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 April 5, 2020
- Sunday: Mt 21:1-11 / Is 50:4-7 / Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 [2a] / Phil 2:6-11 / Mt 26:14—27:66 or 27:11-54
- Monday: Is 42:1-7 / Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 [1a] / Jn 12:1-11
- Tuesday: Is 49:1-6 / Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17 [cf. 15ab] / Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
- Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a / Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34 [14c] / Mt 26:14-25
- Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9 / Ps 89:21-22, 25 and 27 [2] / Rv 1:5-8 / Lk 4:16-21
- s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14 / Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 [cf. 1 Cor 10:16] / 1 Cor 11:23-26 / Jn 13:1-15
- Friday: Is 52:13—53:12 / Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 [Lk 23:46] / Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 / Jn 18:1—19:42
- Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1—2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a / Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 [30] or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22 [5b] / Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 / Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 [1] / Ex 14:15—15:1 / Ex 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 [1b] / Is 54:5-14 / Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 [2a] / Is 55:1-11 / Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [3] / Bar 3:9-15, 32—4:4 / Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c] / Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28 / Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [42:2] or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3] or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 [12a] / Rom 6:3-11 / Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 / Mt 28:1-10
- Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 / Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [24] / Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8 / Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10