JUNIOR HIGH ACADEMICS RELIGION Religion classes provide theological catechesis, moral development, liturgical formation, and growth in prayer. Students are led to know and love Jesus Christ and His Church, and to begin to discover their unique place in His plan of salvation. Religion 7 Seventh-grade religion focuses on the Gospels, the New Testament, and the Sacraments of the Catholic Church. Students see the person of Jesus Christ as the Savior, Who reveals us to ourselves and study the sacraments as the ways that God draws us into His Trinitarian life through the Church. Students will be introduced to the idea of the dignity of the human person and Christian anthropology. Students will seek to explore the questions: Who am I, and who is Jesus Christ? Students will be introduced to the role of the virtues. They study St. Cecilia and explore her virtues and witness. Students study parts of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, and the Epistles while recognizing what it means to live as missionary disciples of Jesus. Themes studied throughout the year are integrated and deepened through age-appropriate study of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Religion 8 Eighth-grade religion consists of four integrated parts, culminating in preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Through the study of Faith in the Triune God, Church History, and Catholic Social Teaching, students are invited to connect the study of the Trinitarian communion to their relationship with God, the saints, and those with whom they share this life with its contemporary challenges. They study the meaning and effects of Confirmation and the call to respond to God’s grace through this Sacrament that strengthens the Christian in the fullness of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The cornerstone of this class is preparation for Catholic students to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at the end of the year.
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