First Trimester:  Creed

This course covers the main beliefs taught, defended and spread by the Roman Catholic Church.  The format of the course is breaking down the parts of the earliest Creed given to us by the Church, the Apostles Creed.  We will also discuss take a look into the other 4 major world religions, why we are hear and what our purpose is in life.

Text and Resources

1) YOUCAT, Youth Catechism, Ignatius Press 

 

2nd Trimester: 

Revelation, The Lion and the Lamb

This bible study centers on the last book of the bible, Revelation.  It is one of the most facinating, yet misunderstood and sometimes “scary” books in the bible.  We will see how this not just a book about the “end times” filled with apocolytpic images, horrifying beasts and dragons, but so much more.

 Text and Resources

1) T3, The Lion and Lamb bible study, Ascension Press

3rd Trimester: 

Liturgy and the Sacraments

Catholics believe that God can be encountered not only though the scriptures and through his creation, but also through certain ritual actions called sacraments.  The catechism of the Catholic Church defines sacrament as “an outward sign, instituted by Jesus Christ to give grace.” Christ gave his followers supernatural gifts which can be experienced both spiritually and physically.

Because people experience the world through the five senses, they need to see, hear, and touch the material world in order to experience the spiritual world. In this course we will study how each sacrament uses a physical sign, a ritual, in order to bestow a spiritual blessing.

Text and Resources:

1) YOUCAT, Youth Catechism, Ignatius Press