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Certification Curriculum
The certification curriculum is for those interested in receiving a certificate and volunteering within their parish. Please note that level I and II apply to all concentrations and level III is specific by ministerial concentration.
Curriculum Levels
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Curriculum:
Level I: Catechism
Courses offered:
- Catechism I
Revelation, Sacred Scripture, Faith, the Trinity, Creation and Providence, Angels. - Catechism II
Image of God and the Fall, The Incarnation, Mary, the Holy Spirit, the Church, the Four Last Things. - Catechism III
The Sacramental Economy and Grace, Baptism and Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance and Anointing, Holy Orders, Matrimony. - Catechism IV
Introduction to Morals; Freedom and Morality; Law and Conscience; Grace, Virtue, Sin, Justification, Merit and Holiness; Precepts of the Church and Commandments 1-3; Commandments 4-10.
Curriculum
Level II: Core
Courses offered:
- Foundations of Catholicism
- Introduction to the Creed I
- Introduction to the Creed II
- The Seven Sacraments
- Church History
- Our Moral Life in Christ
Curriculum
Level III: Concentrations
Please review all the concentrations and courses offered to help you decide your area of interest.
Sacred Scripture Concentration Beginning Spring 2025 (February 15)
- Old Testament Survey
- New Testament Survey
- Pentateuch
- The Gospels
- The Epistles of St. Paul
OCIA Concentration Beginning Fall 2025
- Evangelization & Catechesis
- OCIA I
- OCIA II
- Canon Law of Marriage
- Elective
Marriage and Family Concentration Beginning Spring 2026
- Canon Law of Marriage
- Theology and History of Matrimony
- Principles of Marriage Preparation
- Post-Cana Formation and the Family
- Elective
Philosophy and Theology Concentration Beginning Fall 2026
Take one (1) prerequisite course and any other five (5) courses
- Faith and Reason (required)
- History of Philosophy I
- History of Philosophy II
- Fundamental Theology
- The Trinity and Divine Attributes
- Nature and Grace
- Christology and Soteriology
- Ecclesiology
- Sacramental Theology
- Moral Theology
- Spiritual Theology
- St. Thomas Aquinas
Youth Ministry Concentration
- Evangelization & Catechesis
- Intro to Youth Ministry
- Pastoral Applications in Youth Ministry
- Discipleship in Youth Ministry
- Elective
General Concentration
- Courses 1-5: Electives
Contacts:
Jason Whitehead, MA
Director of Evangelization and Catechesis
Director of St. Junipero Serra Institute
Director of Marriage and Family Life
817-945-9350
Julie Kiehlbauch, MS
Executive Assistant
817-945-9358
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