Course info

Dear Student,

This course is scheduled to be retired on Aug 30, 2024.  You may continue using this course; however, we highly suggest moving to the new, updated course.  

https://moodle.homeschoolconnectionsonline.com/course/view.php?id=4126

NOTICE: This is an older course recorded with Adobe Connect and/or Vimeo recordings. We are currently working to replace the recordings with new Zoom recordings.  Please don't hesitate to email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com with any questions.

Total classes: 14

Prerequisite: None

Suggested grade level: 6^th to 8^th grade

Suggested credit: 1 full semester Religion or Catechism

Instructor: Gary Michuta

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 a Catechism? (How to use the Baltimore Catechism and the CCC)

Class 2 - The Purpose of Man's Existence

Class 3 - God and His Perfections

Class 4 - The Unity and Trinity of God

Class 5 - Creation and the Angels

Class 6 - The Creation and Fall of Man

Class 7 - Actual Sin

Class 8 - The Redemption

Class 9 - The Holy Ghost and Grace

Class 10 - The Virtues and the Gifts of the Holy Ghost

Class 11 - The Catholic Church

Class 12 - The Marks and Attributes of the Church

Class 13 - The Communion of Saints and Forgiveness of Sins

Class 14 - The Resurrection of the Body

Course materials: Required, The Baltimore Catechism (available free online)

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.