(Recorded Course) Middle School Catechesis: The Baltimore Catechism, Part One with Gary Michuta

The Baltimore Catechism explains clearly what we as Catholics believe using a Q&A format. Join us in this course to grow in your knowledge of the Catholic faith.

How to get the most out of Middle School Catechesis: The Baltimore Catechism, Part One with Gary Michuta:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Special Notes: This is Part One of a two-part course. Students are expected to also register for Part Two in the Spring semester.

Total classes: 15

Duration per class: 55 minutes per class

Prerequisite: None

Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th grade

Suggested credit: One full semester Religion or Catechism

Instructor: Gary Michuta

Instructor Email: gmichuta@hotmail.com

Course description: This course is a great way to start off learning the basics of the Faith. The Baltimore Catechism is broken into three parts. Part 1 studies the Creed and answers such questions as the purpose of our existence, God and His perfections, the Trinity, the Incarnation, the marks of the Church, and much more. The basic structure of the course follows the time-honored Baltimore Catechism and is supplemented by the new Catechism of the Catholic Faith.

Course outline:

Class 1 - What is the Catechism / The Purpose of Man

Class 2 - God and His Perfections

Class 3 - The Unity and History of God

Class 4 - Creation and the Angels

Class 5 - The Creation of the Fall of Man

Class 6 - Actual Sin

Class 7 - The Redemption

Class 8 - The Holy Spirit and Grace

Class 9 - The Virtues and the Gifts to the Holy Ghost

Class 10 - The Catholic Church

Class 11 - The Mark and Attributes of the Church and the Communion of the Saints

Class 12 - The Resurrection of the Body

Class 13 - The Two Greatest Commandments

Class 14 - The First Commandment of God

Class 15 - The Second Commandment of God

Course materials: Required: The Baltimore Catechism #2 (Revised Edition). Available free online or for purchase at https://amzn.to/3RQX48x. 

Homework: Lessons 2-14 will have an online quiz to help reinforce key ideas in each lesson. The quizzes generally are ten multiple-choice questions. There will also be a final exam to review material from the semester. Quizzes and the exam are automatically graded by the computer so that students have immediate feedback. Parents give the final grade.