Students are introduced to the study of Church history from the time of Jesus through the present era, focusing primarily on the Western Church. Topics will include the basics of Church history, the development of the doctrinal, and an examination of the Church and its mission within the larger historical context of society.

Students will learn the key underlying themes that run through the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church. They will then learn to evaluate how these themes are present in the beginning section of the Catechism by studying the foundations for Revelation and God’s plan of salvation. These foundational doctrines include man’s capacity for God, Divine [...]

The course will examine the history, foundations, and dimensions of Saint John Paul II’s five-year catechesis on human love in the divine plan, popularly known as the Theology of the Body, 135 audiences given in Rome at the beginning of his pontificate.

This course will identity the purpose of liturgy and sacraments in God’s plan of salvation and in the life of the Church today. It will examine Christ’s death and Resurrection as the source of all grace; the corporate nature of liturgy; the purpose of sacraments as the normal means of receiving God’s grace; the role [...]

The course will examine the foundation of the Church’s teachings on morality as rooted in the uniqueness of each person as being created in God’s image and likeness. It will look at the Church’s teaching on morality as our life in Christ, a life ordered to Beatitude, virtue and holiness. It will discuss the importance [...]

This course examines the Church’s understanding of the historicity of the Gospels and the role of typology in the Gospels in light of the narrative of the Gospel of St. Matthew, described by Pope St. John Paul II as the Gospel of the Catechist. Emphasis will be on reading the Gospels as a continuation and [...]

This course examines the Church’s understanding of the historicity of the Gospels and the role of typology in the Gospels in light of the narrative of the Gospel of St. Matthew, described by Pope St. John Paul II as the Gospel of the Catechist. Emphasis will be on reading the Gospels as a continuation and [...]

This course will examine the principles of social morality as summarized in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It will discuss the person and society, participation in the social life, social justice, and commandments Four through Ten, the commandments that order social relationships, with an emphasis on the role of the family as the foundational [...]

This course continues the study of the New Testament through an examination of the early Church in Acts of the Apostles, the letters and theology of St. Paul, the Catholic Epistles and the Book of Revelation. Special focus will be given to the narrative of Acts and the scriptural foundation for the Church “the household [...]

This course continues the study of the New Testament through an examination of the early Church in Acts of the Apostles, the letters and theology of St. Paul, the Catholic Epistles and the Book of Revelation. Special focus will be given to the narrative of Acts and the scriptural foundation for the Church “the household [...]