High School Religion Level 6 Year 2 Course

Course Description

The student becomes familiar with the Catholic faith through Scripture, encyclicals, formative readings in the faith (those of saints and doctors of the church, for example), and more modern spiritual books. This course includes a focus on readings of men and women from the twentieth century. Primary source readings by the saints and prominent religious figures from the councils of the church are an integral part of the course.

Books and Resources

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Readings from Scripture – three times weekly following the schedule of the 365 Day Reading Plan for The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

• Optional resources:
  • The Bible in a Year Companion, Volume II: Days 121-253 [Amaz][Publisher]
  • The Bible in a Year Companion, Volume III: Days 244-365 [Amaz][Publisher]

Encyclical – Fides et Ratio, Pope John Paul II, once weekly [Amaz][Vatican]

Religion History Readings – Mater Amabilis Religion Readings Volume 4: The Modern Era [Google doc]

• terms 1 and 2 – one reading each week
• term 3 – two readings each week
• estimated reading time 35-40 minutes
• You will need these resources in addition to the Religion Readings document:
  • House of Hospitality: Forward, Day [online]
  • House of Hospitality: Conclusion, Day [online]
  • Orthodoxy, Chesterton [Amaz][Project Gutenberg]

Spiritual Reading – Choose one of the following books or another one of interest. We encourage spiritual reading to be done during a time of prayer or at adoration.

• The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis [Amaz][online]
• The Return of the Prodigal Son, Nouwen [Amaz]
• Discernment Do’s and Dont’s: A Practical Guide to Vocational Discernment, Elliott [Amaz]

Lesson plans

All readings are narrated, orally or in writing. If the reading load seems heavy on top of other reading in your student’s day, it’s all right to move all religion to a “devotional reading” slot in the day, and to encourage the student to approach it in the spirit of Lectio Divina, asking the Holy Spirit to direct this reading, and writing down what stands out. In other words, this subject may be approached in the spirit of growth in the Christian life, rather than as a purely academic subject, though parents will still want to ask for narrations.

The student is also encouraged to keep a commonplace book, in which to copy out any passages which particularly stand out. The student is also encouraged to commit favorite psalms and other scripture passages to memory.

 

TERM 1

Week 1
Day 1: 1 Maccabees 1, Sirach 1-3, Proverbs 21:29-31 (podcast day 282)
Day 2: Religion Readings Week 1: St. John Henry Newman, The Idea of the University (selections) (Part One)
Day 3: 1 Maccabees 2, Sirach 4-6, Proverbs 22:1-4 (podcast day 283)
Day 4: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 1-6
Day 5: 1 Maccabees 3, Sirach 7-9, Proverbs 22:5-8 (podcast day 284)

Week 2
Day 6: 1 Maccabees 4, Sirach 10-12, Proverbs 22:9-12 (podcast day 285)
Day 7: Religion Readings Week 2: St. John Henry Newman, The Idea of the University (selections) (Part Two)
Day 8: 1 Maccabees 5, Sirach 13-15, Proverbs 22:13-16 (podcast day 286)
Day 9: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 7-15
Day 10: 1 Maccabees 6, Sirach 16-18, Proverbs 22:17-21 (podcast day 287)

Week 3
Day 11: 1 Maccabees 7, Sirach 19-21, Proverbs 22:22-25 (podcast day 288)
Day 12: Religion Readings Week 3: St. John Henry Newman, The Idea of the University (selections) (Part Three)
Day 13: 1 Maccabees 8, Sirach 22-23, Proverbs 22:26-29 (podcast day 289)
Day 14: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 16-23
Day 15: 1 Maccabees 9, Sirach 24-25, Proverbs 23:1-4 (podcast day 290)

Week 4
Day 16: 1 Maccabees 10, Sirach 26-27, Proverbs 23:5-8 (podcast day 291)
Day 17: Religion Readings Week 4: St. John Henry Newman, The Idea of the University (selections) (Part Four)
Day 18: 1 Maccabees 11, Sirach 28-29, Proverbs 23:9-12 (podcast day 292)
Day 19: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 24-35
Day 20: 1 Maccabees 12, Sirach 30-31, Proverbs 23:13-16 (podcast day 293)

