Unit 5: The Witness of the Church
Goals
Chapter 20: The Way of Holiness The students learn about their obligations under the New Covenant of Jesus. They learn to recognize the seven capital sins and the corresponding virtues that free us from them. They make a plan for growth in the Christian way of life.
Chapter 21: The Way of Faith The students reflect on what it means to love God above all things. They learn about practices that are directly opposed to love of God: sacrilege and the occult. They recall that they witness to their love for God through prayer and by honoring God's name.
Chapter 22: The Way of Worship The students learn about the Sabbath, the liturgical year, and the Holy Days of Obligation. They reflect on the greatness of the Eucharist, our central act of worship. They identify responses to objections to participating in Mass, and they plan to make their Sundays holy.
Chapter 23: The Way of the Family The students consider obedience as a way of loving and serving God and learn that listening to lawful authority is required under the Fourth Commandment. They are also led to view life as a gift from God. They study ways to care for, protect, and nurture life.
Chapter 24: The Way of Human Dignity The students learn to make decisions that respect the gift of sex according to the teachings of Christ and the Church. They are encouraged to adopt practices that help them to holiness and to support one another in living a chaste life.
Chapter 25: The Way of Justice and Truth The students examine their call to use their gifts in service of others. They consider how, as Christians, they have a responsibility to work for peace, truth, and justice.