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Religious Studies
Be With Me - Grade 9 - HRE101 - OPEN
This course invites students to a deeper understanding of both
the joy and the demands of following in the way of Christ and
living out the call to discipleship as itis described in the Scriptures.
Using the Beatitudes as a touchstone, students examine the attitudes
and actions that characterize the Christian life. In the Family
Life Education strand, students explore a variety of topics related
to the themes of personhood, interpersonal relationships and sexuality.
They are encouraged to understand and nurture within
themselves the virtues which will enable them to deepen their
relationship with God in and through Christ in the context of
a spirit-filled community.
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Christ and Culture - Grade 10 - HRE201
- OPEN
This course examines the relationship between the person and
message of Christ and the dominant attitudes of contemporary culture.
Beginning with the Gospel narratives as a foundation, students
acquire a deeper and more systematic knowledge of Christ, his
message and his Church. Connections between the living Church
and contemporary culture are explored in terms of what it means
to be a responsible adolescent developing within a community of
disciples in the context of a secular, pluralistic world. In the
Family Life Education strand, students explore a variety of topics
related to the themes of personhood, interpersonal relationships
and sexuality.
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Faith and Culture - Grade 11 - HRF301
- OPEN
This course in World Religions examines various themes related
to faith and culture. It explores issues related to every religious
tradition, such as the existence of God, good and evil, consequences
of actions, self understanding and self-esteem, family life, the
environment, war and peace, medical ethics, and life after death.
The process of reflecting on these issues within a religious context,
enables students to recognize similarities in the hopes and beliefs
of people of different religious backgrounds. It can help to break
down prejudices and misconceptions about other religious traditions
and, at the same time, strengthen and affirm the students; own
search or answers to life's meaning.
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Church and Culture - Grade 12 - HRF4M1
- COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
This course is directed toward the clear identification
of Catholic moral principles and the concrete application of these
principles in the lives of students. The course proceeds from
foundational beliefs rooted in Sacred Scripture concerning justice
and peace to an exploration of the principles that shape Christian
life. In the Family Life Education strand, students explore a
variety of topics related to the themes of personhood, interpersonal
relationships and sexuality.
Special attention is given to the interaction
between Church and Culture. The modem world is characterized by
a multiplicity of values, philosophies and ideologies. In a democratic
pluralistic society, these concepts may creatively reinforce one
another or they may compete with or contradict one another. The
Christian moral life is a call to follow Jesus Christ, to believe
in the redemptive love of God for humankind and to proclaim and
incarnate the reign of God as inaugurated by Jesus Christ. This
course 9 intended to prepare the senior student for this lifelong
task.
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Church and Culture - Grade 12 - HRF401
- OPEN
This course assists students in their development
of the skills and knowledge necessary to live lives of full maturity.
Within the Catholic faith tradition, it is believed that this
growth towards human maturity is best
served when students are able to define themselves authentically
in relation to God, to other people and to their world. In the
Family Life Education strand, students explore a variety of topics
related to the themes
of personhood, interpersonal relationships and sexuality. |
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