Week 5
Day 21: 1 Maccabees 14, Sirach 34-35, Proverbs 23:22-25 (podcast day 295)
Day 22: Religion Readings Week 5: St. John Henry Newman, The Idea of the University (selections) (Part Five)
Day 23: 1 Maccabees 15, Sirach 36-37, Proverbs 23:26-28 (podcast day 296)
Day 24: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 36-42
Day 25: 1 Maccabees 16, Sirach 38-39, Proverbs 23:29-35 (podcast day 297)

Week 6
Day 26: 2 Maccabees 1, Sirach 40-41, Proverbs 24:1-7 (podcast day 298)
Day 27: Religion Readings Week 6: St. John Henry Newman, The Idea of the University (selections) (Part Six)
Day 28: 2 Maccabees 2, Sirach 42-44, Proverbs 24:8-9 (podcast day 299)
Day 29: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 43-48
Day 30: 2 Maccabees 3, Sirach 45-46, Proverbs 24:10-12 (podcast day 300)

Week 7
Day 31: 2 Maccabees 4, Sirach 47-49, Proverbs 24:13-16 (podcast day 301)
Day 32: Religion Readings Week 7: St. John Henry Newman, The Idea of the University (selections) (Part Seven)
Day 33: 2 Maccabees 5, Sirach 50-51, Proverbs 24:17-20 (podcast day 302)
Day 34: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 49-56
Day 35: 2 Maccabees 6, Wisdom 1-2, Proverbs 24:21-26 (podcast day 303)

Week 8
Day 36: 2 Maccabees 7, Wisdom 3-4, Proverbs 24:27-29 (podcast day 304)
Day 37: Religion Readings Week 8: Decrees of the First Vatican Council (Week One)
Day 38: 2 Maccabees 8, Wisdom 5-6, Proverbs 24:30-34 (podcast day 305)
Day 39: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 57-63
Day 40: 2 Maccabees 9, Wisdom 7-8, Proverbs 25:1-3 (podcast day 306)

Week 9
Day 41: 2 Maccabees 10, Wisdom 9-10, Proverbs 25:4-7 (podcast day 307)
Day 42: Religion Readings Week 9: Decrees of the First Vatican Council (Week Two)
Day 43: 2 Maccabees 11, Wisdom 11-12, Proverbs 25:8-10 (podcast day 308)
Day 44: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 64-74
Day 45: 2 Maccabees 12, Wisdom 13-14, Proverbs 25:11-14 (podcast day 309)

Week 10
Day 46: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 75-79
Day 47: Religion Readings Week 10: Pope Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum (Week One)
Day 48: 2 Maccabees 13, Wisdom 15-16, Proverbs 25:15-17 (podcast day 310)
Day 49: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 80-91
Day 50: 2 Maccabees 14, Wisdom 17-18, Proverbs 25:18-20 (podcast day 311)

Week 11
Day 51: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 92-99
Day 52: Religion Readings Week 11: Pope Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum (Week Two)
Day 53: 2 Maccabees 15, Wisdom 19, Proverbs 25:21-23 (podcast day 312)
Day 54: Fides et Ratio paragraphs 100-108
Day 55: Spiritual reading or make-up

WEEK 12: DAYS 56-60 MAKEUP/EXAM WEEK

Examination questions for exam week
To be answered as short in-class essays, taking roughly 30-45 minutes each.
The student will choose four of the questions to answer.

1. What are the parts of Fides et Ratio that you believe will be most important to remember in your life after high school? Why?
2. Tell everything you can about the spiritual reading you have done in this term and how it has spoken to you.
3. Tell everything you can about the history of the Maccabees.
4. Tell what you know about the books of Wisdom and Sirach.
5. What are the most important aspects of the university, according to St. John Henry Newman?
6. What does Rerum Novarum have to say about the modern world?

TERM 2

Week 13
Day 61: Luke 1-2, Proverbs 25:24-26 (day 313)
Day 62: Religion Readings Week 13: Servant of God Dorothy Day, House of Hospitality: Forward
Day 63: Luke 3-5, Proverbs 25:27-28 (day 314)
Day 64: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 65: Luke 6-8, Proverbs 26:1-3 (day 315)

Week 14
Day 66: Luke 9-10, Proverbs 26:4-6 (day 316)
Day 67: Religion Readings Week 14: Servant of God Dorothy Day, House of Hospitality: Conclusion
Day 68: Luke 11-12, Proverbs 26:7-9 (day 317)
Day 69: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 70: Luke 13-16, Proverbs 26:10-12 (day 318)

