Confirmation Educational Opportunities
Websites
- Saintcast.org blog and podcasts about the saints
- bulldogcatholic.org Fr. Mike Schmitz from the UMD Newman Center- homilies and blog, bible study
- Vatican! Just explore and enjoy. I don't even know what all is there.
- Virtual tours - these take a while to load, but are phenomenal. 360 view, floor, ceiling, walls
- Adventures in Imperfect Living podcasts and blog, some fun videos
- Catholic Under the Hood Catholic History from a Franciscan Perspective with Fr. Seraphim, podcasts, blog and links
- Discerning Hearts Check out all their podcasts and resources.
- Catholic.com blog, radio shows, discussion forums, library, videos, learn about anything Catholic
- Radio calendar of archived shows, you can listen immediately or download for later, wide variety of topics
- Formed.org variety of excellent programs for teens and adults. Use parish code (77vngh) to create an account.
- Crossroads Initiative some videos, short podcasts, huge library of writings from the earliest Christian documents to reflections on today's news
- Catholics Come Home half hour video and audio shows under learn more tab
- Wordonfire.org Bishop Robert Barron - blog, homilies, link to videos on youtube
- Youtube.com
- The Coming Home Network Conversion stories and information on Catholicism
- Steubenville Conferences speakers from Steubenville conferences for youth, youth ministers and others
- Bishop Robert Baron Well known speaker and teacher
For serious commitment
- Free online courses Massive Open Online Courses through Holy Apostles College and Seminary
- These are typically four week mini-courses with assigned readings and reflections
- You receive a certificate at the end if you have done all the work.
- I do not yet know if you can take the course more casually (not do all assignments) if you do not need the certificate
- Free home study Book study with final quiz
- You can enroll online or by snail mail
- Receive book by mail
- Take final quiz online or on paper and send back (let them know when you enroll
- Receive a certificate of completion
- You must take the quiz if you want to order another book to study
- Please send a donation if you can
Weekly reading


Weekly reading
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Readings for the week of December 3, 2023
- Sunday: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 / Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 (4) / 1 Cor 1:3-9 / Mk 13:33-37
- Monday: Is 2:1-5 / Ps 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9 / Mt 8:5-11
- Tuesday: Is 11:1-10 / Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 / Lk 10:21-24
- Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a / Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 / Mt 15:29-37
- Thursday: Is 26:1-6 / Ps 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a / Mt 7:21, 24-27
- Friday: Gn 3:9-15, 20 / Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 / Eph 1:3-6, 11-12 / Lk 1:26-38
- Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26 / Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 / Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8
- Next Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11 / Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 (8) / 2 Pt 3:8-14 / Mk 1:1-8