CURRICULUM GUIDE 2019-2020
203
THEOLOGY II: JESUS CHRIST’S MISSION CONTINUES IN THE CHURCH
0.5 credit
This one-semester course is a one semester course that follows The Mission of Jesus Christ. This course will help the student
understand that in and through the Church they encounter the living Jesus Christ. The student will be introduced to the fact
that the Church was founded by Christ through the Apostles and is sustained by Him through the Holy Spirit. The student
will come to know that the Church is the living Body of Christ today. This Body has both divine and human elements. The
students will learn not so much about events in the life of the Church, but about the sacred nature of the Church.
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302
Paired with 202 The Mission of Jesus Christ (The Paschal Mystery)
THEOLOGY III: LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST
0.5 credit
This course is intended to help the student understand the essential message of Christ’s moral teaching and the importance
of love of God and love of neighbor. Conscience formation and an understanding of the Commandments will assist the
students in their ability to make good moral decisions in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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303
Paired with 303 Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments
THEOLOGY III: MEETING JESUS IN THE SACRAMENTS
0.5 credit
This one-semester course is designed to assist students in their understanding of the Seven Sacraments as an important
way to encounter Jesus Christ as present to the Church and world today. Greater understanding of each of the Sacraments
will help students understand that fuller sacramental participation, with the accompanying benefits of grace, will draw them
into closer communion with God and neighbors.
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402
Paired with 302 Life in Jesus Christ
THEOLOGY IV: VOCATIONS
0.5 credit
This one semester course leads the students toward a deeper understanding of the vocations of life: how Christ calls us to
live. In this course, students will learn how all vocations are similar as well as how they differ. They will learn what it means
to live life for the benefit of others and the value in considering a vocation in service to the Christian community.
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403
Paired with 403 Living As A Disciple of Jesus Christ in Society
THEOLOGY IV: LIVING AS A DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST IN SOCIETY
0.5 credit
In this one-semester course, the student’s mind is opened to the social, political and economic injustices which exist in our
global community, with the hope of challenging him to begin an ongoing process of conscience education regarding his
Christian responsibility to deal with social problems in a positive manner. Social teachings of the Catholic Church will be
stressed.
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30
Paired with 402 Religions of the World