Free Catholic Online Course
Yesterday I wrote about the problem of Catholic schools with
identity crises. One school that suffers
no such crisis is John Paul the Great University in San Diego. In honor of the Year of Faith proclaimed by
the Holy Father, John Paul the Great is offering a free online course on
Catholicism for anyone who is interested.
It could not be easier to participate in. Simply go the Web site www.pillarsofcatholicism.com and sign in. Then you can begin. There are 13 different sessions, each
containing a half-hour video lecture, some reading material and a short quiz. You can spend as much or as little time as
you’d like each time you log in, and go completely at your own pace. When you finish, you receive a certificate of
completion. And it is absolutely free.
It is great for anyone wishing to brush up on basic knowledge
of the Faith, or for certification hours if you teach religion. (I will be receiving 13 content hours without
having to leave my home.) It is also
wonderful for people who are not Catholic or not even religious. The series begins with basic philosophy, then
touches on the issues of God, Jesus, revelation, the Church, the sacraments, moral theology, and prayer. It is created very systematically and fosters
an understanding of the content in the Catechism. I can not recommend this gift offered by a
great Catholic university highly enough.
