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¦¦ THEOLOGY ¦¦
Philosophy
The Elyria Catholic High School Theology Department enables students to achieve many objectives relative to their spiritual and academic lives. The Theology Department's course offerings seek to develop students who:
- Discern that God has a plan for each of them which continually calls them to live in the light of their unique calling.
- Discover that the wholeness and beauty of their person grows through a personal relationship with God that is nourished by prayer and Scripture.
- Realize that their personal faith and hope in the risen Jesus will anchor their lives in the face of modern demands and turmoil.
- Understand and love the Catholic Church in its communal and institutional form; thus wanting to serve, support, and strengthen it by the witness of their lives.
- Realize and accept the challenge to become an active member of the local parish so that they can build up the body of Christian believers.
- Develop a relationship with Jesus Christ appropriate to their developmental level, especially through the study of Scripture, personal reflection and prayer.
- Experience the peace that comes from self-sacrifice of time and energy, knowing that the life of Jesus was one of loving sacrifice and that in sacr ifice lies nobility, strength and holiness.
- Celebrate God's love for them through participation in the sacramental and liturgical life of the Church.
- Be confident in their ability to make moral decisions, even on very difficult or confusing matters, by forming their consciences according to the teachings of Christ.
- Believe that they have a moral and ethical responsibility to be instruments of justice in the promotion of peace and human dignity.
- Broaden their vision of faith-experience through a knowledge of non-Christian religions and multi-cultural religious experiences around the world.
- Reflect on the meaning of human existence in the light of our belief in God.
- Discover the richness of vocational choices and be especially skilled in the knowledge that healthy faith-filled family life is an essential component for the development of any person.
- Make every effort to respect human life in all its forms by taking just and peaceful measures to protect life and heighten its quality from threats such as: abortion, bioethics, racism, sexism, economic poverty, aging euthanasia, war, etc.
- Seek a Christian understanding of human sexuality so that they can grow into integrated persons and love others more fully.
- Accept the union with God as their origin and final destiny.
Faculty
Rev. Mr. Patrick Humphrey, Chairperson
Mr. Ralph Jaworski
Mr. Kevin Juguilon
Mrs. Patti Lutke
Mr. Victor Preisel
| Course |
Grade(s) |
| Religion 9 |
9 |
| Religion 10 |
10 |
| Religion 11 |
11 |
| Religion 12 |
12 |
GRADE 9 Hebrew Scriptures / Christology
Code: #711 Credit: 1.00
Length: Year
Required of and limited to ninth grade students. This course is designed to help students to understand the Hebrew Scriptures and their significance to Christianity. Students in this course become familiar with the history and the struggles of the Jewish people. In addition, this course examines the life and teachings of Jesus and the early Christian faith in Jesus "the Christ." Students will study the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and the letters of St. Paul.
GRADE 10 Catholic Tradition / Sacramental Living
Code: #721 Credit: 1.00
Length: Year
Required of and limited to all tenth grade students. This course examines the fundamentals of the Church's faith. Students reflect on Holy Scripture, Catholic Tradition, and their own spiritual journeys. The goal of the course is two-fold: to broaden the student's understanding of the meaning of Church by studying Christianity's heritage and tradition from Pentecost and the early Christians through the Reformation and Second Vatican Council; and to help students form their own authentic responses to the gospel. In addition, this is a basic course in Christian morality centering around the concept of sacramentality. Topics include a basic understanding of morality, conscience, law, ethical teachings of Jesus and the Church, sexuality, respect for life, and the dignity of the human person. The process of moral decision-making is applied to real life experiences in the light of Christian moral principles.
GRADE 11 Social Justice / World Religions
Code: #731 Credit: 1.00
Length: Year
Required of and limited to eleventh grade students. The Social Justice course examines the Christian call for peace and justice. Students are given the opportunity to look at the Biblical foundations for the call to action for justice. Particular emphasis is placed on contemporary moral issues and the call to address these problems in a peaceful, non-violent way. Issues are studied from a gospel perspective of the vocational call to transform oneself and society.
This semester course explores the questions "Who is God?" and "What is my relationship to God?" from the perspective of the world's religions. The faith systems, doctrine and ritual celebration of the world's major religions are considered in order to gain understanding of a variety of religions and their cultures.
GRADE 12 Current Church Topics / Death & Dying / Christian Life Choices
Code: #741 Credit: 1.00
Length: Year
Required of and limited to twelfth grade students. Students will examine current church topics. Classroom work entails opportunity for written and shared reflections on the Christian experience in the 21st Century. Students will research and examine political, social, economic, and cultural structures in a seminar-like format. Students should expect a good deal of independent studying.
The students will address Catholic Doctrine on Death and Dying. In addition, key aspects of developing an adult spirituality will be discussed.
Students will also examine Christian Life Choices. In this morality course, students investigate the growth process of human identity and its impact on decision-making. Students analyze the theory and practice of love, communication, dating, and intimacy. They consider the married, single, and religious life styles in the light of Christian revelation and Church teachings.
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725 Gulf Road, Elyria, OH 44035 TEL: 440.365.1821 FAX: 440.365.7536 |
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