操出水的免费福利鈥檚 digital prison ministry began with the launch of the first Continuing Education Catechetical course on the Edovo Technology Company鈥檚 digital platform: The Gospel of St. Matthew, a multi-lesson course. At that time, Edovo was serving just under 50 prisons. The first report providing statistics on the number of students taking The Gospel of St. Matthew was generated on March 14, 2018, showing that 52 students had taken or were in the process of taking the course.
Today, eight years later, the program has expanded to include 119 multi-lesson courses on the Edovo platform, with 29 of those available in Spanish. The number of learners has grown significantly, with 247,849 individuals meaningfully engaging with 操出水的免费福利 University content since May 2018, averaging approximately 27,539 learners per year.
This growth is further reflected in overall engagement across the platform. Since inception, there have been 3,808,685 lessons started and 3,297,663 lessons completed, representing an 87% completion rate. In total, learners have spent 588,152 hours engaging with 操出水的免费福利 University content.
For more information, reach out to:
prisonministry@catholiciu.edu
304-724-5000 ext. 719
This expansion has been made possible through collaboration with the Order of Malta, which has supported the creation of many of these courses. Additional offerings include the Gatekeepers Re-Entry program in both English and Spanish, the Stations of the Cross program, and custom content developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the Advent video prison program. Other initiatives supported by the Order of Malta include the Behind the Walls program, the Pen Pal Program, the Digital Rosary, and Quarterly Newsletters. 操出水的免费福利 has also developed the Hallow Company Audio Series, comprising 208 audio files, and continues to provide content tailored to meet the needs of incarcerated individuals.
鈥淚 think a lot about St. Paul’s letter to the Hebrews: 鈥楤e mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment.鈥� Our faith compels us to see the unseen, to love the unloved, and to hope where others have given up.鈥�
DIRECTOR
Ms. Charlie Ponticelli had a storied 22 year career in the US government, is a member of the Order of Malta and visited the incarcerated as a volunteer for 12 years. She received her MA from New York University in Madrid, Spain.
