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0110 Religion 1-2, Guidelines for Christian Living
Grade Level: 9 Year Course
Prerequisite: None 10 Credits
Permission: None
The
purpose of this course is to take students from
diverse educational and religious backgrounds and
establish for them a basic survey of key concepts
and terminology that will be used during their four
year religious studies program. The first semester
course follows the outline of the Nicene/Apostle's
Creed. The second semester looks at Jesus as
revealed in the gospels. The aim of the course is to
lay a foundational knowledge in the areas of:
Scriptural studies, Old Testament highlights, Christ
and the New Covenant, the Church, its Creed and
Sacramental Life.
0210 Religion 3-4, Christian Morality
Grade Level: 10 Year Course
Prerequisite: None 10 Credits
Permission: None
Christian Morality is a year long study that
provides a method of arriving at moral decisions
based in the Catholic tradition, rooted in the
fundamental belief in the dignity of having been
made in the image and likeness of God.
0313 Social Justice
Grade Level: 11 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None
This course is required for graduation. It will give
the student an opportunity to investigate the
social, economic, and political problems of today's
world, and the Christian values which may be applied
in solving these problems. The student will study
topics related to violence, injustice, poverty,
racism, the exploitation of underdeveloped nations,
famine, and war. The focus will be on the
Christian's responsibility in the global community
of mankind. The teachings of the Church will be
presented.
0413 Our Christian Vocation
Grade Level: 11 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None
This semester course, required for graduation, is
designed to introduce students to a variety of
Christian lifestyles. Students will study the
process for discerning a personal vocation in the
single life, married life and religious life. They
will learn of the opportunities, problems and
obligations associated with each lifestyle.
0423 Ecclesiology
Grade Level: 12 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits
Permission: None
Ecclesiology is the study of the Church. This course
examines the origin, nature, purpose, structures,
and actions of the Church. In order to appreciate
more fully the importance of the Church in the
Divine economy of salvation, we shall preface our
introduction with a survey of certain issues in
epistemolgy and dogmatic theology; the capacity of
the human mind to know the truth in religious and
moral matters, the universal call to holiness; the
mystery of God, Who is a Trinity of Divine Persons
in one Divine Subtance, and Jesus Christ and the
Paschal Mystery. We shall also concentrate upon the
role of the liturgy and the sacraments in the life
of the Church.
0543 Community Involvement - One Period
Grade Level: 11 *, 12 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 5 Credits Permission: This class
requires a driver's license, an off-campus permit
and your own transportation.
0553 Community Involvement - Two Periods
Grade Level: 11 *, 12 Semester Course
Prerequisite: None 10 Credits
Permission: This class requires a
driver's (5 credits Religion
license, an off-campus permit and your own
requirement;
transportation. 5 credits as elective)
Seniors who want to experience some of the
dimensions of Christian service and receive insights
into career work, may register for Community
Involvement, an off-campus religion* class. This
class attempts to meet the needs of the wider
Stockton community.
This course must be taken during the school day.
Students without transportation may be dropped from
the class. During the semester, students will assess
the value of Christian service and its relationship
to St. Mary's philosophy. This course may not be
used to make up for a previously failed religion
course.
Students repeating Community Involvement will be
assigned to a different agency.
*Juniors may take 0543 or 0553 for elective credit
only, not as religion credit. Scheduling conflicts,
as determined by the Vice Principal, are the only
exception.
World Religions
See
Social Studies listings for further information.
(See page 8)
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