Course Description

This course is a broad study of general Church teaching on social questions with strong emphasis on the papal encyclicals and other Church documents. Major issues explored are poverty and the distribution of wealth, prejudice and racism, war and peace, criminal justice, the Gospel and the State, and international community and business ethics.


Monday evenings

- June 2, 9, and 16

- in person at St. Thomas the Apostle or via Zoom

Saturday mornings

- June 7, 14, and 21

- only via Zoom

The course will be a hybrid of live (either in-person or via zoom video conferencing) and pre-recorded classes and resources.

In case students cannot participate live, all sessions will be recorded for later playback.

Location: St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, 2312 E. Campbell Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85016


The Institute Classroom is located to the west of the church, in the parish office building, south of the gift shop, towards Campbell Ave.


Phone: 602-954-9089

Instructor

ICT Fellow Will Wright, MA

Will Wright lives in Phoenix with his wife and sons and is a History and Religion Teacher at St. John Paul II Catholic High School. He is an adjunct instructor and Institute Fellow with the Institute of Catholic Theology in Phoenix and an instructor at the Kino Catechetical Institute. He is also a regular author for the website Catholic-Link English, many of his articles have been featured on “The Best of Catholic Blogging” column on the National Catholic Register website, and has been published with Adoremus Bulletin and SpiritualDirection.com. Will earned a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also holds a dual course of study Master’s Degree in Catechetics & Evangelization and Theology & Christian Ministry from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is currently enrolled with Pontifex University and working towards a Doctorate in Theology (ThD).

Course Curriculum

Available in the Course Dashboard after Registration

    1. ICT 104 - Summer 2025 Calendar

    1. Welcome to ICT 104/Catholic Social Teaching

    2. ICT Student Handbook 2024-2025

    3. Books to Purchase

About this course

  • $150.00
  • 4 lessons
  • 29 hours of video content