The Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) is a growing initiative to offer adult religious education and faith formation anytime and anywhere via the internet. The goal is to support the church's professional ministry of religious education and faith formation in cyberspace.

The VLCFF is coordinated and sponsored by the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives (IPI) at the University of Dayton - a Catholic Marianist Institution.

Our mission is to mobilize the resources of the University of Dayton for partnerships with the Church that create and implement innovative pastoral initiatives designed to meet the needs of the Church and to articulate faith within the context of contemporary culture.

Announcements

  • Check out our blog for early information on Cycle and registration start dates for 2010. Be sure to subscribe to the blog to stay up to date with the latest VLCFF news. 
  • The next cycle of courses begins January 10, 2010. Registration begins October 20, 2009 and ends January 6, 2010. 
  • Now offering Undergraduate Credit  (Click to learn more)
  • We would like to extend an official welcome to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. Archbishop Broglio has a message for all those in the Archdiocese around the world who are taking advantage of the VLCFF to grow in faith and understanding of our shared Catholic life. The Archbishop's message is a good one for every one from any diocese. Please take time and click the message.
  • University of Dayton Virtual Community Offers New Certificate Program to Train Lay Catholic Leaders (Click link to learn more)
  • Review our new Payment / Refund Policy.
  • For ordinary Catholics the VLC is a great way to "feed your soul" as well as being "a Cadillac for our Catechists to ride in." Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, Cincinnati.
    All this and a timely story about Federico da Montefeltro, a 15th Century mercenary soldier, in our latest installment of interviews with Bishops from partnering dioceses.
    Past interviews can be found clicking the mutlimedia link on the left side of the page. 

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