Level 5 & 6 Religion
The levels and years listed here are recommendations and may be moved around to different years, though they are designed as a sequence.
General Course in Religion, Emphasizing Study of the Bible Over Four Years (1 credit) Saints and Doctors of the Church, Volume 1, 1-2x weekly N Bible: 3 readings, per the lesson plans, 3x weekly N Papal Encyclical: Deus Caritas Est 1x every other week OR as Sunday reading N Spiritual Reading: The Creed in Slow Motion, Knox, OR Talking with God, Fenelon, OR Confessions, Augustine 1x every other week OR as Sunday reading N The student will read spiritual reading 30 minutes at a time, and may read as many of the above books as needed to fill the year. More spiritual-reading options here. This is a spot where parents may fill in any books they would like for their student to read for spiritual formation, read in 30-minute increments and narrated, every other week as scheduled. Families may choose to engage in evening study of the Catechism together Extra reference resources for study of the Scriptures and general faith study include Peter Kreeft’s You Can Understand the Bible, the Didache Series Understanding the Scriptures, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Peter Kreeft’s Catholic Christianity. (1 credit) Lesson Plan (scroll down for L5Y2) Saints and Doctors of the Church, Volume 2, 1-2x weekly N Bible: 3 readings, per the lesson plan, 3x weekly N Papal Encyclical: Spe Salvi 1x every other week OR as Sunday reading N Spiritual Reading: The Mass in Slow Motion, Knox, OR Understanding the Mystery of the Mass, Buettner, OR On Spiritual Friendship, Aelred of Rievaulx (3-volume series) 1x every other week OR as Sunday reading N The student will read spiritual reading 30 minutes at a time, and may read as many of the above books as needed to fill the year. More spiritual-reading options here. This is a spot where parents may fill in any books they would like for their student to read for spiritual formation, read in 30-minute increments and narrated, every other week as scheduled. Families may choose to engage in evening study of the Catechism together Extra reference resources for study of the Scriptures and general faith study include Peter Kreeft’s You Can Understand the Bible, the Didache Series Understanding the Scriptures, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Peter Kreeft’s Catholic Christianity.. (1 credit) Lesson plan (scroll down for L6Y1) Saints and Doctors of the Church: 16th-18th Centuries 1-2x weekly N Bible: 3 readings, per the lesson plan, 3x weekly N Papal Encyclical: Laudato Si, 1x every other week N Spiritual Reading: Seek That Which Is Above, Ratzinger, OR The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, OR The Interior Castle, St. Teresa of Avila 1x every other week N The student will read spiritual reading 30 minutes at a time, and may read as many of the above books as needed to fill the year. More spiritual-reading options here. This is a spot where parents may fill in any books they would like for their student to read for spiritual formation, read in 30-minute increments and narrated, every other week as scheduled. Families may choose to engage in evening study of the Catechism together Extra reference resources for study of the Scriptures and general faith study include Peter Kreeft’s You Can Understand the Bible, the Didache Series Understanding the Scriptures, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Peter Kreeft’s Catholic Christianity.. (1 credit) Lesson plans (scroll down for L6Y2) Saints and Doctors of the Church: 19th-21st Centuries 1x weekly N Term 1: Apologia Pro Vita Sua, St. John Henry Newman (hard copy here) Term 2: Divine Mercy in My Soul, St. Faustina Kowalska (excerpted) Term 3: Love and Responsibility, Karol Wojtyla, Pope St. John Paul II (Ch. I-IV) Bible: Readings 3x weekly N Papal Encyclical: Fides et Ratio 1x every other week N Spiritual Reading: The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis, 1x every other week N More spiritual-reading options here. Extra reference resources for study of the Scriptures include Peter Kreeft’s You Can Understand the Bible, the Didache Series Understanding the Scriptures Families may choose to continue studying the Catechism together. Level 5 Year 1
Level 5 Year 2
Level 6 Year 1
Level 6 Year 2
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