What's happening at Catholic Distance University this summer, and what we are looking forward to in the fall!
A Message From CDU's President
The 2020 Annual Report tells a profound and inspiring story of the CDU Community, a mission-focused, pioneering educational venture that most recently demonstrated its worth in response to the worldwide pandemic.
Undergraduate Theology professor David Bonagura, Jr., has published a new book that explains the mystery of the Church and why we need her to encounter Christ in light of contemporary challenges. Learn More - Click Here
Lilly Endowment Awards Initial Grant to CDU
The Lilly Endowment has launched an initiative to strengthen and sustain the capacities of theological schools to prepare and support pastoral leaders.
Maronite Sister Receives Scholarship to Attend CDU
We welcome Sister Emily to CDU as our new Mission Diocese Scholar in the MA program. Highly recommended as a promising student by Bishop Mansour of the St. Maron of Brooklyn mission diocese.
Paul Schott Stevens Appointed to Board of Trustees
He brings many years of strategic leadership, financial expertise, and commitment to our Faith to our esteemed Board of Trustees and will be an asset as CDU embarks on its new strategic plan.
We are excited to welcome Martin X. Moleski, S.J., Ph.D., to the faculty. Dr. Moleski, a Jesuit priest, educator, and author, holds a Ph.D. in Theology from The Catholic University of America.
Stephen D. Pryor was elected to serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees effective March 15, 2021. He succeeds Dr. Charles R. Wasaff, the Board’s first lay chairman.
A new Theology of Aquinas course, instructed by Father Bevil Bramwell OMI, PhD, is a basic introduction to the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Also, CDU’s new Theology of Sacred Architecture course is an introduction to the history, theology, and symbolism of Catholic sacred architecture.
Gather with us to celebrate CDU’s 38th year at the annual gala! We look forward to seeing you in person and enjoying the presence and inspiring words of our Founder’s Award recipient, Bishop Robert Barron. The event will be held at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, November 18, 2021, and will include an academic convocation Mass for recent graduates. Save the date, tell your friends, and plan to attend an event you will not want to miss!
