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 June 26, 2022
- Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21 / Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 / Gal 5:1, 13-18 / Lk 9:51-62
- Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16 / Ps 50:16bc-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23 / Mt 8:18-22
- Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12 / Ps 5:4b-6a, 6b-7, 8 / Mt 8:23-27
- Wednesday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10 / Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 / Gal 1:11-20 / Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11 / Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 / 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18 / Mt 16:13-19
- Thursday: Am 7:10-17 / Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 / Mt 9:1-8
- Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12 / Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131 / Mt 9:9-13
- Saturday: Am 9:11-15 / Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 / Mt 9:14-17
- Next Sunday: Is 66:10-14c / Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 [1] / Gal 6:14-18 /