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Theology II Syllabus

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4/15/13 - 4/19/13        4/22/13 - 4/26/13        4/29/13 - 5/03/13

5/06/13 - 5/10/13        5/13/13 - 5/17/13        5/20/13 - 5/23/13


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4/15/13 - 4/19/13

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4/22/13 - 4/26/13

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  1. Re-read 175-185 if it is still not fully understood. Highlight and underline.
  2. Clearly articulate the three distinct vocations in the Church as you would if teaching a 3rd grade classroom. What methods, activities, words would you use? Think up a plan and a lesson. (uses creativity, content, and critical thinking)
  3. Write out a dialogue between a Catholic and non-Catholic Christian who asks this question, “What is the relationship between the Church as the People of God and the Church as a hierarchical body?” Try to conclude with both parties in full understanding. (creativity, critical thinking, content)
  4. What is the main obstacle to living a truly Christian life, and how can this obstacle be overcome? Include your school, home, and friend environments when answering. (critical thinking)
  5. St. Peter referred to the Church as a royal priesthood. Does this mean every one of the faithful is a priest? Explain. (this question really shows whether you have mastered this section) (content, critical thinking)

  1. Re-read 185-190 if it is still not fully understood. Highlight and underline.
  2. Answer these three basic questions: (each question can have a long and well understood answer. Your depth of answer shows your mastery. How much of a master are you?
  1. Brainstorm all kinds of activities you normally engage in...afterwards narrow it down to the top 5. Estimate about what % of each week you spend on each.  What does it mean to sanctify these activities?
  2. Write up an imaginary dialogue with me (Mr. Cole) from Jesus’ phrase, ‘be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.’ Dialogue as if I continually ask what that means.  How far can you go in your Q and A? Don’t get into a circular argument and response!
  3. Draw up a comic strip about St. Gianna
  4. Explain to a non-Christian/Catholic how Christ exercises his threefold office as prophet, priest, king in the liturgy of the mass.
  5. Write out an explanation to a Freshman about the Universal Call to Holiness using St. Gianna as an example
  6. Free write, responding to:

  1. Re-read 185-190 if it is still not fully understood. Highlight and underline.
  2. Do any of the assignments from yesterday.
  3. Make a chart with two columns, 1) Reasons for Gianna to abort her child 2) How Gianna may have responded.
  1. Pretend you are a pastor giving a homily about  the differences and similarities between the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial priesthood. Write out a homily that would inform a parish and motivate them.
  2. What are the six proper responses to the universal call to holiness listed in the text?  Write out how these six specifically relate to an espect or all aspects of a teenager’s life/your life.
  3. What are the six seasons of the liturgical year in the Ordinary Form of the latin Rite? What are these seasons about and should one be added or removed? why or why not?
  4. What does it mean to receive the Eucharist worthily? Can you make an analogy or compare it with anything in our lives today?
  5. Start reading the next section


4/29/13 - 5/03/13

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  1. Reread 191-196 if it is still not fully understood. Highlight and underline.
  2. Make a powerpoint for this section, including animations and transition, text and pictures.
  3. Write out a dialogue between a Catholic and a non-catholic who asks the question, “Didn’t Jesus already die for our sins? Why do you need sacraments then?”
  4. Look up on the internet Catholic sources that explain why the Sacraments are there. Summarize.
  5. Make a blog post explaining how the sacraments correspond to human nature.
  6. Pretend you are a priest who is giving a homily on “Ex Opere Operato”.  Write your homily.

  1. Re-read 191-196 if it is still not fully understood. Highlight and underline.
  2. Look up articles from the internet on the scriptural beginnings of Baptism.  Summarize.
  3. What is the Catechumenate?  Look up articles online along with the textbook and make a blog post about the early Church and the catechumenate, and how it relates to the Easter Vigil today.
  4. Make a chart to compare the different types of baptism outside of water.
  5. Write up three short stories as examples for the different types of baptism outside of water.
  6. Make a diagram in paint (or something similar) that covers this section.

 

  1. Re-read Confirmation through Eucharist (197-203). Highlight and underline.
  2. Make a powerpoint on Confirmation or Eucharist
  3.  Read http://www.catholic.com/tracts/confirmation and make a timeline linking the quotes, with an introduction.
  4. Look up the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano and write a detailed blog post about it - and its connection to the Eucharist and what happens.  (What is the difference between the Eucharistic miracle that ordinarily takes place, and the one here at Lanciano?)
  5. Look up St. Justin Martyr’s letter to the Emperor.  What does he say about the mass? When was it written? How is it related to the mass today?
  6. Read one of the articles here: http://www.catholic.com/tracts/browse/Eucharist and write a blog post reflecting on what it said.
  7. (non-catholic needs to have at least 10 ‘I don’t get it’s or questions) Write up an in depth conversation between a Catholic and a non-catholic who asks the question, “what evidence do you have that that piece of bread becomes Jesus?”

  1. Re-read Penance through Anointing (204-207). Highlight and underline.
  2. Look up and write a lesson to 6th graders about the history of Anointing...make sure to include extreme unction...
  3. (non-catholic needs to have at least 15 ‘I don’t get it’s or questions)Write out an in depth and exhaustive dialogue between a Catholic and non-Catholic who asks “why can’t you just confess your sins to God?” or “didn’t Jesus already forgive your sins on the cross, why do you Catholics go to confession?”
  4. Make a powerpoint on one of the following articles. (or do something else creative with it) Use your own bullet points and words...quoting the author only a few times if necessary.
  1. Make something creative based upon this article... (newspaper page, magazine, powerpoint, chart, etc.)

  1. Re-read Holy Orders through Matrimony (208-211). Highlight and underline.
  2. Blog Post! Read this: LINK and write why the Church teaches what it does and your thoughts on it.
  3. Look over the past two weeks.  List and rate yourself on a scale of 1-5 on how well you know each section covered.
  1. (non-catholic needs to have at least 15 ‘I don’t get it’s or questions)Write out an in depth and exhaustive dialogue between a Catholic and non-Catholic who asks “why can’t you just confess your sins to God?” or “didn’t Jesus already forgive your sins on the cross, why do you Catholics go to confession?”
  2. Write up a few questions you have related to the topics of Holy Orders and Matrimony in a comment on the side of today’s date in your google doc with +ccole@strakejesuit.org attached.
  3. Scan the internet and find 5-10 things that make Catholic Sacramental Marriage unique and different from a) cultural marriage and/or b) other Christian marriage.
  4. Read this and write a blog reflection.


5/06/13 - 5/10/13

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  1. Sacraments introduction
  1. Watch this and write at least two paragraphs (not including a summary) of reflection in your blog. (notice that is for both partners)
  2. Complete this blog activity to prepare for my grading.


5/13/13 - 5/17/13

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  • Ethan ONeal (non-catholic)
  • Anthony Schneider (Catholic collaborator)
  • Michael Gordon (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Guillermo de la Borda (Catholic collaborator)
  • Charles Mooz (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)

  • AJ Peters (Catholic collaborator)
  • Charles Horton (Catholic collaborator)
  • Drake Lewis  (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Travis Ames (non-catholic)
  • Harrison Schmidt (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Victor Gutierrez (Catholic collaborator)
  • Raymond Che (Catholic collaborator)
  • Timmy Mashinski (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Luke Shoebotham (non-catholic)
  • Joseph Zaghrini (Catholic collaborator)
  • Carlos Elizondo (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Anthony Zaghrini (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Taylor Ly (Catholic collaborator)
  • Brandon Porth (Catholic collaborator)
  • Matthew Argao (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Anthony Tohme  (non-catholic)
  • Scott Santry (Catholic collaborator)

  • Josue Zelaya (non-catholic)
  • Michael Macon (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Blaise Bucey  (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • George Gallagher  (Catholic collaborator)
  • George McKean (Catholic collaborator)
  • Andrew Gaskins (non-catholic)
  • Erik Stockwell (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Andres Tame-Elorduy  (Catholic collaborator)
  • Nicolas Sammour (Catholic collaborator)
  • Emiliano Leal (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Austin Miller (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Anthony Sanchez (Catholic collaborator)
  • Thomas Stewart  (non-catholic)
  • Stephen Sulentic (Catholic collaborator)
  • Anthony Martinez (Catholic collaborator)
  • Travis Parker (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Daniel Guerrero (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Dewey Gonsoulin  (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Jared Jones (non-catholic)
  • Chris Thompson (Catholic collaborator)
  • Justin Saunders  (Catholic collaborator)
  • Andrew Russell (Catholic collaborator)
  • Robert Castaneda (Catholic collaborator)
  • William Donnell (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Nate Cannon (non-catholic)
  • James Fos (Catholic collaborator)
  • Jacob Larimore (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Luke Fraser (Catholic collaborator)
  • Lyon Solntsev (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Andrew Malekie (Catholic collaborator)
  • Anthony Truong-Nguyen (Catholic collaborator)
  • Mathew Delgado  (non-catholic)
  • Joshua Grohs (non-catholic collaborator)
  • Calvin Kunu (Catholic collaborator)
  • Joseph Emmanuel Blado
  • Jake Samora (Catholic collaborator)
  • John Ebmeier (non-catholic)
  • Dwyer Bucey (Catholic collaborator)
  • Peter Dade  (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Alberto Tohme (Catholic: make the google doc and share it with the non-catholic and myself to edit, and share it with the collaborators to comment only)
  • Michael Sivinski (Catholic collaborator)
  • Sam Townend (Catholic collaborator)
  • Alexander Dimitroff (non-catholic)
  • Sydney Robinson (non-catholic collaborator)


5/20/13 - 5/23/13

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Homework Example for those still struggling to reach an A.

I did activity 3, which was... and activity 4 which was...

Critical Thinking 4 - I believe I should get a 4 on critical thinking because I did (insert good stuff) and (insert good stuff). both show that I can go deeper than the content because....(insert good stuff)

Creativity 5 - I definitely did great being creative. I did (insert good stuff)..., which is totally outside of the box, and here is why: (insert good stuff).  In the other assignment, I did (insert good stuff), which is a great example of my ability to do more than the bland textbook stuff.

Content 4 - I would say I knew and got down most of the content of 6.2.  In exercise 3, I was able to explain (insert good stuff) aspect of the section, showing I have down (insert good stuff) facts, and in exercise 4 I was able to talk about (insert good stuff), (insert good stuff) and (insert good stuff). I know that (insert good stuff) is (insert good stuff).