Find your way home to the Catholic faith
32 lessons walk you from your very first questions all the way to the Easter Vigil and beyond — covering doctrine, sacraments, prayer, conscience, and mission in one warm, unhurried conversation.
I believe every sincere question deserves a real answer — and that the Catholic faith, when met honestly, has more than enough depth to satisfy even the hungriest soul.— Leigh Baumann
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the foundational doctrines of the Catholic faith — God, Jesus, salvation, and the Church — well enough to articulate and personally own them
- Navigate every part of the Mass with confidence, understanding both its structure and its sacramental depth
- Establish a consistent daily prayer life using key Catholic prayers, the Rosary, and personal contemplative practice
- Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation with genuine preparation, a formed conscience, and a spirit of renewal
- Apply Catholic moral teaching to real-life decisions through a well-formed conscience and an understanding of virtue and freedom
- Enter the Catholic Church — or renew your commitment to it — with a clear sense of mission, vocation, and belonging to a living community
How it works
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The curriculum
What's inside your school
7 modules · 32 lessons
Awakening & Foundations
Opens the entire formation journey by addressing the universal human hunger for meaning and systematically building the doctrinal bedrock — God, Jesus, salvation, faith, and the Church — that every subsequent module presupposes. Learners finish able to articulate and personally own these core convictions before any sacramental or moral content is introduced.
- 1.1The Search for MeaningIncluded
- 1.2Who Is God?Included
- 1.3Jesus: Historical and LivingIncluded
- 1.4The Story of SalvationIncluded
- 1.5What Is Faith?Included
- 1.6The Church as Living BodyIncluded
Sacraments & Sacred Life
Builds directly on the doctrinal foundation of Module 1 to reveal how God's grace is made tangible and transformative through the seven sacraments, with special depth on Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, and the Mass. By module's end, learners can navigate every part of the Mass with confidence and understand its sacramental depth — directly fulfilling Outcome 2.
- 2.1Introduction to the SacramentsIncluded
- 2.2Baptism and New IdentityIncluded
- 2.3Confirmation and the Holy SpiritIncluded
- 2.4Eucharist: The Heart of the ChurchIncluded
- 2.5The Mass Explained — Structure and FlowIncluded
- 2.6The Mass Explained — Meaning and ParticipationIncluded
Prayer & Interior Life
Equips learners with the full toolkit of Catholic prayer — from vocal and liturgical prayers to contemplative practice, Marian devotion, and the communion of saints — and helps them build a sustainable daily rhythm. Directly fulfills Outcome 3. Sequenced after the sacramental module so that prayer is understood as flowing from, and returning to, the sacramental life.
- 3.1Introduction to PrayerIncluded
- 3.2Common Prayers of the ChurchIncluded
- 3.3The Rosary and Marian PrayerIncluded
- 3.4Mary and Spiritual MotherhoodIncluded
- 3.5The Communion of SaintsIncluded
- 3.6Building a Daily Prayer LifeIncluded
Discernment & Inner Transformation
Guides learners through the interior landscape of the Christian life — discernment, sin, conscience, temptation, and spiritual dryness — forming the inner dispositions without which sacramental reception would be merely external. This module is correctly sequenced before the Confession module: learners must understand sin and conscience before they can prepare for Reconciliation meaningfully. It also lays the moral groundwork developed further in Module 6.
- 4.1What Is Discernment?Included
- 4.2Sin and Interior DisorderIncluded
- 4.3Conscience and Moral FormationIncluded
- 4.4Temptation, Freedom, and ChoiceIncluded
- 4.5Spiritual Dryness and GrowthIncluded
Sacraments of Healing & Grace
Focuses on the Sacrament of Reconciliation as the primary healing sacrament for post-baptismal sin, building directly on the conscience formation and sin theology of Module 4. Learners move from understanding (Lesson 1) to preparation (Lesson 2) to experience (Lesson 3), arriving at actual reception of the sacrament by the module's end. Directly fulfills Outcome 4. A brief introduction to Anointing of the Sick rounds out the healing sacraments category for completeness.
- 5.1Confession (Reconciliation) ExplainedIncluded
- 5.2Preparing for ConfessionIncluded
- 5.3Mercy and Spiritual RenewalIncluded
Lived Catholic Life
Translates the doctrinal, sacramental, and interior formation of all previous modules into concrete daily living — virtue, commandments, freedom, community, vocation, and mission. Sequenced after the healing sacraments so learners approach moral life from a place of grace and renewal rather than guilt. Directly fulfills Outcomes 5 and 6.
- 6.1Moral Life and Christian FreedomIncluded
- 6.2The Church Community and Parish LifeIncluded
- 6.3Orders, Vocations, and Church RolesIncluded
- 6.4Service, Mission, and Living FaithIncluded
Integration & Mission
The capstone module brings every thread — doctrine, sacraments, prayer, discernment, healing, moral life, and community — into a unified, personally owned faith commitment. Learners move from formation to mission readiness, celebrate what God has done, and step confidently into the Church or into a renewed commitment to it. Directly fulfills Outcome 6.
- 7.1Pilgrimage and Spiritual JourneyIncluded
- 7.2Integration and CommitmentIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
Curious Seekers
You've been asking big questions about God and faith and want an honest, unhurried space to explore Catholicism before making any commitment.
OCIA Candidates
You're already in the parish process and want richer, deeper formation to complement your Sunday sessions and prepare you fully for initiation.
Returning Catholics
You drifted away from the Church and feel a quiet pull back — this course helps you rediscover and genuinely own the faith as an adult.
Sponsors & Companions
You're walking alongside a candidate in OCIA and want the theological depth and interior insight to accompany them with confidence and empathy.
Catechists & Ministers
You teach or serve in your parish and want a comprehensive, well-organized refresher that deepens your own formation as much as your ministry.
Interfaith Spouses & Partners
Your spouse or partner is Catholic, and you want to genuinely understand the faith — the Mass, the sacraments, the prayer life — that shapes their world.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Leigh Baumann
If you've found your way here, I want you to know — I see you. Maybe you've been sitting in the back pew, not quite sure what's happening at the altar. Maybe you've been Googling Catholic beliefs at midnight, piecing things together on your own. Maybe someone you love is Catholic, and you want to understand, really understand, what draws them there. Or maybe you grew up Catholic, and somewhere along the way the thread slipped from your hands, and now — quietly, persistently — something is pulling you back.
I created this course because I believe formation should feel like a conversation, not a lecture. The Catholic faith is not a checklist of doctrines to memorize before a deadline. It is a living encounter — with a person, Jesus Christ; with a community, the Church; and with the deepest truths about who you are and why you exist. That's the journey these 32 lessons are designed to walk you through, one honest step at a time.
We cover a lot of ground together. We start with the big questions — God, Jesus, salvation, faith — and we take them seriously, because you deserve more than easy answers. We move through every sacrament, including a thorough and gentle treatment of Confession that I hope takes away any fear and replaces it with genuine anticipation. We build a prayer life together, from the Our Father and the Rosary all the way to contemplative silence and discernment. And we spend real time on the interior life — conscience, temptation, moral freedom, spiritual dryness — because faith isn't just what you believe on Sunday; it's who you become on Tuesday.
I know the most common objection: I'm not sure I'm ready. Friend, nobody ever feels ready. The question isn't whether you've arrived — it's whether you're willing to begin. This course meets you exactly where you are, with no judgment about where you've been, and walks beside you toward something that has the potential to change everything. I'll see you in the first lesson.
— Leigh Baumann
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