Catechetical Program

Program in Catechesis, Sacred Scripture, and Theology
  
Sacred Scripture, the historic documents of the Second Vatican Council, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church constitute the foundation upon which our program in Catechesis, Sacred Scripture, and Theology is built.
 
The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council desired a deep renewal of Christian living: the faithful are called to a conversion of mind and heart. The Venerable John Paul II repeated the Conciliar call for an interior renewal when he published the Catechism of the Catholic Church.  These texts and Sacred Scripture are they key means by which Holy Mother Church helps contemporary Catholics to re-establish within themselves a concrete life of relationships—with God, with their neighbor, and with themselves.
 
The College of Saint Mary Magdalen is empowered by a 1983 Vatican Rescript to confer upon a qualified candidate the Apostolic Catechetical Diploma.  Upon earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the College of Saint Mary Magdalen, a student may be awarded the Apostolic Catechetical Diploma which certifies him or her as an qualified catechist.