We journey together week by week.

• Week 1 is a Meet & Greet and an Orientation of the Learning Management

  System – Canvas. This week you can start reading.

• Week 2 (and each week thereafter) begins on a Friday and the assignment is due on Thursday.
  
  
• Each week - View videos or read transcripts of two 20-minute lectures for each class.

Attend a Canvas discussion each week:

• Week 1: Course Orientation/Meet & Greet Wednesday, May 20, 8pm – 9pm EASTERN. (Please email course instructor here if you cannot participate.)

• Week 2 begins (and all weeks thereafter) on Friday. On Thursdays, a brief assignment is due.

Actively participate in 1 of 2 scheduled live Canvas discussions per week with the instructor. Times are:

▪ Wednesday evenings, 8 pm to 9 pm EASTERN, May 27, June 3, 10, 17, and 24.

▪ Thursday evenings, 4 pm to 5 pm EASTERN, May 28, June 4, 11, 18, and 25.

Weekly reading assignments will be from Redemptoris Mater, the encyclical letter by Pope John Paul II, 1987, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, or a spiritual reflection.

Brief writing assignments of 250 – 350 words.

• Complete the course evaluation.

We use a Learning Management system which houses our courses. The Learning Management system, Canvas by Instructure, is compatible with all systems and browsers and is very user friendly.

Please contact your diocesan office with the syllabus to determine eligibility.

To celebrate this first course in what will be one of a series of courses this fall, we are offering a 55% discount!

Special price $50 ($40 savings! $90 value) 

Your instructor is Dr. Lisa M. Gulino. 

Click here to register

To have a full learning experience, we encourage you to participate in all the discussions; however, we know that life can get in the way sometimes. We record each live Canvas discussion which is available to you. It is located only on the Learning Management System and no one but class participants have access to it.

Please send additional questions to institute@hcfm.org 

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Thanks for asking! We are happy to announce that starting in October 2026 a certificate program which will study both foundation theology/catechesis and pastoral skills to help you accompany others in their faith formation.