The Ladder of Ascent is a two-year journey through the Catechism of the Catholic Church that reveals the Catechism to be not a dry book of dogmas but rather an upward ladder that leads us to communion with God in a life of prayer. The Altum Institute is partnering with the Lay Division of St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, Colorado to bring the Ladder of Ascent program to the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
The mission of the Ladder of Ascent is to place people in contact and communion with the Person of Christ, who alone leads us to the heart of the Father in the Spirit – in essence, making and maturing disciples.
We do this through a prayerful, organic, and systematic presentation of the Catholic Faith, contained both in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition (Catechism of the Catholic Church, §80-82). This occurs in a setting that takes advantage of all the facets of effective adult learning: engaging lectures, small group dynamics, independent study, and personal application.