Catholic Vocations:: An introduction to Catholic philosophical thinking is aimed at supplying the student with the tools to “think” with the mind of Christ and the Church amidst the numerous countervailing ideologies and philosophies presented by secular culture. The Church-endorsed thought of St. Thomas will be given as a true “handmaid” to understanding and integrating the Catholic faith with human reason. The study of Catholic vocations will present an overview of the idea of vocation as a call from God to attain the goal for which all were created: Heaven. The students will study the states of life in which these calls to Heaven, holiness and the apostolate are lived. They will examine the nature and duties of, and the preparation for the single life, the married life, religious life and the priesthood.

Apologetics: Apologetics, from the Greek word “apologia”, means to defend. This class is designed to help students examine the foundations for belief, the authoritative sources for belief, and the modern challenges to belief. The students will examine the basic teachings of the Catholic Church for which they will build a Catholic defense as they prepare to meet the secular thinking of the modern world at college or at work. This course will also include a short overview of the basic teachings of major world religions.