Kennedy Catholic Theology
““Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. ” — Aristotle
Department Overview
The Theology Department at Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School follows The United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age. There are two theology courses per academic year.
Theology Courses Offerings
The Theology Department at Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School follows The United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age. There are two
theology courses per academic year.
Grade 9 – Course I: The Revelation of Jesus Christ in Scripture & Course II: Who is Jesus Christ?
COURSE I: The purpose of this course is to give students a general knowledge and appreciation of the Sacred Scriptures. Through the study of the Bible students will come to encounter the living Word of God, Jesus Christ. The students will pay particular attention to the Gospels, where they may grow to know and love Jesus Christ more personally.
COURSE II: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the mystery of Jesus Christ, the living Word of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. In this course students will understand that Jesus Christ is the ultimate Revelation to us from God. In learning about who he is, students will also learn who he calls them to be.
Grade 10 – Course I: The Mission of Jesus Christ & Course II: Jesus Christ’s Mission Continues in the Church
COURSE I: The purpose of this course is to help students understand all that God has done for us through his Son, Jesus Christ. In this course of study students will learn that for all eternity, God has planned for us to share eternal happiness with him. Students will learn what it means to be a disciple of Christ and what life as a disciple entails.
COURSE II: The purpose of this course is to help students understand that in and through the Church they encounter the living Jesus Christ. They will be introduced to the fact that the Church was founded by Christ through the Apostles and is sustained by him through the Holy Spirit. This course will not so much be about events in the life of the Church but about the sacred nature of the Church.
Grade 11 – Course I: Sacraments as Privileged Encounters with Jesus Christ & Course II: Life In Jesus Christ
COURSE I: In this course students will learn that they can encounter Christ today in a full and real way in and through the sacraments, and especially through the Eucharist. Each of the Sacraments will be examined in detail so as to learn how a student may encounter Christ throughout life.
COURSE II: This course helps a student understand that it is only through Christ that they can fully live out God’s plans for life. Students will learn moral concepts and precepts that govern the lives of Christ's disciples.
Grade 12 – Course I: Sacred Scripture & Course II: History of the Catholic Church and Faith and Reason
COURSE I: This course presents the economy of salvation as it is revealed in Sacred Scripture through a succession of covenants between God and his people. It investigates the various books of the Bible, highlights their importance within salvation history and demonstrates how they confirm the Catholic Faith. The Old and New Testaments are carefully examined and shown to be an unbroken communications between God and man.
COURSE II: The purpose of this course is to present a catechesis of the Church and the Body of Christ in history: Its nature and meaning, images, marks, life and ministry, guide to moral life, and the role of prayer. This course will present a general knowledge of the Church’s history from apostolic times to the present. In this course the students will learn about the Church’s 2,000 years of history and about how the Church is led and governed by the successors of the Apostles.
Department Leadership
Catherine F. Glembotzky
Charles Junjulas
Dr. Ilaria Tedesco, PysD
Karen McKeegan
