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STEP @ University of Notre Dame// NewsletterFebruary 2012  


Course Participants  

 

STEP Course Software Updates 

 

STEP began using the new online courseware system, Sakai, with one trial course in October 2011. The trial course identified some issues to be resolved before we move courses to the new software.  We plan to move to the new system in the spring session.

sakai

 

Prior to any changes, we will prepare course participants, formation programs and instructors to use the new software.


Check out the Notre Dame Sakai web page.

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STEP featured in US Catholic 

   

US Catholic magazine recently publiSTEP Logoshed two articles highlighting STEP.   

 

This article features Rosina Hendrickson, our current STEP Student of the Year.  

 

A second article explores more on lay ministry and the wide variety of programs available for ministers.

Degree of service: More on lay ministry programs

 

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Upcoming Courses   

 

2/20/12-3/23/12 
  1. Revelation and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor 
  2. Youth Ministry 202 computer hands

 
2/20/12-3/30/12

  1. Catholic Social Teaching 
  2. The Creed: We Believe... 
  3. History of Christianity: The First Five Centuries 
  4. In God's Image: The Mystery of Creation  

    50% off course-- use code creation50  

       
  5.  Introduction to the New Testament  
  6.  An Introduction to Sacraments  
  7.  The Old Testament: The Writings 
  8.  On Prayer 

The Church  

Daily Readings

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) offers the daily readings.  Just a click away, you access the readings, listen to an audio recording and even watch video reflections.  

Readings of the day 
usccb
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Lent Begins February 22nd

How will you spend Lent?  The Internet offers a great variety of resources for praying through Lent.

Check out these websites:

Offering online retreats and prayers

americancatholic.org  American Catholic, a Franciscan online resource

Praying Lent from Creighton University 

catholicmom.com a wealth of online resources for Catholic families
What's New at STEP?
 
 Summer Conference-- June 18-21, 2012

   

STEP partners with the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy to offer a summer conference open to all STEP course participants, diocesan partners and facilitators. 

The topics to be addressed include the Eucharistic identity of the Church; opportunities and obstacles for fruitful Eucharistic participation in the United States; Eucharistic images in the Scriptures and the Tradition; music in Eucharistic worship; the Eucharist as a school of prayer; full, conscious, and active participation in Mass; and the fruits of Eucharistic celebration.    

STEP will offer additional workshops, gatherings, meals and networking. 

For more information, please visit the Center for Liturgy website or contact Kelly Culver in the STEP office.  

 

liturgy conference

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NEW Learning Opportunities-- ICL Conversations
 

Coming Soon!!  Notre Dame's Institute for Church Life connects the intellectual richness of a world-class Catholic university with the real, everyday experience of Catholics beyond the campus borders.

 

The new ICL Conversations series will offer free educational resources, available to everyone.

They include:

  • Free video presentations
  • Class room space to gather with others
  • Moderated discussions 
  • Additional readings
  • Pastoral resources
  • Continued exploration of topicsVision CYM Session

New topics and lectures will be added periodically. We look forward to sharing an online ICL Conversation with you soon!

 
Notre Dame  
 
St. Francis Pledge

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.S., president of the University of Notre Dame, has signed the St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor, making Notre Dame a partner in a national movement to respond to Pope Benedict's  

and the U.S. Catholic Bishops' call for faithful action on climate change.

 


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Great Content Just a Click Away

The Institute for Church Life's Facebook page is the best place to find great content and videos to keep up with what is happening in the Church and learn more about your faith. 

Check it out and "Like" it to stay in touch.

An example of what you might find includes a recent
address by New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan on Human Dignity.  This event was the inaugural lecture of Notre Dame's Project on Human Dolan Dignity.  View it on YouTube.