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LITURGY
The
study of the Liturgy presents the principle elements of worship in the
Liturgical Year, the Mass, the sanctoral cycle, and the Sacraments with an
emphasis on initiation and healing. The
objective of this course is to show students the very life of the Church
in its daily and seasonal worship. This
provides the basis for the prayer life of the Church, with the Liturgy of
the Hours and the Liturgy of the Eucharist as the focus.
LITURGY HONORS* (Prerequisite:
Department Head approval)
Having
the same foundation of Liturgy, this class will give added focus to
projects, independent reading, notably of Church Documents, and more
in-depth study of topics at hand.
OLD
TESTAMENT
This
course is focused on the covenantal reality of the Old Testament.
God makes himself known to his people through Divine Revelation,
and this is recorded in Sacred Scripture.
The Old Testament is foundational to religious education and the
writings will be traced chronologically leading to the fulfillment of the
Old Testament, the Incarnation. The
historical, spiritual, and fuller senses of Sacred Scripture will be
explored, and applied to the student’s daily prayer life.
The students are to have a working knowledge of the Old Testament.
OLD TESTAMENT
HONORS* (Prerequisite:
Department Head Approval)
This
class has the same focus as Old Testament, but exegetical work requiring a
more thorough understanding and detailed analysis of the Old Testament
will be demanded.
MORALITY
“Moral
Theology is a reflection concerned with ‘morality,’ with the good and
the evil of human acts and the person who performs them…” (Veritatis
Splendor 29). Living a moral
life means to live in holiness in a total commitment to Jesus Christ.
The Catholic person must have a properly formed conscience;
therefore, the students will study the Ten Commandments and understand
that they are the basis for the moral life, which is perfected in the
Beatitudes. The cardinal and
theological virtues will give the impetus as to how to live a moral life
on a daily basis. The course
demands the use of Sacred Scripture.
MORALITY HONORS* (Prerequisite:
Department Head Approval)
Having
the same foundation as Morality, this course will emphasize primary
sources coming from the Magisterium and Papal Documents, as well as
Scripture.
NEW
TESTAMENT
This
class will recognize Christ as the messianic fulfillment of the Old
Testament, with the Beatitudes being the focus for the “New Law.”
The origins of the New Testament, which emphasize Revelation,
Biblical inspiration, and Sacred Tradition, will be taught.
Students will come to know Christ in a more personal way through
the study of Gospels, Epistles, and texts.
NEW
TESTAMENT HONORS*
(Prerequisite:
Department Head Approval)
This
class has the same focus as New Testament, but exegetical work requiring a
more thorough understanding and detailed analysis of the New Testament
will be demanded.
CHURCH
HISTORY
This
is a survey course of the history of the Roman Catholic Church up to the
19th Century. The
class will stress that Christ instituted the Church, and has placed that
authority under the successor of St. Peter.
The history of the Church is one of a pilgrim people united, as the
Mystical Body of Christ that develops, not evolves, over the ages.
CHURCH
HISTORY HONORS* (Prerequisite:
Department Head Approval)
Having
the same foundation as Church History, this class will require a more
developed use of research.
CATHOLIC
SOCIAL DOCTRINE
This
course will explain the evangelistic role of the Catholic Church in the
world with the Social Encyclicals of the 19th and 20th
centuries being the focus. The
class will show how the inviolable rights of the human person, life,
liberty, religious, freedom, and protection from coercion, must not only
be protected but also be understood as sacred.
“Love thy neighbor” will reinforce the preferential option for
the poor, destitute, downtrodden, and disenfranchised of the world.
The end result of the class is to transform the culture for Christ.
CATHOLIC SOCIAL
DOCTRINE HONORS* (Prerequisite:
Department Head Approval)
Having
the same foundation of Catholic Social Doctrine, this class will give
added focus to projects, independent reading, and more in depth study of
topics at hand.
CHRISTIAN
VOCATION
This
course centers on the reality that a Vocation is a calling from God that
begins with a call to holiness. This
call to holiness is both individual and also communal as God calls each
person to live in holiness as a member of the Mystical Body of Christ.
The class centers on the Sacraments of Marriage and Holy Orders,
with added focus given to the religious life and the single
state/vocation. Sacred
Scripture, Church documents, and various secondary sources will be used to
understand our calling to love as Christ loves.
Students are required to complete a service project in the wider
community as part of this course.
CHRISTIAN VOCATION
HONORS* (Prerequisite:
Department Head Approval)
This
course has the same focus as Christian Vocation.
However, along with Sacred Scripture, the students will be required
to read primary sources to include Papal and Magisterium documents.
Students are required to complete a service project in the wider
community for this course.
EVANGELIZATION
This
class is offered as a summation of the student's theological training.
It is designed to teach the philosophical, theological, and
scriptural foundations of the truths of the Roman Catholic Church.
It will also equip the student with the apologetic skills necessary
to spread and explain faith in Jesus and his Church.
Major topics of the class will include, but are not limited to,
matters of ecclesiology, apostolic succession, papal supremacy,
Mariology, doctrinal issues, faith alone, scripture alone, and the
sacraments.
EVANGELIZATION
HONORS* (Prerequisite:
Department Head Approval)
This
class is offered as a summation of the student's theological training.
It is designed to teach the philosophical, theological, and
scriptural foundations of the truths of the Roman Catholic Church.
It will also equip the student with the apologetic skills necessary
to spread and explain faith in Jesus and his Church.
Major topics of the class will include, but are not limited to,
matters of ecclesiology, apostolic succession, papal supremacy,
Mariology, doctrinal issues, faith alone, scripture alone, and the
sacraments.
Faith
and Evangelization *
This
course will combine Faith and Evangelization into a one-year course that
will be taught by the school chaplain and is intended to certify students
to be catechists in the diocese of Wichita.
In addition to the requirements stated above for Christian Vocation
and Apologetics, emphasis will be placed on the meaning and method of
Catechesis. The student will
also be required to volunteer as a parish catechist throughout the year in
an approved parish program. Students
who successfully complete this program will be presented honors cords and
receive a ‘Basic Catechetical Certificate’ at the time of graduation.
LOGIC
This
course trains and exercises the mind through the methods of deduction.
The students will be introduced to the symbolic logic, which is
used in most universities. The
strength of the class will be the focus given to Aristotelian logic.
INTRODUCTION
TO PHILOSOPHY
An
introduction to philosophy is, the study and critical analysis of man’s
knowledge of himself and the universe around him.
It is recommended for juniors and seniors who want to develop their
analytical thought on the basic questions of man and reality.
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