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 January 24, 2021
- Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10 / Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a] / 1 Cor 7:29-31 / Mk 1:14-20
- Monday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22 / Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15] / Mk 16:15-18
- Tuesday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5 / Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3] / Mk 3:31-35
- Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18 / Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b] / Mk 4:1-20
- Thursday: Heb 10:19-25 / Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6] / Mk 4:21-25
- Friday: Heb 10:32-39 / Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 23-24, 39-40 [39a] / Mk 4:26-34
- Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 / Lk 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75 [cf. 68] / Mk 4:35-41
- Next Sunday: Dt 18:15-20 / Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9 [8] / 1 Cor 7:32-35 / Mk 1:21-28