Beginning Formation

  • Login to your Catechetical Institute account at https://franciscanathome.com. Please save or bookmark this link!

      • If you have not yet created a free account with the Catechetical Institute, please return to the “Getting Started” portal page and sign up through the link listed on the “Registration Steps” page.

  • Start the online formation track by selecting “Vocations Outreach Discerner Formation Track” on the left side of your dashboard.

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  • Select the “start this track and request a mentor button from Vocations Outreach Discernment Mentorship Program” button

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  • After this, you will be prompted to write a biography. You do not need to write anything but a short message here. Your mentor will have already received a copy of your application to the program and will already know who you are.

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  • Once you submit this, please click on the blue “Vocations Outreach Discerner Formation” link

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  • After this, click “Start this course”. Please disregard the message stating that the workshop order is only recommended. For this program, you will be required to take the formation courses in the order they are listed.

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  • As you go through the workshops, you may see the message on the top of the screen that says a “partially-completed form was found.” This message may pop up even after you’ve completed a workshop. Please disregard this message as it does not affect the workshop.