Upcoming Courses
Spring Online Course
This course will explore the mystery of woman through Catholic teachings and insights from leading Catholic scholars on femininity. Drawing from the works of Gertrud von le Fort, Alice von Hildebrand, Prudence Allen, and, above all, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, students will discover the essence of feminine genius in contrast to the cultural confusion that obscures the true nature of women today. A journey will be made from the fallen disobedience of Eve to the redemptive obedience of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Participants will read required texts, view weekly instructional videos, respond to weekly posts based on readings, and attend Zoom sessions each Thursday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm to discuss insights gained through the readings and have questions answered.
Course:
“Who is Woman? The Journey from Eve to Mary”
3 credits
Theme:
- God and the Human Person
Instructor:
Date:
- May 5 to June 8, 2025
Financial Aid:
The total cost includes a special jubilee discount!
Limited additional financial assistance may be available through the Forwarding Grace Assistance Program. To Inquire, please call 1-800-558-5452.
Required Texts:
Essays on Woman by Saint Edith Stein
The Eternal Woman: The Timeless Meaning of the Feminine by Gertrude von Le Fort
The Privilege of Being a Woman by Alice von Hildebrand
Phenomenology: A Basic Introduction in the Light of Jesus Christ by Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, PhD.
Metaphysics: A Basic Introduction in a Christian Key by Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, PhD.
Benedicta Enrichment Seminar
Whether at home, at church, or at the workplace, conflict is inevitable. Yet how we deal with conflict determines its outcome. This 5-part interactive seminar will unveil 12 habits for Christian servant leaders as presented in Dr. Ann Garrido’s 2016 book Redeeming Conflict. Topics for discussion include navigating conflict triangles, welcoming emotion, problem solving, speaking one’s voice, undoing the knot of intentionality, and listening toward understanding. Reference will be made to the lives of holy women, such as Saints Thekla, Monica and Jane Frances de Chantal, who welcomed conflict as a hopeful opportunity for growth and deeper conversion. Participants will walk away with practical tools to approach everyday conflicts with new insight, deepened empathy, and enduring virtue.
Course:
“Consecrating Conflict: Finding Hope in the Struggle”
1 credit
Instructor:
Theme:
Catholic Women’s Leadership
Dates:
July 24–25, 2025
Financial Aid:
- Limited financial assistance may be available through the Forwarding Grace Assistance Program. To Inquire, please call 1-800-558-5452.
Summer Online Course
Among the four female Doctors of the Church, two of them are Carmelite. What is the relationship between the Carmelite tradition of prayer and a Catholic theology of womanhood? This course will consider the A-Z essentials of the Carmelite charism by studying the spiritual classic of Saint Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection. Saint Teresa leads us to understand the gradual perfection of charity through a determined determination of heart. Altogether, the specific Carmelite form will be put into sharp relief in order to calibrate the contemplative character of woman according to the Marian rhythms of divine grace.
Participants will read required texts, view weekly instructional videos, respond to weekly posts based on readings, and attend Zoom sessions each Thursday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm to discuss insights gained through the readings and have questions answered.
Course:
“Essentials of Carmelite Spirituality”
3 credits
Theme:
- Carmelite Spirituality
Instructor:
Date:
- June 30 - August 3, 2025
Financial Aid:
The total cost includes a special jubilee discount!
Limited additional financial assistance may be available through the Forwarding Grace Assistance Program. To Inquire, please call 1-800-558-5452.
Required Texts:
The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Vol. 2 (featuring The Way of Perfection and The Interior Castle)
Shoeless: Carmelite Spirituality in a Disquieted World by Dr. Donald Wallenfang, OCDS
Fall Online Course
According to the timeless ancient axiom, agere sequitur esse – “doing follows being.” In order to know how to act, we first must know who we are. This course asks the question, “Who is the human being?” Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and Caryll Houselander are two prominent twentieth-century Catholic women who offer sustained reflection on this vital question. By exploring their enlightening lives and writings, students will encounter the truth, goodness and beauty of the meaning of being human.
Participants will read required texts, view weekly instructional videos, respond to weekly posts based on readings, and attend Zoom sessions each Thursday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm to discuss insights gained through the readings and have questions answered.
Course:
“The Dignity of Dust: Contemplating Our Humanity”
3 credits
Theme:
- God and the Human Person
Instructor:
Date:
- August 25 - September 28, 2025
Financial Aid:
The total cost includes a special jubilee discount!
Limited additional financial assistance may be available through the Forwarding Grace Assistance Program. To Inquire, please call 1-800-558-5452.
Required Texts:
The Passion of the Infant Jesus, Critical Edition by Caryll Houselander
Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body by John Paul II
Human and Divine Being by Donald Wallenfang OCDS, PhD
Phenomenology: A Basic Introduction in the Light of Jesus Christ by Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, PhD.
Metaphysics: A Basic Introduction in a Christian Key by Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, PhD.
Winter Online Course
At the heart of the meaning of the feminine genius is the Blessed Virgin Mary. Yet how do we come to know Our Lady well? This course will delve into the mystery of Mary by encountering her loving presence through Scripture and the devotional practices of the Church. In particular, Saint Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion to Mary and Caryll Houselander’s The Reed of God will guide participants into the wonder of being children of such a beautiful Mother. The powerful maxim attributed to Saint Teresa of Calcutta – “No Mary, No Jesus; Know Mary, Know Jesus” – will illuminate our journey all the way into the humble and hidden home of Nazareth.
Participants will read required texts, view weekly instructional videos, respond to weekly posts based on readings, and attend Zoom sessions each Thursday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm to discuss insights gained through the readings and have questions answered.
Course:
“The Reed of God: Our Lady in Scripture and Devotion”
3 credits
Theme:
- Mariology
Instructor:
Date:
- February 9 - March 15, 2026
Financial Aid:
The total cost includes a special jubilee discount!
Limited additional financial assistance may be available through the Forwarding Grace Assistance Program. To Inquire, please call 1-800-558-5452.
Required Texts:
True Devotion to Mary by Louis de Montfort
The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah by Brant Pitre
Rethinking Mary in the New Testament by Edward Sri
