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A program for the next generation of Catholic evangelists.

The Word on Fire Institute and The Catholic University of America are proud to launch the Master of Arts in Evangelization & Culture—a program designed to form the next generation of Catholic evangelists and cultural leaders.

Offering academically rigorous engagement with the key thinkers, ideas, and methods necessary for proclaiming the Gospel in a secularized and tech-saturated world, the program blends intellectual formation with pastoral formation. Courses are taught live online by dedicated faculty—including renowned faculty in the School of Theology and Religious Studies and fellows in the Word on Fire Institute—ensuring students receive personal mentorship throughout their studies.

Whether students are preparing for formal ministry, professional work, or simply seeking a deeper participation in the Church’s mission, the Master of Arts in Evangelization & Culture provides the intellectual and pastoral formation needed for all to participate in the Church’s evangelizing mission with clarity, creativity, and joy.

A program for the next generation of Catholic evangelists.

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The Word on Fire Institute and The Catholic University of America are proud to launch the Master of Arts in Evangelization & Culture—a program designed to form the next generation of Catholic evangelists and cultural leaders.

Offering academically rigorous engagement with the key thinkers, ideas, and methods necessary for proclaiming the Gospel in a secularized and tech-saturated world, the program blends intellectual formation with pastoral formation. Courses are taught live online by dedicated faculty—including renowned faculty in the School of Theology and Religious Studies and fellows in the Word on Fire Institute—ensuring students receive personal mentorship throughout their studies.

Whether students are preparing for formal ministry, professional work, or simply seeking a deeper participation in the Church’s mission, the Master of Arts in Evangelization & Culture provides the intellectual and pastoral formation needed for all to participate in the Church’s evangelizing mission with clarity, creativity, and joy.











An accredited advanced degree in the Word on Fire ethos

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About the Program

Anchored in the eight principles of Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire movement, and with a special focus on identifying the “seeds of the Word” present in contemporary culture, the program equips students to draw deeply from the Church’s rich philosophical, theological, moral, and artistic traditions. Students will learn how to bring the timeless wisdom of the Church to bear on today’s cultural challenges, confidently engaging the world with beauty, truth, and goodness.

This unique graduate program, with its emphasis on evangelization, offers a specialization not available in MA programs at peer institutions. The program will be delivered in a hybrid format. In the fall and spring semesters, courses will be offered online synchronously. The summer semester will include an optional on-campus, in-person residency program. For more information, click the button below to download a free PDF packet.

Ressourcement Theology for Evangelists

CORE REQUIREMENT

Biblical Studies for Evangelists

CORE REQUIREMENT

Christology for Evangelists

CORE REQUIREMENT

Reading for Evangelists

CORE REQUIREMENT

The True: Philosophy for Evangelists

CORE REQUIREMENT

The Good: Moral Theology for Evangelists

CORE REQUIREMENT

The Beautiful: Art & Architecture for Evangelists

CORE REQUIREMENT

Evangelization & Culture Capstone

CORE REQUIREMENT

Dante for Evangelists

ELECTIVE

The Evangelical Legacy of Vatican II

ELECTIVE

Spirituality for Evangelists

ELECTIVE

Patristics for Evangelists

ELECTIVE

Evangelization & Anthropology

ELECTIVE

Practical Evangelization & Catechesis

ELECTIVE

Advanced Topics in Evangelization: Summer Residency

ELECTIVE

Faith & Science

One of the top reasons people leave the Church is the false notion that faith and science are at odds. It’s time to put that myth to rest once and for all. Learn how faith and science not only do not conflict with each other but, in fact, are mutually complementary and illuminating.




6 COURSES

Justice & Virtue

What does it mean to be a good person and to treat others justly? Secular culture fails to provide an adequate answer to these questions–with disastrous consequences for social stability and individual happiness. Learn how the Church not only cares about justice, including social justice, and good character, but also provides a better moral and political alternative to the reigning ideologies of our day.

3 COURSES

Popular Culture

Popular culture is important to the Church precisely because it’s where the people are, especially the young. Learn how to identify and make good use of the “seeds of the Word” in entertainment, politics, and even stand-up comedy to evangelize the culture.





3 COURSES

Prayer &
Sanctification

There is no greater evangelical power in the world than the saints, those who embody the Good News in their very lives–and all of us are called to become saints. Learn how to deepen your prayer life and conform yourself, by the grace of God, ever more perfectly to Christ's will.

