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Join Trent Horn from Catholic Answers and learn about the sacraments and salvific elements of our Catholic faith through an in-depth study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Total classes: 10
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: 1 full semester Theology
Description
This course will follow a “flipped-classroom” approach. Each week students will watch Mr. Horn’s 30-minute pre-recorded lecture before watching the recorded interactive class.
Sacraments and Salvation covers Part Two of the Catechism with an emphasis on the seven sacraments as well as teachings on salvation from part three.
Outline
Week 0: The Liturgy
Week 1: Baptism I
Week 2: Baptism II and Confirmation
Week 3: The Eucharist
Week 4: Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick
Week 5: The Priesthood
Week 6: Marriage
Week 7: Sacramentals
Week 8: Morality of Human Acts
Week 9: Morality of Passions and Virtues
Week 10: Sin and Society
Materials and Homework
Course materials:
1. Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd edition). Can be paperback or online (http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/ccc_toc2.htm or https://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm)
2. Why We’re Catholic by Trent Horn (the instructor of this course), https://shop.catholic.com/why-were-catholic-our-reasons-for-faith-hope-and-love/
Homework:
1. Watch the recorded lecture before attending class.
2. Weekly reading of approx. 20 pages of the Catechism and 5-10 pages of Why We’re Catholic.
