Catholic Social Teaching (CST) Program

The fourth annual Certificate Program in Catholic Social Teaching, jointly sponsored by The Catholic University of America and CAPP-USA, was held the week of September 20-26, 2009 at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, DC.

This week-long, graduate level investigation of the Church’s deep patrimony of social teaching provides an in-depth understanding of the Church’s social teachings from noted scholars, theologians, and professionals and is open to diocesan administrators/department directors and their staff in Catholic Charities, Catholic Conferences, Social Justice, and other ministries.  The program also has the spiritual components of a retreat, including Liturgy of the Hours, Daily Mass, a decade of the Rosary a day, time for reflection on the application of learning to one’s life/career, and a tour of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

This year’s program hosted twenty lay, religious and clergy members from sixteen dioceses from Maine to Hawaii.   Student comments were overwhelmingly positive and, to date, we have received three inquiries regarding starting a CAPP Chapter and one call to speak to a gathering of a diocese’s staff.

Congratulations to the Program Director, Dr. Karen Shields Wright (CAPP-USA), for coordinating an outstanding program.

To read an overview/introduction of the CST program, read hear

The 2010 program is scheduled to start on September 26th.  For more information contact Dr. Karen Shields Wright at:  drkaren@optonline.net.