Featured Courses
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Oct 15 - Nov 4, 2025 | $30
Explore some of the ways Matthew alludes to Moses, the Davidic dynasty, and other figures and features of the Jewish tradition to explain who Jesus is and the virtue of following his teachings. Special attention will be given to the Sermon on the Mount as an expression of that Jewish wisdom, as a source for prayer, and as a key to understanding the whole of Matthew鈥檚 gospel.
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Effective Preaching: Homily Preparation
Oct 15 - Nov 11, 2025 | $30
Learn how to craft an engaging homily, and cultivate the study, prayer, and pastoral practices that will support you as work to feed the congregation on the Word of God. Deepen your appreciation of the sacramentality of the Word, your mediating role as a preacher, and the communal functions of preaching.聽
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New Testament Visions of Faith
Oct 15 - Nov 25, 2025 | $60
When considering the meaning of Christian faith, we often focus on how the individual believes and acts.聽 However, in the New Testament, true faith begins in God鈥檚 loving faithfulness towards us. Our faith, then, is a response of trust in God鈥檚 mercy.聽聽This course explores the various images of the call to faith presented in each of the Gospels, and in the letters of St. Paul.
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Jesus Foretold and Fulfilled
Nov 19 - Dec 9, 2025 | $30
Explore the Scriptures of Advent and Christmas for a richer celebration of these seasons.聽 In this course you will have the opportunity to break open the Church's weekday readings for Advent, with emphasis on the dynamic of promise and fulfillment between the Old and New Testament readings as they are organized in the Lectionary.聽Hope for a messianic leader to bring justice, healing, peace, and an encounter with God to the whole world are key.聽 聽Then, take a closer look at the infancy narratives, and the distinctive ways they allude to the Scriptures and history of the Jewish people.