REAL Faith Online
REAL Faith Online is a great way for you to continue your faith formation in a way the best fits your busy schedule!
Caring for Our Common Home: Living Laudato Si’
In 2015, Pope Francis shared his encyclical on the environment, titled “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home.” The phrase “Laudato Si'” is from the first line of St. Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures – “Laudato Si’, mi senior” – Blessed are you, my Lord. The canticle itself is a beautiful prayer and the encyclical builds on some of its main themes, which are even more critical today than when St. Francis wrote them over 800 years ago.
Caring for Our Common Home: Living Laudato Si’ is designed to help high school students explore this beautiful and important encyclical, and then learn how to answer its call to action in their own lives. Most lessons consist of one or two short videos, journal questions for reflection, and a short reading assignment. Most students should be able to complete each weekly assignment in 30 minutes!
Confirmation Sponsor Mini Course
Do you know someone who has been asked to be a Confirmation Sponsor? Point them to our FREE mini course to help them get started on their amazing journey of faith! Click this text box for details.
Other Courses COMING SOON!
Other REAL Faith Online courses will be available soon! If you’re in high school, then subscribe to our REAL Newsletter to receive weekly reflections and information about any new courses or online resources.
Brandon Jubar
Instructor
Brandon has been active in ministry since 1985, in volunteer, part-time, and full-time positions. He has individually coached and mentored dozens of people in the private and public sectors, as well as in ministry; given dozens of workshops on topics ranging from Career Planning to Social Justice; and planned & led over a hundred 2-day retreats.
Confirmation Sponsor Crash Course
In this course, you’ll discover what the Church requires of a sponsor but also what you need to do to really fulfill your role. You’ll learn how to effectively communicate with your teenage Candidate, how to share the teachings of the Church, how to share the life of the parish, and how to more effectively share your faith. We’ll even talk about how to pray with your Candidate because not everyone feels comfortable doing that! Once you have a great foundation, I’ll give you a plan for your first few meetings… and then I actually throw in plans for a few extra meetings for good measure. You’ll learn how to build a strong relationship with your Candidate that will go well beyond the 10 discussion plans provided!
Coming Soon: Confirmation Sponsor Platinum Version
In the PLATINUM version of the Confirmation Sponsor Crash Course, you get everything from the Crash Course plus a third module that covers the core teachings of the Church. You’ll cover topics that are currently common in the most popular middle school and high school Confirmation prep curricula. If you want to be prepared to talk to your Candidate about topics he or she is discussing in class, then these lessons will do the trick!
As an added benefit, you get an additional 8 “bonus” discussion plans for you and your candidate. If you’re getting started early in the Confirmation preparation process, then this is a tremendous help!