Week 15
Day 71: Luke 17-19, Proverbs 26:13-16 (day 319)
Day 72: Religion Readings Week 15: G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (Ch 1-2)
Day 73: Luke 20-22:38, Proverbs 26:17-19 (day 320)
Day 74: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 75: Luke 22:39-24, Proverbs 26:20-23 (day 321)

Week 16
Day 76: Acts 1, Romans 1, Proverbs 26:24-26 (day 322)
Day 77: Religion Readings Week 16: G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (Ch 3)
Day 78: Acts 2, Romans 2-3, Proverbs 26:27-28 (day 323)
Day 79: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 80: Acts 3, Romans 4-5, Proverbs 27:1-3 (day 324)

Week 17
Day 81: Acts 4, Romans 6-7, Proverbs 27:4-6 (day 325)
Day 82: Religion Readings Week 17: G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (Ch 4)
Day 83: Acts 5, Romans 8, Proverbs 27:7-9 (day 326)
Day 84: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 85: Acts 6, Romans 9-10, Proverbs 27:10-12 (day 327)

Week 18
Day 86: Acts 7, Romans 11-12, Proverbs 27:13-14 (day 328)
Day 87: Religion Readings Week 18: G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (Ch 5)
Day 88: Acts 8, Romans 13-14, Proverbs 27:15-17 (day 329)
Day 89: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 90: Acts 9, Romans 15-16, Proverbs 27:18-20 (day 330)

Week 19
Day 91: Acts 10, 1 Corinthians 1-2, Proverbs 27:21-22 (day 331)
Day 92: Religion Readings Week 19: G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (Ch 6)
Day 93: Acts 11, 1 Corinthians 3-4, Proverbs 27:23-27 (day 332)
Day 94: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 95: Acts 12, 1 Corinthians 5-6, Proverbs 28:1-3 (day 333)

Week 20
Day 96: Acts 13, 1 Corinthians 7-8, Proverbs 28:4-6 (day 334)
Day 97: Religion Readings Week 20: G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (Ch 7)
Day 98: Acts 14, 1 Corinthians 9-10, Proverbs 28:7-9 (day 335)
Day 99: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 100: Acts 15, 1 Corinthians 11-12, Proverbs 28:10-12 (day 336)

Week 21
Day 101: Acts 16, 1 Corinthians 13-14, Proverbs 28:13-15 (day 337)
Day 102: Religion Readings Week 21: G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (Ch 8)
Day 103: Acts 17, 1 Corinthians 15, Proverbs 28:16-18 (day 338)
Day 104: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 105: Acts 18, 1 Corinthians 16, Proverbs 28:19-21 (day 339)

Week 22
Day 106: Acts 19, 2 Corinthians 1-2, Proverbs 28:22-24 (day 340)
Day 107: Religion Readings Week 22: G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy (Ch 9)
Day 108: Acts 20, 2 Corinthians 3-5, Proverbs 28:25-28 (day 341)
Day 109: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 110: Acts 21, 2 Corinthians 6-8, Proverbs 29:1-4 (day 342)

Week 23
Day 111: Acts 22, 2 Corinthians 9-11, Proverbs 29:5-7 (day 343)
Day 112: Religion Readings Week 23: Vatican II, Dei Verbum
Day 113: Acts 23, 2 Corinthians 12-13, Proverbs 29:8-11 (day 344)
Day 114: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 115: Spiritual reading or make-up

WEEK 24: MAKEUP/EXAM WEEK

Examination questions for exam week
To be answered as short in-class essays, taking roughly 30-45 minutes each.
The student will choose four of the questions to answer.

1. Tell what you remember of the Gospel of Luke.
2. What have you learned so far about the Church in the time of Acts?
3. Tell what you remember of the writings of Servant of God Dorothy Day from this term.
4. According to Chesterton, how is Orthodoxy freeing rather than limiting our freedom?
5. Tell everything you can about the spiritual reading you have done in this term and how it has spoken to you.

