21st Century Pastoral Issues
-
Adult Formation Leadership
- Designing and Implementing Adult Learning and Faith Formation
- Facilitating Adult Learning and Faith Formation
- Foundations and Vision for Adult Learning and Faith Formation
- Leadership Roles and Skills for Adult Learning and Faith Formation
- Many Faces of Adult Learners
- Parish as a Learning Community
- Spirituality in Adult Learning and Faith Formation
-
Catechesis
- Basics of Catechist Formation 1.1: Catechesis is... (Sem)
- Basics of Catechist Formation 1.2: Vocation of the Catechist (Sem)
- Basics of Catechist Formation 1.3: The Human Development and Spirituality of the Catechist and Learner (Sem)
- Basics of Catechist Formation 2.1: Methodology
- Designing a Parish Catechetical Plan (Sem)
- Directory for Catechesis: A General Overview and Reflection
- Directory for Catechesis: In Depth Review and Study
- Emotional Intelligence and its Impact on Faith Formation (Sem)
- Evangelization and Discipleship
- Faith and Human Development
- Our Hearts Were Burning (Sem)
- Roman Catholic Catechesis for Faith Formation
- Understanding Culture in Ministry: Building Bridges
- Vocation, Spirituality and Discipleship of Catechists
-
Catholic Culture and Identity
-
Catholic Doctrine
-
Church History
-
Disabilities Ministry
- Autism in Faith Formation (SN 4)
- Bioethical Issues, Including Care for the Aging and Support for Families
- Chronic Illness: Mental Illness, Grief, Trauma Support and Counselling
- Creative Methodologies: ADHD in Parish Life - Pastoral Implications
- Disabilities in Parish Life: An Overview
- Disability across the Life Span: Prenatal Diagnosis – End of Life Care
- Faith Formation for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Fundamentals in Deaf Faith Formation Methodologies
- Moral Injury: When Our Pain Blocks God’s Joy
- Veteran and Military Family Outreach
-
Ecclesiology
-
Foundations for Leadership in Ministry
-
Liturgy, Sacraments, Prayer
- Advent: A Holy Waiting
- Foundations for Liturgy
- Introduction to Liturgy
- Introduction to Prayer
- Introduction to the Sacraments of Initiation
- Liturgical Books
- Marianist Studies: Prayer
- Music in Liturgy
- On Bended Knee (Sem)
- Pastoral Letter: Blessed are the Merciful
- Permanent Deacons: Discerning a Call to Holy Orders
- Praying With Children
- Sacraments
- The Mass
-
Marian Studies
-
Marianist Studies
-
Morality
-
Scripture
-
Social Justice
- Advanced Catholic Social Teaching (SJ)
- Discovering Integral Ecology in Laudato Si’
- Echoes of Racism: Whispers of Healing
- Giving with God: Reflections on Wealth
- History of Catholic Social Action
- Introduction to Christian Morality
- Introduction to Practical Morality
- Parish and Social Action
- Poverty in the U.S. and Around the World
- Romero: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr and Saint (Sem)
- Scripture and Justice
- Survey of Catholic Social Teaching
-
Spirituality
- Angels in the Bible
- Images of Mary (Sem)
- Let This Be the Time: Spiritual Essentials for Life's Second Act (Sem)
- Mercy (Sem)
- On the Call to Holiness (Gaudete Et Exsultate)
- Pastoral Letter: 'Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?'
- Pastoral Letter: Go Forth! I am with You Always
- Pastoral Letter: My Grace is Sufficient
- Praying with Creative Arts: Poetry
- Spirituality of the Missionary Disciple (Sem)
- The Parish Nurse as Counsellor and Spiritual Companion
- The Parish Nurse: Facilitating Wholistic Health Through the Lifespan
-
World Religions
-
Youth Ministry
-
Default Track