Current Online Learning Opportunities

St. John's Theology Webinars (2020-21)

St. John's School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota, presents this unique opportunity for Catholic adults and young adults who are seeking a deeper understanding of their faith and its place in their everyday lives.  The live webinars provide an opportunity to learn from and interact with the theologians at Saint John's and offer a chance for these scholars to gain insights and grow in their faith, as well.
> Learn more here.

Hot Topics in Biblical Theology (Fall 2020)

The Streiker Center at Temple Emanu-el in New York sponsors this online series featuring eight distinguished biblical archaeologists who will discuss their work: the questions they ask; the finds they’ve uncovered; the technology they employ that adds science to spades and brushes; their interpretation of evidence; their struggle against fake news, both ancient and modern; and the tightrope they walk between belief in the Bible and evidence uncovered by modern science.
> Learn more here.

Community Book Discussion (Fall 2020)

The Cedar Valley Interfaith Council is sponsoring a five-week book discussion of Ibrham Kendi's book How to Be An Antiracist.  The discussions will be hosted by Rev. Abraham Funchess, director of the Waterloo Human Rights Commission, and will take place by video conference on Thursday evenings beginning October 1. The discussions are free and open to the public.
> Learn more here.

Transforming White Privilege (Fall 2020)

The Catholic Parishes in Waterloo will host this four-week online opportunity designed to help participants  better identify, discuss and address common culture assumptions, narratives and norms which create and protect white privilege and its consequences in the lives of people of color.  Participation is limited.
> Learn more here.

A Season With the Saints (Fall 2020)

The McGrath Center at Notre Dame University presents this series of presentations by scholars from the Center and the University.  The presentations feature video recordings, reading materials, and discussion questions suitable for individual or group study and is available free through December 20.  It examines the lives of St. Teresa of Calcutta, St. Padre Pio, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. John Newman, St. Gertrude and St. Nicholas.
> Learn more here.

Crisis--Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church (Fall 2020)

This ten-part podcast series is produced by The Catholic Project at the Catholic University of America.  It examines the origins, characters, causes, and reforms of a systemic problem that has plagued the modern church for at least 70 years. New episodes are available every Wednesday and can be accessed on a variety of podcast platforms including Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts.
> Learn more here.

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Continuing Online Learning Opportunities

Catechetical Institute at Franciscan University

The Catechetical Institute at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio makes the best of the  University's resources available to Catholics everywhere.  This includes a broad range of workshops which feature experts in catechetics, theology, counseling, education, life sciences, and communication.
> Learn more here.

FORMED

A wide variety of on-demand opportunities for adults, young adults, families and children are available on this online platform sponsored by The Augustine Institute. 
> Learn more about these opportunities here. 
To access opportunities on FORMED log-in and create a personal account; once you do you should not have to register again.
• Use parish name: Waterloo.Formed.org
• Use code  QFCYJH

Learn25

Learn 25 is a life-long learning service which provides over 300 audio and video programs of special interest to Catholic learners.  Tapes and DVDs, which are available for purchase, feature internationally recognized experts in presentations which combine scholarship with lively instruction designed to enlighten, entertain, engage and inform adult and young adult learners. 
> Learn more here.
 

Word on Fire/Engage

Word on Fire/Engage provides virtual access to programs, workshops and sermons by Bishop Robert Barron, one of the preeminent Catholic evangelists in the church today.  You can watch Bishop Barron's singular series "Catholicism--Journey to the Heart of the Faith" as well as programs on important historical figures in church history, the Sacraments, the Mass, evil and suffering, the "last things" and more.
> View programs available here.