Grades 8-12

Grade 8
Our Life in the Church (Faith and Life, Ignatius Press)- portions of the text will be covered:   The history of the Church--its founding by Christ, its birth in the Holy Spirit, the marks of the one, true Church, the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, the saints and the role of the religious and laity up to the present. The structure of the Church Jesus planned, the role of the Magisterium, the clergy, the religious and the laity and our own vocations.  To help the teenager know and love the Church as Christ's Body and the Magisterium as the sure voice of Jesus, so that the young person may be strengthened through his life in the Church to face the confusion and secularism of modern-day society.

Chosen:  Your Journey Toward Confirmation (Ascension Press) , is a Catholic Confirmation sacramental preparation program featuring some of the top youth experts in the Church today.  This program seeks to win over the hearts of teens at this critical time in their lives and to offer them a life-changing experience that will keep them firmly planted in the faith community of the Church. Chosen meets young people where they are and speaks to them in a way that challenges many of   the basic assumptions they may have about life and the faith. Filmed on locations all around the U.S. and internationally, Chosen keeps teens’ interest with the right balance of faith, fun, and powerful vignettes that challenge their existing perspectives on the meaning of their lives and their ultimate call to holiness.


Grade 9
Chosen:  Your Journey Toward Confirmation (Ascension Press) , is a Catholic Confirmation sacramental preparation program featuring some of the top youth experts in the Church today.  This program seeks to win over the hearts of teens at this critical time in their lives and to offer them a life-changing experience that will keep them firmly planted in the faith community of the Church. Chosen meets young people where they are and speaks to them in a way that challenges many of   the basic assumptions they may have about life and the faith. Filmed on locations all around the U.S. and internationally, Chosen keeps teens’ interest with the right balance of faith, fun, and powerful vignettes that challenge their existing perspectives on the meaning of their lives and their ultimate call to holiness.

YOU:  Life, Love and the Theology of the Body ( Ascension Press), is an exciting and dynamic program. The world has changed.  The modern presentation of personhood has challenges that didn’t exist in the past.  Today, teens are given conflicting messages on a daily basis, and an approach based simply on rules to be followed is not enough.  They need to know that not only is each teenager a unique, unrepeatable gift of God, but so also is their sexuality, and all aspects of their lives.   Starting with Saint John Paul II’s revolutionary  Theology of the Body, it addresses many issues teens face.  This program will give teens the answers and the tools they need to successfully and safely navigate through life.  An informational session for parents will be offered prior to the start of the program.  

*Information from www.ignatius.com and www.ascensionpress.com


OTHER INFORMATION:
You can begin researching Saints at this website:   https://lifeteen.com/blog/biggest-best-list-confirmation-saints-guys-girls/