Religion

Introduction to Catholicism is a year-long course through which students learn about the basics of Catholicism through the study of Revelation and the Nicene Creed. Students will leave this course with an understanding of where the truths of Catholicism originate from as well as the core beliefs of Catholicism: the One Trinitarian God, the Incarnation, and Salvation through Jesus Christ. Students will also be challenged to understand their role as a human person to respond to God’s invitation to an intimate and personal communion with Him.

Living in Communion with Jesus Christ is a year-long course that teaches students about virtue, Christian mortality and the Sacraments. Jesus Christ has opened Heaven for all of humanity and He calls each of us to Heavenly glory: this course will guide students in how to live life along the narrow path so as to enter into the Eternal Kingdom of God. Students will leave this course with a basic understanding of Christian Moral Principles, as well as how to live in a state of Communion with Christ through the merciful love of God, the Sacraments, and virtue.

Semester 1: FAITH AND REASON - The purpose of this course is to analyze the relationship between faith and reason in the pursuit of truth. Students will discover the fundamental compatibility between theology, philosophy, and science as well as explore a survey of scholarly contributions to the study of truth. In this course, students will be given the opportunity to engage in philosophical, theological and systematic thinking.

Semester 2: THE CHURCH: CHRIST’S SALVATION IN THE WORLD TODAY – Ecclesiology, the study of the nature and role of the Church in Salvation History, is explored in this course. Students will understand the Church’s purpose today in bringing people of all nations into the New Covenant of Redemption in Jesus Christ. Mary’s role and importance in the life of the Church will be explored. Students will leave this course with an awareness of their call to active participation in the Church and Her mission.

This semester long course will introduce students to the Catholic Church’s social teachings. In this course students will learn how Christ’s concern for others, especially the poor and needy, is present today in the Church’s mission. This informs how Catholics view and serve humanity and the common good. The students will leave this course with a greater understanding of their responsibility to bring about justice in the world today.

Note: All seniors are required to take this course either first or second semester.

This course offers an in-depth look at the Universal Call to Holiness. Christ’s call to “Be holy as Out Father in Heaven is holy,” leads every Christian to a lifelong path of conversion. This path may take one of four forms: Marriage, Holy Orders, Consecrated Life, and Single Life. Students will explore the unique graces and beauties associated with each state of life. Students will leave this course with a better understanding of discernment, a deeper spiritual life and a clearer understanding of how to foster her personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Level: CP

The purpose of this course is to help students understand the manner in which the Catholic Church relates to non-Catholic Christians as well as to other religions in the world. Building on the foundational truth that Jesus Christ established the Catholic Church and entrusted to her the fullness of God’s Revelation, the course is intended to help students to recognize the ways in which important spiritual truths can also be found in non-Catholic Christian churches and ecclesial communities as well as in non-Christian religions. It is also intended to help them to recognize the ways in which others systems of belief and practice differ from the Catholic faith.