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RELIGIOUS STUDIES

PROGRAM GOALS

The Religious Studies program seeks to provide an educational environment that fosters the Holy Spirit’s work of
creating, deepening, and enhancing Christian lifestyles. The Department strives to create opportunities where
students can deepen their spiritual life and actively live out their faith through service and community involvement.
Teachers also work to develop student understanding and appreciation of the fundamental beliefs of the Roman
Catholic Church.

GRADE 9 GRADE 10

RE100: Foundations of the Faith and Old RE101: New Testament and Morality
Testament
The Revelation of God in Scripture:
Faith and Catholic Belief New Testament
The purpose of this course is to help students The purpose of this course is to give students a
understand and appreciate the fundamental beliefs general knowledge and appreciation of the
of the Roman Catholic Church. Topics such as Sacred Scriptures. Through their study of the
revelation, Scripture, morality, prayer, sacraments Bible, they will come to encounter the living
and liturgical seasons will be explored. word of God, Jesus Christ. In the course they
will learn about the Bible, authored by God
The Revelation of Jesus Christ in Scripture: through Inspiration, and its value to people
Old Testament throughout the world. They will learn how to
The purpose of this course is to give students a read the Bible and will become familiar with
general knowledge and appreciation of the Sacred the major sections of the Bible and the books
Scriptures. Through their study of the Bible they included in each section. The students will pay
will come to encounter the living Word of God, particular attention to the Gospels, where they
Jesus Christ. In the course they will learn about may grow to know and love Jesus Christ more
the Bible, authored by God through Inspiration, personally.
and its value to people throughout the world.
They will learn how to read the Bible and will
become familiar with the major sections of the
Bible and the books included in each section.
Students will focus on the Old Testament.

Morality: Theology of the Body
The purpose of this course is to help students
understand that it is only through Christ that
they can fully live out God’s plan for their lives.
Students will learn the moral concepts and
precepts that govern the lives of Christ’s
disciples. There will be a special emphasis in
this course on the Theology of the Body and
marriage.

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