Catechetical Certification

in the Diocese of Lafayette

By his apostolic letter, Antiquum Ministerium, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, established the Ministry of Catechist as a formal ministry in the Catholic Church.

In collaboration with the Office of Catechesis for the Diocese of Lafayette and with Most Rev. Douglas Deshotel’s approval, Aquinas Lafayette will offer courses for Catechetical credit ordered toward preparing individuals to be instituted in the Ministry of Catechist.

Curriculum

The required courses from Aquinas Lafayette to obtain Catechetical Credit are as follows:

  • Theology of the Body

  • Spiritual Theology

  • Church History

  • Christology & Mariology

  • 2 Electives

Students are assessed by a pass/fail final oral exam at the end of each course.

Also required are the following workshops that must be completed through the Franciscan Catechetical Institute (FCI):

  • The Vocation of the Catechist - Basic Catechist Certification Track

  • The Ecclesial Method - Basic Catechists Certification Track

  • Philosophical Foundations of Catechetics - Basic Catechist Certification Track 

  • The Human Person - Intermediate Catechist Certification Track 

  • The Family as the Context of Catechesis - Advanced Catechist Certification Track 

  • Personality and Profile of a Successful PCL - Basic DRE RA Certification Track 

  • Planning for Success: Program Organization and Assessment - Basic DRE RA Certification Track 

  • Discipling Adults - Advanced DRE RA Certification Track

Tuition

Each course offered for Catechetical Credit will cost $250.