The catechist should satisfactorily complete the requirements for a Master's Degree in Theology from a recognized Catholic University.
If you are a catechist or catechetical leader who has not received a Master's Degree in Theology, we suggest you consider institutions of higher education local to New Orleans.
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The Loyola Institute for Ministry offers graduate degrees, continuing education certificates, and advanced-level certificates designed to suit our students’ wide array of interests and ambitions. Graduates of all our programs go on to do impressive work globally.
Notre Dame Seminary has three graduate programs for lay ministers. You can click on the title of each program to learn more about it.
Interested in a robust Catholic leadership program? This program consists of ministry training that combines theological studies with human, spiritual and pastoral formation, culminating in a special commissioning by one’s diocesan bishop as a Lay Ecclesial Minister.
Interested in earning a professional degree in theology and ministry? This degree program is designed to offer comprehensive theological formation that is directed toward the practice of ministry. In addition to coursework in theology, students also engage in ongoing pastoral, human and spiritual formation, and complete a capstone project addressing specific ministry challenges and opportunities.
Interested in rigorous, deep study and exploration of Catholic theology? This track is an exclusively theological graduate degree program consisting of in-depth study and research in the major theological areas.