These lesson plans were archived in 2025.<\/p>\n
The levels and years listed here are recommendations and may be moved around to different years, though they are designed as a sequence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n General Course in Religion, Emphasizing Study of the Bible Over Four Years <\/b> (1 credit)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Lesson Plan<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Saints and Doctors of the Church, Volume 1<\/span><\/a>, 1-2x weekly N<\/span><\/p>\n Bible<\/strong>: 3 readings, per the lesson plans, 3x weekly N<\/span><\/p>\n Papal Encyclical<\/strong>: <\/span>Deus Caritas Est<\/span><\/i> 1x every other week OR as Sunday reading N<\/span><\/p>\n Spiritual Reading<\/strong>: <\/span>The Creed in Slow Motion, <\/span><\/i>Knox, OR <\/span>Talking with God, <\/span><\/i>Fenelon, OR<\/span><\/p>\n Confessions, <\/span><\/i>Augustine 1x every other week OR as Sunday reading N<\/span><\/p>\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. <\/span>More spiritual-reading options here. <\/span><\/a>This is a spot where parents may fill in any books they would <\/span>like <\/span><\/i>for their student to read for spiritual formation, read in 30-minute increments and narrated, every other week as scheduled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Families may choose to engage in evening study of the Catechism together<\/span><\/p>\n Extra reference resources for study of the Scriptures and general faith study include Peter Kreeft\u2019s <\/span>You Can Understand the Bible<\/span><\/i><\/a>, <\/span><\/i>the Didache Series <\/span>Understanding the Scriptures, <\/span><\/i>the <\/span>Catechism of the Catholic Church, <\/span><\/i>and Peter Kreeft\u2019s <\/span>Catholic Christianity. <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p><\/div> (1 credit)<\/b><\/p>\n Lesson Plan<\/b><\/a> (scroll down for L5Y2)<\/p>\n Saints and Doctors of the Church, Volume 2,<\/span><\/a> 1-2x weekly N<\/span><\/p>\n Bible<\/strong>: 3 readings, per the lesson plan, 3x weekly N<\/span><\/p>\n Papal Encyclical<\/strong>: <\/span>Spe Salvi <\/span><\/i>1x every other week OR as Sunday reading N<\/span><\/p>\n Spiritual Reading<\/strong>: <\/span>The Mass in Slow Motion, <\/span><\/i>Knox, OR <\/span>Understanding the Mystery of\u00a0<\/span><\/i>the Mass, <\/span><\/i>Buettner, OR <\/span>On Spiritual Friendship, <\/span><\/i>Aelred of Rievaulx (3-volume series) 1x every other week OR as Sunday reading N<\/span><\/p>\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. <\/span>More spiritual-reading options here. <\/span><\/a>This is a spot where parents may fill in any books they would <\/span>like <\/span><\/i>for their student to read for spiritual formation, read in 30-minute increments and narrated, every other week as scheduled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Families may choose to engage in evening study of the Catechism together<\/span><\/p>\n Extra reference resources for study of the Scriptures and general faith study include Peter Kreeft\u2019s <\/span>You Can Understand the Bible, <\/span><\/i>the Didache Series <\/span>Understanding the Scriptures, <\/span><\/i>the <\/span>Catechism of the Catholic Church, <\/span><\/i>and Peter Kreeft\u2019s <\/span>Catholic Christianity..\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div> (1 credit)<\/b><\/p>\n Lesson plan<\/b><\/a> (scroll down for L6Y1)<\/p>\n Saints and Doctors of the Church: 16th-18th Centuries<\/span><\/a> 1-2x weekly N<\/span><\/p>\n Bible<\/strong>: 3 readings, per the lesson plan, 3x weekly N<\/span><\/p>\n Papal Encyclical<\/strong>: <\/span>Laudato Si, <\/span><\/i>1x every other week N<\/span><\/p>\n Spiritual Reading<\/strong>: <\/span>Seek That Which Is Above, <\/span><\/i>Ratzinger, OR <\/span>The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, <\/span><\/i>OR <\/span>The Interior Castle, <\/span><\/i>St. Teresa of Avila 1x every other week N\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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. <\/span>More spiritual-reading options here. <\/span><\/a>This is a spot where parents may fill in any books they would <\/span>like <\/span><\/i>for their student to read for spiritual formation, read in 30-minute increments and narrated, every other week as scheduled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Families may choose to engage in evening study of the Catechism together<\/span><\/p>\n Extra reference resources for study of the Scriptures and general faith study include Peter Kreeft\u2019s <\/span>You Can Understand the Bible, <\/span><\/i>the Didache Series <\/span>Understanding the Scriptures, <\/span><\/i>the <\/span>Catechism of the Catholic Church, <\/span><\/i>and Peter Kreeft\u2019s <\/span>Catholic Christianity..\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p><\/div> (1 credit)\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Lesson plans<\/b><\/a> (scroll down for L6Y2)<\/p>\n Saints and Doctors of the Church<\/strong>: 19th-21st Centuries 1x weekly N<\/span><\/p>\n Term 1: <\/span>Apologia Pro Vita Sua<\/span><\/i><\/a>, <\/span><\/i>St. John Henry Newman (<\/span>hard copy here<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n Term 2: <\/span>Divine Mercy in My Soul,<\/span><\/i><\/a> St. Faustina Kowalska (excerpted)<\/span><\/p>\nLevel 5 Year 1<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
Level 5 Year 2 <\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
Level 6 Year 1 <\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
Level 6 Year 2 <\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n