Catholic schools exist, as an extension of the Universal Church, to foster the spiritual and faith development of young people. To that end, Father Lacombe High School offers every student the opportunity to experience daily prayer, annual retreats, and a variety of charity projects or social justice programs.
Roman Catholic 15: Christ and Culture (3 credits)
Pre-requisite: none
The principal aim of Christ and Culture is to assist students, with the help of the Gospel, to participate as Christians in the shaping of our culture. The program explores major cultural issues from a Christological perspective. Beginning with their own life experiences, students acquire a deeper and more systematic knowledge of themselves. Christ’s message, and the Church. Connections between the Church and contemporary culture are explored in terms of what it means to be a responsible adolescent developing as a member of a Catholic, Christian community while living within the context of a broader culture.
Roman Catholic 25: Jesus Christ: God’s Gift of Salvation (3 credits)
Pre-requisite: none
Jesus Christ: God’s Gift of Salvation invites students to deepen their relationship with Jesus through a prayerful study of Scripture. Students will explore the Jewish historical, religious, and cultural world into which the Messiah was born and the Hebrew Scripture covenant fulfilled. Using the Gospels as primary sources, the course explores Jesus’s birth, early life, and ministry; his preaching of the Kingdom of God; his special teachings, particularly the parables; and his miracles. It then focuses on the scriptural accounts of his death and Resurrection, and the Ascension, and their central significance for the church’s understanding of Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God.
Roman Catholic 35: In Search of the Good (3 credits)
Pre-requisite: none
In Search of the Good challenges students to understand themselves as moral persons called to discipleship by living the way of Christ. Through an examination of ethical theories, the revelation of Sacred Scripture, and the lived experience and teaching of the Catholic Church, the course invites students to mature as active participants in their faith. At the heart of catechesis is the human search for happiness as the completion of the superabundant love of God. The same extension which exists between the revelation of God’s love and the explorations of human reason are worked out in the areas of freedom, justice, human relations, ecology, reconciliation, life in community, and political life.
Religions of the World 35 (30 level credit course)
Pre-requisite: none
World religions from a Catholic perspective invites students to explore beliefs and practices of Christian and non-Christian religions (Hinduism, Aboriginal Spirituality, Buddhism, Sikhism etc.) both as an independent belief system and as a religion in dialogue with Catholicism. This will help students deepen their sense of self-identity within their own faith tradition, discover fascinating aspects of all religions and come to respect the diverse perspectives held by others through fun activities and projects/field trip.
This course can be used for 30 level graduating credits and students can take this in place of Religion 25 or in addition to it
