Instructor: Terry Modica
Terry is the author of the Daily Reflections and has been teaching in-parish seminars on the Catholic Catechism and Church documents since 1994.

Mrs. Modica converted to Catholicism in 1977. At that time, she began to study Church doctrine and Magisterial teachings in order to better understand and dig deep into her adopted faith. Involved in parish leadership, she gained a reputation for inspirational teaching and spiritual leadership in Adult Religious Education, prayer groups, Parish Council, and diocesan evangelization. She was certified by the Diocese of Trenton, NJ, in Pastoral Administration and is a certified graduate of the Lay Pastoral Ministry Institute of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida. (more...)

CATHOLIC COURSES ON
CHURCH DOCUMENTS & THE CATECHISM
FOR PARISHES AND DIOCESES

Parishes and dioceses can provide Catholic Web Courses through the Good News Digital Classroom of Catholic Digital Resources™.

For example, DREs can offer an online course to all their catechists. Adult Education Coordinators can offer timely courses for Lent and other liturgical seasons. Participants read the online materials at home and then gather once a week to discuss the theological reflection questions that are given at the end of each segment.

These courses can be used as a summer Good News Institute of Adult Education. You choose which of our course(s) to offer and when. Offer one this year, and if it's well received, turn it into a series of courses over three to seven years.

To begin, the diocese or parish arranges, risk-free at no initial charge, to sponsor a course and advertises it. Participants either sign up through your office or via a special online form at Catholic Digital Resources™ that will then be forwarded to you.

The tuition is kept low to encourage greater enrollment. If you choose to charge participants, the tuition is $10/person, which they pay directly to Catholic Digital Resources. If the diocese or parish pays, the fee is $100 per group (there is no limit on group size) after people begin to register.

The registration form will show the name of your diocese or parish and will be used exclusively by your parishioners.

Each lesson concludes with theological discuss questions that are discussed when the group gathers in your facilities once a week. A catechist or facilitator needs to be assigned to each group. However, the materials are self-explanatory and easy to understand, well enough to make it possible for groups to meet without a catechist.

Note: All of Catholic Digital Resources™' web courses are also available as non-digital, standard instructor-led in-person seminars held in your facilities. This would require 4 or 5 evening sessions in one week or one full weekend. The speaker's stipend and transportation fees are listed at the Good News Ministries Speakers Bureau. This could be used as a train-the-trainer course, and those who attend could become teachers of the same courses in their parishes.

What if a parishioner doesn't have access to the Internet?

A printable version of the digital course can be obtained and copied for those who do not have internet access.

What if someone cannot attend the group meetings?

Individuals may opt to take the self-study courses that are always available at Catholic Digital Resources™. The course materials are the same. Students may post their answers to the theological reflection questions at our online discussion forum.

Can this be used for continuing education credit?

At the end of each course, participants who post their homework assignments on our e-Classroom blog are eligible to receive a printable certificate that shows completion of the course, sent by email, to use as proof of continuing education.

How can you be sure the course is doctrinally sound?

Diocesan and parish directors who would like to preview a course prior to offering it may receive free password access. To discuss the possibilities, use this form.