MACC Builds Technological Bridge with ‘Colonias’ in the Rio Grande Valley

MACC Builds Technological Bridge with ‘Colonias’ in the Rio Grande Valley

ByAdriana Garcia

After much discernment and planning, MACC’s partnership with ARISE, a community based program that works with immigrants, primarily from Mexico to the U.S., has taken off. They are calling it “PuenTec,” a technological bridge that will bring the two organizations together to develop distance learning with the community from ARISE using the video conferencing tool, Zoom. During the summer, the team from ARISE visited MACC to talk in-depth about what this project would entail, the…

Catholic Extension Sends New Leaders to MACC

Catholic Extension Sends New Leaders to MACC

ByAdriana Garcia

Out-of-State Students Enroll in Pastoral Ministry Certificate Program MACC officially had out-of-state students enrolled during the fall semester taking live courses via Zoom, a new video conferencing tool. Through a partnership with Catholic Extension, MACC received applications from potential students from mission dioceses to be considered for the Certificado en Ministerio Pastoral (Certificate in Pastoral Ministry). At the end of the summer, seven students were accepted into the program and began their first course in…