All conferees who will be in grades 9, 10, and 11 in the fall register for JUNIOR courses.
All conferees who will be in grade 12 or above in the fall register for SENIOR courses. |
First Period Courses - 2009
FORUM
Father James, Father Robinson, and Father Bowling
(Required course for all FIRST year conferees.)
A study of basic aspects of the Christian life
including the Bible, the Eucharist, Penance,
and Prayer.
THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Mrs. Engels, Elizabeth Hudson, and Chris Wood
(Required course for all SECOND year conferees.)
This course is about getting right with God through self-examination,
repentance, confession, and forgiveness.THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Sister Mary Charles, Father Mills, and Nathan Davis
(Required course for all THIRD year conferees.)
A study of the central act of worship, devotion, and sacramental life of the
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
DOGMA
Father McKinnon, Kate Wood, and Beth Harrison
(Required course for all FOURTH year conferees.)
Something is happening to us today... We are waging a war of religion... a
life-and-death struggle between Christian and pagan. It is a war of dogma.
The word dogma is unpopular and that is why I have used it... It is a lie that
dogma does not matter; it matters enormously. It is fatal to let people
suppose that Christianity's only a mode of feeling... It is on the contrary a
hard, tough, exacting and complex doctrine steeped in a drastic and
uncompromising realism." From Creed or Chaos by Dorothy L. Sayers..
MORAL RELATIVISM
Father Stambaugh, Jesse Shedden, and Helen Mulhern
(Required course for all conferees attending the Conference for the FIFTH or
more years.)
"Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for
the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence."
( I Peter 3:15 )
Second Period Elective Courses for Juniors
GREAT LOVE STORIES OF THE BIBLE
Father Cheney and Nathan Davis
Some of the most beautiful love stories ever written are found in the pages
of the Bible. This course will present the best of them.
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
Father McKinnon, Judy Brown, and Taylor Watts
Questions will be written and submitted anonymously so neither instructor
nor other conferees will know who asked the question.
WHO ARE YOU WHEN NO ONE'S LOOKING?
Jesse Shedden, Molly Cramer, and Rob Thomason
How do we think and act when we are alone as opposed to when we are with
peers/friends? Do we say or do things when we are with others that we do
not truly believe? Our actions are often better indicators of our beliefs
than our words. Sometimes we try to fool the world but end up fooling
ourselves.
Second Period Elective Courses
for Seniors
THE SCIENCE FICTION TRILOGY BY C.S. LEWIS
Father Barry, Karyn Davis, and Kate Wood
Mr. Lewis chronicles a world without sin, the fall of the human race and how
religion, philosophy and science collide in the three books of his "Space
Trilogy." A discussion of the clash between religion, science, and
philosophy during his time with an analysis of how those same ideas are
prevalent in today's society.
DANTE'S INFERNO
Helen Mulhern, Michael Zadig, Emma Melo, and Daniel Montgomery
Dante's classic visionary trilogy, THE DIVINE COMEDY, begins with Dante
travelling through the 9 circles of hell and Virgil as his guide in The
Inferno. We'll explore this epic poem, its use of irony in dealing
with sin, and see how Dante shows us that you truly do get what you want.
CHRISTIANS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Mark Dwyer and Elizabeth Hudson
The battle of responsible Christian adulthood in a turmoil-filled, fragile,
confusing and dangerous world.
Third Period Elective Courses for Both Juniors and Seniors
CHOIR:
Mark Dwyer, Mrs. Engels, and Michael Zadig
(This course may be taken by BOTH Junior AND Senior Conferees)
A choir rehearsal in which Anthems will
be learned for Mass and Evensong.
Third Period Elective Course for
Juniors
OCCASIONAL CHRISTIANS
Father Mills, Father Stambaugh, Jesse Shedden, and Molly Cramer
Some adolescents go to church on Sunday, pray occasionally, confess their
sins once or twice a year, don't get in trouble with the law or at school, etc.
At the same time, many sneak out to drink booze, smoke pot and take other drugs,
have sex with boy/girl friend or maybe just a one night stand, brag about how
they get away with disobeying their parents and not following Christian moral
behavior. They are occasional Christians. Real Christians walk to
the beat of a different drummer in their behavior. His name is Jesus.
The good news is that with a little help the occasional Christian can become a
real Christian.
SAINTS AND SINNERS IN HOLY SCRIPTURE
Chris Wood, Beth Harrison, and Daniel Montgomery
The Bible is about God and people - both the faithful and the unfaithful.
We can see ourselves in both Saints and Sinners, for we are both.
Third Period Elective Course for
Seniors
ST. FRANCIS
Emma Melo, Karyn Davis and Taylor Watts
Francis dealt with three of the biggest issues of our time - respect for the
environment, war and trying to achieve peace, and rejecting commercialism.
FAITH AND DOUBT
Father Robinson, Sister Mary Charles, and Father Barry
To say we have doubts does not mean we lack faith. Are you wondering
about matters of Christian Faith? All questions are welcome in this
course.
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