Curriculum Guideline

Curriculum Guideline

I.                 1^st Session

-         Overview of Basic Prayers & Devotions

II.               2^nd Session

-         Overview of the Mass

-         Instruction on proper reception of Holy Communion

-         Discussion on proper attire & behavior

-         GIRM (General Instruction of the Roman Missal)

III.             3^rd Session

-         Introduction to the “Nicene Creed”

-         Historical analysis of Church creeds

IV.             4^th Session

-         Introduction to Philosophy & Epistemology

-         What is Truth? Knowledge?

-         Objectivity vs Subjectivity

-         Absolutism vs. Relativism

-         Epistemological & Moral Relativism

-         Foundationalism vs. Anti-Foundationalism

-         Principle of Non-contradiction

V.               5^th Session

-         Errors of Rationalism, Naturalism, and Materialism

-         Religious Indifferentism & Syncretism

-         Modernism / Liberalism

-         Limits of Human Reason

-         Logical fallacies              

VI.             6^th Session

-         Introduction to Ethics / Morality

-         Natural Law

-         Fonts of Morality

-         Intrinsic evil & Double effect

-         Decalogue

-         The New Law (2 Great Commandments, 8 Beatitudes, 7 Corporal & Spiritual works of mercy).

-         What is sin? Grace?

-         The effects of sin

-         Moral issues (contraception, abortion, adultery, fornication, sodomy, etc)

VII.           7^th Session

-         The possibility & reality of Divine Revelation

-         Sources of Revelation: Sacred Scripture & Tradition

-         Inspiration & Inerrancy of Scripture

-         Four Senses of Scripture

-         Historical analysis of the Bible (Composition & Canon)

-         Holy Tradition (Scriptural & Historical basis)

VIII.         8^th Session

-         Arguments for God’s existence

-         Who is God? (Reason & Revelation)

IX.             9^th Session

-         Finitude vs. Eternality of the world

-         Creation account of Genesis

X.               10^th Session

-         Creation of Man

-         Who is man?

-         Reconciling Evolution w/ Monogenesim

XI.             11^th Session

-         Fall of Man

-         Protoevangelium

-         Parallel with the Gospel of St. John

XII.           12^th Session

-         Typology in the Old Testament

-         Messianic Prophecies in the Old Testament

-         Christ as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies

XIII.         13^th Session

-         The Incarnation (Reason and Purpose)

-         Our Lord’s birth (dating, and manner in which it occurred)

XIV.         14^th Session

-         The Ministry of Jesus Christ

-         Revelation of the Trinity

-         The Holy Spirit (and His gifts)

XV.           15^th Session

-         Institution of the Church

-         Ecclesiastical Structure & Hierarchy

-         Schism

-         Mission of the Church

-         EENS

XVI.         16^th Session

-         Institution of the Sacraments (Biblical & Historical)

-         Holy Baptism

-         Holy Eucharist

XVII.       17^th Session

-         Sacrament of Confirmation

-         Sacrament of Penance

XVIII.     18^th Session

-         Sacrament of Holy Orders

-         Sacrament of Marriage

-         Vocations Day (Religious life, orders, etc)

XIX.          19^th Session

-         Sacrament of Extreme Unction

-         Four Last Things

XX.            20^th Session

-         Crucifixion & Death of our Lord Jesus Christ

-         Resurrection

-         Ascension

-         Judgment

XXI.          21^st Session

-         History of the Church

-         Fathers of the Church (Apostolic Fathers, the Apologists, and other Ante-Nicene Fathers)

XXII.        22^nd Session

-         Nicene Fathers

XXIII.      23^rd Session

-         Post-Nicene Fathers

-         Doctors of the Church

XXIV.      24^th Session

-         Oriental, Nestorian, and Greek Schism (History & Causes)

XXV.        25^th Session

-         Protestant Revolution (History & Errors)

XXVI.      26^th Session

-         Council of Trent

-         Counter-Reformation

XXVII.    27^th Session

-         The Enlightenment and the rise of rationalism

-         Nominalism

XXVIII.  28^th Session

-         Vatican I

XXIX.      29^th Session

-         Vatican II

XXX.        30^th Session

-         Introduction to Spirituality (Eastern & Western)