Catholicism and Culture Honors

Relationship Between Catholicism and Culture

Catholic Perspectives in Science, Politics, and the Arts

Evangelizing, Consecrating, and Creating Culture

Define culture.

Identify main ideas in Gaudium et Spes.

Identify main ideas from Christifideles Laici.

Summarize the connection between the Church and human culture as outlined in Gaudium et Spes.

Express the urgency with which we are called to form the culture as described in Christifideles Laici (44)

Examine one�s own conscience regarding the degree to which secular culture impacts them and vice versa.

Explain how the Catholic Church interacts with literature, the arts, politics, and science for the glory of God, salvation, and the common good of man.

Identify Prominent modern Catholic authors and their contributions (Flannery O�Connor, JRR Tolkien, G.K. Chesterton, Graham Greene, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Walker Percy.)

Identify Prominent Catholic artists & musicians and their contributions to the Church and the world (Michelangelo, Gaudi, Dali, Bernini, Part, Mozart, the Jesuit Reductions, etc.)

Explain how Catholics are called to engage in politics, science, and technology in a way that reflects the truths of our faith and human destiny as revealed by God and communicated through His Church.

Understand that human beings desire truth, goodness, unity and beauty (the transcendentals) which are objective attributes of being.

Explain why the deposit of faith safeguarded by the Magisterium is our authority in judging our experiences, forming our conscience, and making judgments about ourselves and the world.

Name prominent Catholics in the fields of literature, art, music, science, and politics and describe the cultural and spiritual relevance of their work.

Judge a piece of literature, art, music, and film on whether or not it is true, good, and beautiful.

Judge a political, scientific, and technological invention/ideology on whether or not it conforms to God�s plan for humanity and Catholic morality.

Utilize the Catechism, Scripture, and other Church documents to understand what the Church teaches about a given cultural situation.

Define Christ�s priestly, prophetic, and kingly mission.

Give examples of how he can live out the priestly, prophetic, and kingly mission of Christ through his current state in life.

Have a general awareness and understanding of relevant current events in the U.S. and abroad.

Identify valid sources of information for, and truthfully report on, current events.

Summarize the anthropological and religious truths of the human person.

Compare and contrast Catholic and post-modern/secular views of the human person.

Analyze how current events impact our personal life of faith and the mission of the Church in the world.

Foster a knowledge and appreciation for different valid Catholic rites and liturgies.

Identify key moments in the history of the Church in America and Florida.