Recorded HS

A History of Government in Europe and America, Part One

This course would explore the ideas and institutions that influenced and formed political establishments in Europe and America. We will read primary source documents, including excerpts from Aristotle and Plato, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Robert Bellarmine, Pope Leo XIII, John Locke, and American state papers (Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, Anti-Federalist writings, and the U.S. Constitution). We would seek to understand from whence our modern political ideas arose and how they compare to political ideas proposed by Catholic tradition.

Recorded HS

A Nation Made by Conflict: America’s Wars

Follow the exciting story of the French and Indian War, the Civil War, and more.

Live HS

A World without God

When man turns his back on God, his utopian dreams turn to dystopian realities. This multidisciplinary literature course will examine the very modern horrors and irrationalities of a world without God.

Recorded HS

American History, Part One: Age of Exploration through the Civil War and Reconstruction

In this upper-level American history course, you will learn about the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Pre-Civil War times with a dynamic “guest” who may “appear in person” -- possibly Patrick Henry.

Live HS

American History, Part One: Age of Exploration through the Civil War and Reconstruction

In this upper-level American history course you will learn about the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Pre-Civil War times with a dynamic “guest” who may “appear in person” -- possibly Patrick Henry.

Live HS

American History, Part Two: Reconstruction to Present Day

Learn post-American Reconstruction history (Progressivism, the Depression, World Wars I and II, and up into Reagan’s presidency) with dynamic “guests” who “appear in person” -- including Theodore Roosevelt and more.

Recorded HS

American History: Lands of Hope and Promise, Part One

This course examines the history of the major civilizations of North America from the discovery of America in 1492 to the early 1970s. We will discuss the events, cultural movements, and ideas that led to the founding of the United States and contributed to its development as both a major power and influence both in North America and the world as a whole. The course examines the development of Latin America after the 18th century by examining concurrently the history of Mexico – and thus provides a counterpoint to U.S. history by looking at how the ideas that predominated in Anglo-America worked themselves out in a very different social and cultural context.

Recorded HS

American History: Lands of Hope and Promise, Part Two

This online Catholic course examines the history of the major civilizations of North America from the discovery of America in 1492 to the early 1970s. Find out more here!

Recorded HS

American Literature Part One: Age of Exploration through Reconstruction

American Literature Part Part One: Age of Exploration through Reconstructionis a survey course in American Literature covering works written by and about Americans from early exploration through post-Civil War. This course will align with HSC's American History: Part One.

Recorded HS

American Lives at Gettysburg: A Virtual Tour

This course tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of the soldiers and civilians who experienced America’s greatest battle. We will do a virtual tour of the battlefield, exploring the very places where Americans made and experienced history. By virtually stepping into the shoes of their stories, we will gain a greater appreciation of what it means to be an American, and what Gettysburg means to the American Heritage.

Live HS

U.S. History: Revolution, Republic, and Union (1763-1865)

Continue your study this year of U.S. history as we pick up at the Revolutionary War and continue learning together through the Civil War, all through the lens of our Catholic faith.

Live MS

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Did you know that it is reported that upon being introduced to Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862, Abraham Lincoln fondly commented she was "the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war." Register for this course and learn why Uncle Tom’s Cabin remains a classic of American literature and history, showing 19th century America and the institution of slavery from the inside.