You can update your theology, enhance ministerial skills and pursue a deeper understanding of your faith through online and blended courses.  Certified as online instructors by the Catholic Distance Learning Network of the National Catholic Education Association’s Seminary Department, the CTU faculty makes their expertise accessible to you wherever you may be.

Certificate in Pastoral Studies

You can earn this ministerial credential by taking six online courses. Taking at least one course in pastoral ministry is highly recommended for this certificate.

Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies

Through a combination of online and blended courses, you can earn this professional ministerial degree. Blended courses meet three Saturdays during a semester or during a week of Summer Institute. In addition, degree seekers will participate in the Emmaus Lay Formation one Saturday in the spring semester and during summer blended courses.

For more information about Distance Education, contact Keiren O’Kelly, Director of Continuing and Distance Education, at kokelly@ctu.edu or by phone at 773-371-5442.

CTU’s distance education schedule includes:

FALL 2008: 

• Religion in Context: Diversity in Dialogue
• Living the Moral Life (Blended)

SPRING 2009:

• Guadalupe and Marian Spirituality
• Introduction to Asian Theologies
• Portraits of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels
• Sacraments II: Eucharist and Sacramental Theology (Blended)
• Writing Church History: Interdisciplinary Methods

TBA:

• A Biblical Approach to Mental Health
• Ethics of Power and Racial Justice
• Latino/a Perspectives in Ministry and Theology
• Methods and Sources in Latino/a Theology and Ministry
• Pastoral Ministry on Campus
• Pastoral Practice: The Theology of Ministry
• Shaping Places for Worship
• The Christian Spiritual Life: A Latino/a Perspective