ONLINE

December 4-15, 2023

Taught by Bill Donaghy

What's Included:

At a time of great concern and confusion over the fundamental meanings of sexuality, gender, marriage and family, this online course will reexamine the main themes and proposals of the following works of St. John Paul II: On the Christian Family in the Modern World, On the Dignity & Vocation of Women, Letter to Women, and Letter to Families. The writings of Pope Benedict XVI, in particular the Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World, as well as the writings of Pope Francis, in particular his Joy of Love, will be used supplementally. Particular attention will be given throughout the course to the Wednesday Catecheses on the theology of the body by St. John Paul II, which will serve as a watermark behind the entire weeklong study.

Contemporary concepts and ideas regarding gender, marriage, and family will be alluded to and juxtaposed with the Christian anthropological vision of St. John Paul II at given points in the course.

How Does the Online Course Work?

Access to Course

Registrants for this online Writings of John Paul II course will receive access to a filmed version of our in-person 5-day course and a digital course workbook from December 4-15, 2023.
Course Set Up

The videos are from a previously recorded in-person TOB and Art. You can watch them on your own schedule, but we suggest committing 3 hours per day in order to get through all of the material. You will not have access to the videos beyond the end date of the course.
Resources and Direction

Each video session is complete with the resources used in the course, as well as directions for helping to make this online course, not only intellectually stimulating, but also spiritually fruitful.
Live Group Q&A Sessions

There will be live, one-hour, group Q&A sessions provided during that two-week period for all students who wish to participate. Christopher West, Bill Donaghy, or Jen Settle will host the live sessions. These group sessions will be recorded for those students who cannot make the designated times and will be accessible through the online course portal.
Steps to Certification Program

Full participation in this course counts towards Certification and the Master’s Degree Programs. Students who wish to attend another course with TOBI or enter into the TOBI Certification Program, must watch all of the videos and complete a multiple choice exam at the end of the course. A passing grade of 80% is required for the exam.

Meet Your Instructor

Bill Donaghy, M.A.

Bill is an instructor, international speaker, and curriculum specialist for the Theology of the Body Institute Certification Program. Bill worked for nearly a decade teaching theology at Malvern Preparatory School as well as Immaculata University, while giving talks, retreats, and conferences for the Theology of the Body Institute. He has worked in the fields of mission and evangelization since 1999 and has given talks and retreats to bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and the lay faithful throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Mexico, Chile, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. He and his wife, Rebecca, live just outside of Philadelphia, PA with their four children.

Registration for this course has closed.

*We understand that some people would like to have their place of work or some other entity pay part or all of their registration fees. If this is you, please use the "Pay Later" button to register for the course. Included in the email with information about the course (see ** below), you will find a payment link and instructions that you can share with the person making the payment for you.

**If you do not receive the email with information about the course (different from the receipt) on the day you register, please reach out to Hannah Shafer at hannah@tobinstitute.org.

***Register and pay before November 20th, 2023, and students living within the continental US and Canada will receive a hard copy of the Writings of John Paul II workbook. All students will have access to a downloadable digital workbook within the course.

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