On this page you can read the lastest news from the Consortium and blog posts by Consortium staff and students.
There are numerous courses that qualify for the 5 Certificates of Study in the Consortium: Take a course on Biblical Justice or Social Principles, a course in Appalachia or Environmental Ethics, a Course on… Our 10th Annual Sermon Slam featured the best student preachers in the Consortium! It took place Saturday, March 29, 2025, in the Dunbarton Chapel of the Howard University School of Divinity, 2900 Van Ness St. NW, Washington, DC 20008, from 7 to 9 p.m. Students from Consortium schools gave robust homilies… A recent Consortium Faculty Area Group Session on Practical Theology was held on January 22, 2025, featuring Dr. Kyle Lambelet, Associate Professor of Ethics at Virginia Theological Seminary and was hosted by Rev. Dr. Altagracia Perez-Bullard, the Director of Contextual Ministry and Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, Virginia Theological Seminary. Our annual Figel Address on Ecumenical Dialogue event on February 13, 2025 took place at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in Arlington, Va. The event, which was part of a weekend of similar events at VTS,… On February 17, I attended a moving speech by the Major Archbishop (or Patriarch) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, at Catholic University. He gave a moving account of the integrity and hope among Christians in the nation during this war of Russian aggression. He called for…
Certificate Courses 2025: Summer and Fall
* Criminal Justice and Reconciliation
* Ecology and Theology
* Ecumenism–Christian Unity
* Muslim-Christian Studies
* Spirituality: Ecumenical/Interfaith (a NEW CERTIFICATE!)
VIDEO: Sermon Slam Preachers Inspire the Crowd! March 29
VIDEO: January Consortium Faculty Area Group Session Highlights Practical Theology
VIDEOS: The Council of Nicaea and Our Common Life of Prayer
Hope from Ukraine: a visit by and interview with the Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church