Formed In Faith
Sharing the Word through Faith Formation, Archdiocese of Louisville
Free Masterclass: Remote Teaching and Distance Learning in Catechesis
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Online- Summer Retreats
Travel and gatherings are still prohibitive for most of us due to the continued risks and dangers of COVID, so this summer Paraclete Press is bringing the resources you need right to you. We are pleased to announce a new series of full-day online retreats with best-selling authors and teachers on prayer, spirituality, literature, poetry, mysticism, and writing spiritual memoir. Leaders include Fr. Ron Rolheiser, Sybil MacBeth, Msgr. Timothy Verdon, Mark Burrows, Jana Riess, and others.
“In-person” classes have resumed!
We are now able to resume having “in-person” classes. Space is limited and all participants must follow the COVID-19 guidelines. See the guidelines and flyers for more information.
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Did you know?
U.S. House of Representatives announced July as
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Despite measurable advances in health equity, disparities in mental health care persist especially in diverse and/or marginalized communities. When trying to access mental health services, diverse communities have to contend with language barriers; decreased access to care; lower chance of health care coverage; bias and discrimination in treatment settings, in addition to the usual road blocks in an already fragmented health care system.
Many cultures also view mental health treatment as a luxury, considering symptoms a “phase” that will eventually pass. These harmful perceptions of mental illness can further isolate individuals who desperately need help.
Limited access to mental health services and failure to provide culturally competent treatment contribute to poor mental health outcomes including suicide, among ethnic minority populations.
Loaning of Materials COVID-19 Restriction Lifted
We are now able to loan materials and resources for our media option classes and VLCFF classes (DVDs & books). If you would like to complete a media option class or need to borrow reading materials for a VLCFF class, you must contact Elo (erowan@archlou.org or 502-636-0296, ext. 1236) to make arrangements to pick up the materials.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd ZOOM information session
You are Invited! 
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and Level 1 training Z0OM information session with Mandie DeVries, certified trainer.
Friday, June 19, 2020, 9:30-11 a.m. CST
To reserve your spot and get the access code, email Agnes Kovas at akovacs@saintmeinrad.edu.
For information about Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training at St. Meinrad click here.
RCIA Will Never Be the Same Again- FREE WEBINAR
Tue, Jun 9, 2020 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
For a full schedule of presentations in the Ave Maria Press Professional Development Webinar Series, click here.
Learning to Interpret Christian Art
Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus, National Gallery, London (Wikimedia Commons)
In looking into some online educational resources, I recently fell down the delightful rabbit hole that is Kahn Academy’s series of presentations and videos connected with their AP Art History course. A section on culture and religion for art history begins with short lessons on the basic context of Christianity, standard scenes from the life of Christ in art, the image in early medieval art, and architecture and liturgy. The lessons culminate with a fine series of short videos, “The Audacity of Christian Art.” The beautifully produced series is written and presented by Dr. Chloe Reddaway, Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Curator in Art and Religion at London’s National Gallery. Drawing on her background in both theology and art history, she leads viewers through rich visual elements of mostly Renaissance-period Christian art, pointing both to theological understandings and ways that viewers are invited to interact with the works.
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