TERM 3

Week 25
Day 121: Acts 24, Galatians 1-3, Proverbs 29:12-14 (day 345)
Day 122: Religion Readings Week 25 (1): Vatican II, Lumen Gentium (Part One)
Day 123: Acts 25, Galatians 4-6, Proverbs 29:15-17 (day 346)
Day 124: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 125: Religion Readings Week 25 (2): Vatican II, Lumen Gentium (Part Two)

Week 26
Day 126: Acts 26, Ephesians 1-3, Proverbs 29:18-21 (day 347)
Day 127: Religion Readings Week 26 (1): Vatican II, Lumen Gentium (Part Three)
Day 128: Acts 27, Ephesians 4-6, Proverbs 29:22-24 (day 348)
Day 129: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 130: Religion Readings Week 26 (2): Vatican II, Lumen Gentium (Part Four)

Week 27
Day 131: Acts 28, Philippians 1-2 , Proverbs 29:25-27 (day 349)
Day 132: Religion Readings Week 27 (1): Vatican II, Lumen Gentium (Part Five)
Day 133: James 1-2, Philippians 3-4, Proverbs 30:1-6 (day 350)
Day 134: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 135: Religion Readings Week 27 (2): Vatican II, Lumen Gentium (Part Six)

Week 28
Day 136: James 3-5, Colossians 1-2, Proverbs 30:7-9 (day 351)
Day 137: Religion Readings Week 28 (1): Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (Part One)
Day 138: 1 Peter 1-2, Colossians 3-4, Proverbs 30:10-14 (day 352)
Day 139: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 140: Religion Readings Week 28 (2): Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (Part Two)

Week 29
Day 141: 1 Peter 3-5, 1 Thessalonians 1-3, Proverbs 30:15-16 (day 353)
Day 142: Religion Readings Week 29 (1): Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (Part Three)
Day 143: 2 Peter 1-3, 1 Thessalonians 4-5, Proverbs 30:17-19 (day 354)
Day 144: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 145: Religion Readings Week 29 (2): Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (Part Four)

Week 30
Day 146: 1 John 1-3, 2 Thessalonians 1-3, Proverbs 30:20-23 (day 355)
Day 147: Religion Readings Week 30 (1): Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (Part Five)
Day 148: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 149: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 150: Religion Readings Week 30 (2): Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (Part Six)

Week 31
Day 151: 1 John 4-5, 1 Timothy 1-3, Proverbs 30:24-28 (day 356)
Day 152: Religion Readings Week 31 (1): Vatican II, Dignitatis Humanae
Day 153: 2 John, 3 John, 1 Timothy 4-6, Proverbs 30:29-33 (day 357)
Day 154: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 155: Religion Readings Week 31 (2): John Courtney Murray, The Declaration on Religious Freedom

Week 32
Day 156: Jude, 2 Timothy 1-2, Proverbs 31:1-7 (day 358)
Day 157: Religion Readings Week (1): St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendour (Part One)
Day 158: Revelation 1-3, 2 Timothy 3-4, Proverbs 31:8-9 (day 359)
Day 159: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 160: Religion Readings Week (2): St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendour (Part Two)

Week 33
Day 161: Revelation 4-7, Titus 1-3, Proverbs 31:10-15 (day 360)
Day 162: Religion Readings Week 33 (1): St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendour (Part Three)
Day 163: Revelation 8-11, Philemon, Proverbs 31:16-18 (day 361)
Day 164: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 165: Religion Readings Week 33 (2): St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendour (Part Four)

Week 34
Day 166: Revelation 12-14, Hebrews 1-4, Proverbs 31:19-22 (day 362)
Day 167: Religion Readings Week 34 (1): St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendour (Part Five)
Day 168: Revelation 15-17, Hebrews 5-8, Proverbs 31:23-25 (day 363)
Day 169: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 170: Religion Readings Week 34 (2): St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendour (Part Six)

Week 35
Day 171: Revelation 18-20, Hebrews 9-10, Proverbs 31:26-29 (day 364)
Day 172: Religion Readings Week 35 (1): St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendour (Part Seven)
Day 173: Revelation 21-22, Hebrews 11-13, Proverbs 31:30-31 (day 365)
Day 174: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 175: Religion Readings Week 35 (2): St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendour (Part Eight)

WEEK 36: MAKEUP/EXAM WEEK

Examination questions for exam week
To be answered as short in-class essays, taking roughly 30-45 minutes each.
The student will choose four of the questions to answer.

1. You have now read the entire Bible. What is your favorite book and why?
2. Tell what you can about the book of Revelation.
3. Tell all you can about one of the Vatican II documents you read this year.
4. Tell everything you can about St. John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendour.
5. Tell everything you can about the spiritual reading you have done in this term and how it has spoken to you.