Our Catholic schools are called to lovingly embrace both the 鈥済athered and the scattered;鈥� to reveal to all an inherent dignity of the human person rooted in our very essence and image of God (imago Dei); and to echo, in respect and freedom, the invitation of Christ to 鈥淐ome, follow me鈥� (Matthew 4.19).
In order to fulfill its mission, the cooperation of the Catholic school in the evangelizing mission of the Church remains vital. As such, all curricula participate in this proclamation, but nowhere is this witness more explicit than in the .
All courses in Secondary Religious Education are characterized by the following five big ideas:
01.Religious Knowledge and Literacy |
02.Catholic-Christian Anthropology |
03.Theological Reflection |
04.Living Moral Lives |
05.Celebrating in the Faith Community |
| Includes teaching, understanding, and using appropriately the language of the faith and Tradition. | Includes the understanding of the Catholic Tradition regarding what it means to be human/a person. | Includes the Christian/human search for meaning and understanding of life in the context of our relationship with God. | Includes developing one鈥檚 conscience in order that sound moral choices and judgments in both the personal and social spheres of life can be made. | Includes the various ways the Church expresses its faith in worship and prayer, primarily through actions that demonstrate thankful awareness of God鈥檚 presence in the world. |