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title: "Where I Spent My Time Online: Summer School Edition"
description: In this long overdue issue of Where I Spent My Time Online, Allison Gingras shares web-based resources for taking advantage of any downtime this summer to study the Catholic faith.
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# Where I Spent My Time Online: Summer School Edition

Jul 18, 2014 7:00:46 AM  |  by [Allison Gingras](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/allison-gingras)

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As the start of summer wafted through the air, and Alice Cooper’s “School's Out for the Summer” lingered in my head, I ironically headed back to school. For the first time in many years, I graced a classroom with my presence.

Until this Summer, I have chosen to continue my education online. As a busy working mom, this invention has truly been a godsend to me. Allowing me the opportunity to complete my [Masters of Education in Technology](http://www.lesley.edu/master-of-education/educational-technology/online/) through Lesley University, while owning and operating a preschool/daycare and raising two little boys.

While the experience of sitting in a class again was invigorating, at times it was also very challenging – between the heat and subsequent drone of an air-conditioner, my attention deficit, and finally the pull to be elsewhere. No matter the obstacles, I never regret availing myself to educational opportunities - especially, as in this case - increasing my spiritual knowledge.

![where i spent my time online](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/where-i-spent-my-time-online-550x286-6.jpg?width=550&height=286&name=where-i-spent-my-time-online-550x286-6.jpg)

My first online stop will be a few of the website resources I used to complete my IRL (In Real Life) course, Spirituality in Ministry, through the [Masters in Arts in Ministry program at Boston’s TINE](http://www.tineboston.org/mam_index.html) (The Institute for New Evangelization) program.

My favorite required reading for the course was Ralph Martin's [The Fulfillment of All Desire](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_19?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=fulfillment%20of%20all%20desire&sprefix=fulfillment+of+all+%2Caps%2C231). Although I reviewed the [Discerning Hearts App](http://catholicmom.com/2012/10/25/discerning-hearts-app-review/) in 2012, I somehow missed Martin's insightful podcasts, and was happy to make this 'return visit' discovery.

[Discerning Hearts: dedicated to those on the discerning journey](http://www.discerninghearts.com/?s=fulfillment):

[![RalphMartin](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/RalphMartin-550x259.jpg?width=550&height=259&name=RalphMartin-550x259.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/RalphMartin.jpg)

And no class on Spirituality would be complete without following what our sitting Pope has to say.

[ZENIT: The world seen from Rome](http://www.zenit.org/en/sections/general-audience)

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While the course was incredibly insightful and informative, it was absolutely a ‘one and done’ experience – leaving me with even more admiration for those men and women who pursue degrees in their “later years”. I then returned to my online roots with these outstanding free Catholic resources:

[Pillars of Catholicism - John Paul the Great Catholic University](http://pillarsofcatholicism.com/)

[![JPIIGreat](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/JPIIGreat-550x262.jpg?width=550&height=262&name=JPIIGreat-550x262.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/JPIIGreat.jpg)

[Salvation History - St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology](http://www.salvationhistory.com/studies/courses/online)

[![ScottHahn](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ScottHahn-550x260.jpg?width=550&height=260&name=ScottHahn-550x260.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ScottHahn.jpg)

Not Free...but reasonable (especially the Unlimited Access option) and definitely for **the whole family**, not just the kids (nor the homeschoolers)!

[Homeschool Connections - Online Catholic Homeschool Courses](http://homeschoolconnectionsonline.com/)

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