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Religion 7: Covers the Truths of the Catholic Faith as presented in Ignatius Press' Faith and Life. This material will present how God the Father reveals Himself to humanity through the Old Testament, God the Son as God become Man, and finally the life of Christ as invisible Head of the Church, shared with us through the life of Grace and all that this life encompasses in the richness of the sacraments, theological and evangelical virtues, as well as Mary's role as Mediatrix in the life of the Church.
Religion 8: This is a yearlong survey of the Old Testament and emphasizes reading and studying the Bible text itself. The student also studies Catholic doctrine as a complement to the study of the Bible.
Religion 9: Covers the Christian Creed as presented in Part 1 of The Catechism of the Catholic Church. In addition, the course covers the major persons, events, places, etc. of the New Testament as well as those of the first five centuries of Church History.
Religion 10: Covers the Sacraments and Christian Prayer as they are presented in parts two and four of The Catechism of the Catholic Church. A study of Church History continues with the period from the Middle Ages through the time just preceding the Protestant Reformation.
Religion 11: Presents Christian Moral Theology (the Ten Commandments) as found in Part III of The Catechism of the Catholic Church and recent Papal documents. The student’s study of Church History continues with the period from the beginning of the Protestant Reformation up to the time just preceding Vatican II.
Religion 12: Continues the study of philosophy and theology with papal document, Veritatis, Splendor and Fides et Ratio, moving on to Frank Sheed’s Theology for Beginners. Catholic apologetics will engage the students emphasizing the intrinsic relation between Scripture and Church teachings. Selected excerpts from Augustine, Aquinas, Pascal, Chesterton, Therese of Lisieux, J.H. Newman, Ignatius of Loyola and other lights or the Church will be examined.
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