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About
The Institute of Catholic Theology provides continuing education for adult Catholics. Founded in 2009 by Fr. John Ehrich, STL, the ICT offers a wide variety of courses, both live and archived on the internet, that can be taken at your leisure. Whether you are new to adult education or are looking to delve into the richness of Catholic Intellectual tradition, these courses are designed to strengthen one's Christian discipleship through intellectual formation.
Mission
Strengthening Christian Discipleship through Intellectual Formation
Vision and Scope
The vision and scope of the ICT is to provide accessible and affordable theological formation to students from the Greater Phoenix area and beyond. Formation is on the ongoing, undergraduate, and graduate, levels, designed to equip students for their Christian mission.
Accessible. Affordable. Mission-Focused.
A Message from Bishop Olmsted
There are two primary thrusts to the Catholic Church's efforts to evangelize the world by sharing the good news that God has revealed through His Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
While the first is to spread the Gospel among those who do not yet believe in Jesus Christ, the second is referred to as the "New Evangelization." Rooted in the wealth of Blessed Pope John Paul II 's teaching, it challenges Catholics today to not only reach out to the uncatechized, but to deepen their own knowledge, practice and witness to the faith.
With classes that are open to Catholics and non-Catholics, the Institute offers instruction in Catholic theology on a broad range of topics, which are taught by highly qualified instructors.
While these classes are of special assistance to catechists youth ministers and Catholic school teachers, they are offered on an undergraduate level that is intended to reach the average layperson. I also wish to affirm my confidence in the faithfulness of the instructors to the Magisterium of the Church.
As courses provided by the Institute have been recorded and are now being made available over the Internet, I wish to affirm my support of the Institute and assure those who are interested in taking advantage of this on line resource that I fully endorse this catechetical effort.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Thomas J. Olmsted
Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix