St. Michael Religious Education
High School Didache Series
Catholicism
Syllabus
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The Chapters you see listed for each date are DUE on that date. This means you should read the chapter before class and have some questions ready to ask before you arrive.
Sept 6 Introduction & Beginning of Ch 1
Sept 13 Chapter 1: The Call to Holiness (Journal #2, p. 24)
Sept 20 Chapter 2: The Existence of God and Divine Revelation (Journal #2 or #3, p. 52)
Sept 27 Chapter 3: The Nature of God and the Blessed Trinity (Journal #4, p. 72)
Oct 4 Chapter 4: Creation, Man, & Original Sin (Journal #2, p.101)
Oct 11 Chapter 6: The Paschal Mystery and Chapter 7: The Holy Spirit (Study questions Ch. 6, Journal #5 p.152)
Oct 18 Chapter 8: The Holy Catholic Church (Journal practical exercises #3, p.199)
Oct 25 Fall Break
Nov 1 All Saints Day ~ Go to Mass!
Nov 8 Chapter 12: Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism & Confirmation (Practical Ex. #2, p. 283)
Nov 15 Chapter 9: The Resurrection of the Body… (Practical Ex. Journal #1 or #2, p. 220)
Nov 22 Happy Thanksgiving ~ No class
Nov 29 Chapter 10: Christian Prayer (Practical Ex. Journal #1, p. 242)
Dec 6 Chapter 11: The Sacraments (Practical Ex. Journal #1 or #2, p. 258)
Dec 13 Chapter 13: Sacraments of Christian Initiation: The Eucharist (Practical Ex. Journal #1, p. 311)
Dec 20 Christmas Break Begins!
Dec 27 Christmas Break Continues
Jan 3 New Year Break
Jan 10 Chapter 14: Penance and the Anointing of the Sick (Journal #2 or #3; p. 337; Compose a nightly examination of conscience for yourself, focusing on those specific areas of sin or weakness that cause you the most trouble. [I won’t collect or look at this.])
Jan 17 Chapter 15: Matrimony (Practical Ex. Journal #2)
Jan 24 Chapter 16: Holy Orders – [as well as Religious Life] (Journal: List as many points as possible where Matrimony & Holy Orders are similar.)
Jan 31 Chapter 17: Freedom, Morality, & Grace (Journal: How do God’s commands make us more, rather than less, free?)
Feb 7 Chapter 18: The Decalogue and the Beatitudes (Journal: Choose one of the cardinal virtues to make your personal “theme” for 2018. List the subsidiary virtues that hinge on it, then make a practical resolution for growing in each subsidiary virtue.)
Feb 14 Ash Wednesday ~ No class
Feb 21 Chapter 19: The First Three Commandments (Practical Ex. Journal #1 or #3, p.448)
Feb 28 Chapter 20: The 4th Commandment: Honor your Father & your Mother (Journal #1, p.467)
Mar 7 Chapter 21: The Fifth Commandment: You Shall not Kill (Practical Ex. Journal #2, p. 492)
Mar 14 Spring Break! ~ No Class
*Mar 21 Chapter 22: The 6th Commandment and 9th Commandment (Practical Ex. Journal #2 or #4, p. 517)
Mar 28 Holy Week ~ No Class – Living Stations in the Parish Hall
April 4 Chapter 23: The 7th and 10th Commandments (Journal: What does it mean to be poor in spirit: How can you yourself live in a spirit of poverty? List some specific resolutions.)
April 11 Chapter 24: The 8th Commandment: You shall not bear False witness against your neighbor (Journal #1 or #2, p. 561)
April 18 Chapter 25: The Person and Society (Practical Ex. Journal Journal #2 or #3, p. 584)
April 25 Chapter 5: The Blessed Virgin Mary (Journal: Look up the Litany of Loreto. Which of these titles is your favorite? How does it apply to Mary, and why do you like it?)
May 2 The Challenge!
*Please bring this date to the attention of your parents, and let them preview Chapter 22.
I will supplement the text with some key points from John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.
Revised - November 2017