St. Ignatius along with other neighboring churches are hosting the training for the new formation year. Please go to www.virtus.org to register for a class.

To see a list of the training dates please click here.


If you originally had the training during the years 2003-2008, you are required to take the refresher course (Keeping the Promise Alive) in order to continue in ministries that involve children and youth under the age of 18. You can register for the hour and a half training at www.virtus.org.


VIRTUS Programs: Our Concept and Methodology

The VIRTUS programs are a platform that provide the foundation, and also, the superstructure, of all the risk control (loss prevention/loss control) initiatives undertaken by National Catholic on behalf of its shareholders and the Church.

The VIRTUS programs constantly and consistently employ several elements as the cornerstone of their methodology. These are (summarized):

• they target both institutional change, and also, individual behavior modification, with appropriate products/services.
• they provide both reactive/responsive and proactive tools, often assembled as "toolkits," to address the exposure areas confronting our insureds.
• they employ multiple modalities (written materials, web training modules, audiotapes, videotapes, training manuals, seminars, etc.), to reach our audience.
• they utilize a "Think Tank" development model, including engagement of an Expert Consulting Team that assists with the development and implementation of our products/services.
• they are "constructed" and deployed in phases or components (Phase I of the VIRTUS programs deals with child sexual abuse and other inappropriate sexual behavior; we intend for Phase II to address violence prevention/mitigation; etc.).
• they exist as an ongoing process—phases are never "finished," but rather are continuously refined and updated, and constantly available.
• all activities are designed to ensure a constant product/service "pipeline."
• they seek and engage outstanding professional service providers for product development and training, whom we manage synergistically.
• they are committed to measurable results and continuous improvement.
• they adhere to a "best practices" standard.

Through the VIRTUS programs, we are committed and dedicated to the task of constantly providing National Catholic’s shareholders, and indeed the broader Church, with the absolute finest, most cost efficient, and effective risk control measures available anywhere.