Faith Formation Newsletters

Faith Formation Standards for Knowledge of the Faith Students explore, profess, and reflect on our Catholic faith, which is the content of God’s revelation found in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition and lived out in the Creed and Church doctrine.
Revelation	View
Sacred Scripture	View
Salvation History	View
Christology	View
Trinity: Father; Son; and Holy Spirit	View
The Creed: A Statement of Our Belief	View

Faith Formation Standards for Liturgical Education Students recognize the presence of Christ and enter into communion with Him through active, full, and conscious participation in the Liturgical celebrations and Sacraments of the Church.
The Eucharist: Who, How, When and Where the Mass is Celebrated	View
Celebration of the Seven Sacraments	View
Sacraments of Initiation	View
Sacraments of Healing	View
Sacraments at the Service of Communion	View
Liturgical Calendar	View
Liturgical Symbols & Sacramentals	View
Divine Office/Liturgy of the Hours	View
Liturgical Rites: Weddings; Funerals; and Blessings	View

Faith Formation Standards for Moral Formation Students develop a moral conscience that is informed by Church teachings and conformed to Christ, as modeled in a personal life of virtue, and demonstrated in service of the Gospel’s demands for society.
The Human Person	View
Made In the Image of God-Foundation of Human Dignity	View
Made for Happiness with God, Beatitudes	View
Human Freedom & Conscience Formation	View
Covenant & the Ten Commandments	View
Virtues: Cardinal & Theological	View
The Human Community	View
Personal & Social Sin	View
Catholic Social Teaching	View

Faith Formation Standards for Learning to Pray Students experience and engage in Catholic expressions of prayer to deepen their relationship with God and the Church.
The Universal Call to Prayer; Importance of Prayer	View
Forms of Prayer-Blessing/Adoration; Petition; Intercession; Thanksgiving; and Praise	View
Expressions of Prayer-Personal and Shared; Vocal; Singing; and Meditation	View
Our Father-Summary of the Gospel	View
Devotional Practices	View

Faith Formation Standards for Community Life Students study and participate in the life and mission of the Church-the Body of Christ and the community of believers-as expressed in the Church's origin, history, ecclesiology, the Communion of Saints, and their family, the Domestic Church
The Church in God's Plan-Church History	View
Models of the Catholic Church	View
People of God	View
Body of Christ	View
Temple of the Holy Spirit	View
The Mystery and Marks of the Church	View
Christ's Faithful-Hierarchy, Laity, and Consecrated Life	View
Church Order: The Hierarchy and Magesterium/Infallibilty	View
The Laity: Rights & Responsibilities	View
The Domestic Church	View
The Universal Call to Holiness	View
Vocation: Holy Matrimony; Priesthood; and Religious Life	View
Communion of Saints	View
Mary as Model of Church	View

Faith Formation Standards for Missionary Discipleship and Service Students acquire and demonstrate skills to recognize their gifts and their vocation to share the Good News of Jesus Christ in word and deed in the world.
Baptismal Call & Discipleship	View
Call to Stewardship and Service	View
Call to Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and the New Evangelization	View