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.

 
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.

 
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.

 

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.

 

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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