“Our task is to learn how to listen, to perceive His call, to be courageous and faithful in following Him, and when all is said and done, to be found trustworthy servants who have used well the gifts given us.” Pope Benedict XVI

Course Information: Honors Christian Vocations, .5 credit Grade 12, Required

Newman University, Advanced Standing Course, for l credit, taken in conjunction with Honors Faith and Reason

Instructor:  Sister Marie Therese, IHM          
Email:  srmarietherese@bcchs.org                
Office Hours:  I am available every afternoon until 3:45
Please see me if you have any questions or concerns.

Required Texts:  Called and Chosen, by Fr. Jarrod Lies, Theology of the Body for Beginners, by Christopher West
Classroom Texts: Catechism of the Catholic Church, The Temperament God Gave You by Lorraine and Art Bennett Called to Life, Interior Freedom, by Jacques Philippe
Stewardship Hours:  25 hours required.  Failure to complete 25 hours will result in zero credit for course.

Course Goals: The purpose of this course is to examine the scriptural, theological, canonical and philosophical foundations of Christian Vocation in the Catholic Church, to examine the vocation of man: his call to eternal happiness, to exist as a human being fully alive, to the perfection of holiness, and to the specific vocations of Priesthood, Religious Life, and Marriage. 

Class procedures

• Daily Requirements
• Attendance and promptness

1.  Be standing by your desk when the bell sounds
2.  Unexcused tardies merit automatic demerit
3.  No sleeping, reading or doing homework from other classes during this class.
B.   Necessities
1.  Text books
2.  Ball-point pen
3.  Notebook and/or spiral

• Assignments:  Completion of assignment does not automatically equal” A”.
• Format: Name, Date, Hour, and Title of Assignment
• Requirements: Points deducted if omitted

1. Ink. 
2. Loose-leaf notebook paper: NOT ripped out of a spiral
3. Complete sentences on all written work

• Lateness

1.  20% off (1st day)
2.  10% more (2nd day)

• Quarterly Projects:  See Handout
• 1 Book Report (1 per semester)
• 2 Projects (1 each quarter)

• Grading
• Breakdown

1.  Schoolwork:  45%
                                    a. Class participation:  respectful and charitable courtesy, not sleeping in class,
not doing homework from other classes.
b. Quizzes
c. Lively discussion
d. Essays
c. Projects
d. Other

• Tests: 50%

• Final Grade: [(Semester average) x .9] +[Final x.1]

• Cheating Policy:  Zero tolerance! Zero credit!  Cheating includes copying homework from another student, “cheat sheets” on tests and quizzes, plagiarism, any communication during a test or quiz.
• Excused Absence:  All work/tests must be completed within two days of returning from an excused absence

D.    It is the student’s responsibility to find out and complete missed assignments

MORALITY

Course Syllabus

Course Information:  Morality, .5 credit, Grade Level 10, Required

Instructor:  Sister Marie Therese, IHM
Office Hours:  3:15 pm-3:45 pm or by appointment
Required Text:  The Holy Bible, Our Moral Life in Christ
Resources:  Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholicism and Life                      

“This is God’s Will for you:  your holiness.”  1 Thes. 4:3

Course Goals:  This course aims to help the student grow in a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ by studying the principles of morality and applying them to his or her moral life.

General Course Outline:
Meaning and purpose of life                          
The nature and dignity of man                      
Virtue: Developing moral character                                       
Jesus’ moral teaching                                     
The call to holiness                                         
How to judge a human act
Conditions affecting moral acts
Conscience
Objective truth: 
God’s eternal law 
Sin: mortal and venial 
God’s mercy and justice
The Ten Commandments – extensive study of each one

Learner Activities:
Notes, Assignments, Projects, Participation, Journal, Quizzes,

Anticipated Learner Outcomes:

1. The student will explain the true purpose of life according to God’s plan for man’s happiness.
2. The student will understand and respect the nature and dignity of man.
3. The student will appraise chastity formation as proposed by the Catholic Church.
4. The student will examine and practice the moral principles necessary to be a true Christian.
5. The student will recognize and appreciate the personal, moral responsibility for one’s behavior (before God and others) and how this affects one’s eternity.
6. The student will experience prayer and reflection.

Procedure for Evaluation:
45%     Learner Activities (see above)
45%     Tests
10%     Final Exam

Classroom Management Plan:  Christian Charity

1.  Be respectful

1. of God:  Quiet attentiveness at Holy Mass and prayer, use name of God respectfully, carefully handle the Bible.
2. of others:  be courteous to faculty, staff and students
3. of yourself:  be responsible and prayerful
4. of property:  take care of your books and school property

2. Be prepared

1. Be ON TIME and sstanding at your desk when bell rings or receive demerit for tardy
2. Bring required materials/assignments to class ON TIME

Assignments must be turned in ON TIME to receive full credit (one class period late, grade is reduced to 80% or lower; two class periods late = 70% or lower).