3 COURSES

Why should you pursue higher education from Word on Fire and The Catholic University of America?

Rigorous

Learn how to employ the Church’s rich philosophical, theological, moral, and artistic traditions, both classical and contemporary, to evangelize the culture and draw individuals into, or back to, the Church.

Practical

Gain practical evangelization skills to fulfill the Great Commission in your own life. 

Accessible

Complete the program remotely with an optional in-person summer residency, and be formed by faithful scholars and Catholic thought leaders, including Word on Fire Institute professors.

Rooted in the
8 Principles
of Word on Fire

Rooted in the
8 Principles
of Word on Fire

1.  Christocentrism
​2.  Evangelization of the Culture
​3.  Special Commitment to New Media
​4.  Rooted in the Mystical Body
​5.  Leading with Beauty
​6.  Affirmative Orthodoxy
​7.  Solidarity in Mission
​8.  Grounding in the Eucharist

FAQs

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We created the program to offer everyone a means to receive an accredited advanced degree in the Word on Fire evangelical ethos. Drawing on Bishop Barron’s charism and broad appeal, we also created the program to supply the Church with intelligent, thick-skinned, high-spirited, and culturally agile evangelists who are well equipped to identify and engage with the “seeds of the Word” wherever they exist in the world, especially the digital world.

The Church has been hemorrhaging members the past few decades in the United States and much of the West. While the causes are complex, one of the most significant factors is, as Bishop Barron frequently notes, because the Church has lost confidence in embracing and sharing the beauty, truth, and goodness of her teachings, especially to young people.

Bishop Barron is an alumnus of CUA and a member of its board of trustees, and CUA shares his vision for evangelization. What sets CUA’s program apart is Word on Fire’s affiliation with renowned faculty in the School of Theology and Religious Studies and the setting of this graduate program in the only national university in the United States founded by the bishops with the approval of the Holy See.

Bishop Barron intends to be involved with the program but does not plan to teach at this time.

This Master of Arts in Evangelization & Culture is the only advanced accredited degree rooted in Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire ethos. Learning theology with a laser-sharp focus on evangelization is exactly how the apostles learned from Christ. Through this academically rigorous program, you will receive practical skills to fulfill the Great Commission in your own life.

Cost

Cost

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No, unfortunately scholarships are not offered for this program.

The cost per credit hour is $600.

The cost per course is $1,800, not including fees.

The cost of the full program is $19,800, not including fees.

Yes, it is possible to audit. See enrollment-services.catholic.edu/register/audit/index.html for more information. The cost is full tuition.

Timeline

Timeline

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Four courses are offered each semester.

Two courses are offered in the summer.

Yes, with a written request.

Full-time, continuously enrolled students may complete the degree with 33 hours in three semesters and one summer.

Class Schedules & Format

Class Schedules & Format

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All courses will be taught live online, with an optional in-person summer residency on the campus of The Catholic University of America. There will be no pre-recorded lectures.

Monday/Wednesday evenings, Tuesday/Thursday evenings, or one weekday time option will be offered.

If an international student is able to commit to the synchronous class times set in US time zones, applications are welcome. No accommodations outside of synchronous class participation is possible at this time.

No, not at this time.

Please see admissions requirements at catholic.edu/ma-evangelization-and-culture.

Summer Residency

Summer Residency

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The summer residency lasts one week, from Monday morning through Saturday at noon.

Students are immersed in study and fellowship in person on the beautiful campus of CUA in the heart of the nation’s capital, Washington, DC.

Two elective courses (three credits each) will be offered. The course titles are TRS 570 and 571: Advanced Topics in Evangelization I & II: Summer Residency).

These courses explore the most pressing issues facing evangelists today, including evangelization and new media, politics and the Gospel, evangelization in times of persecution, Church history for evangelists, and the demands of cross-cultural mission. Combining theological reflection with practical strategies, the courses prepare students to bring the timeless message of Christ into the complex realities of the contemporary world.

On-campus housing in the dormitory is available. Cost ranges from $65–$75 per night. Campus dining hall cost is $175 per student for 15 meals. (Prices subject to annual cost increases.)

There are some religious houses and hotels in the vicinity that students may seek out on their own.

Other

Other

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Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry.
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Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry.