The second semester of sophomore year studies Christian Ethics or Morality. Each night there is a short reading assignment, and some written questions about what was in that reading. The format for these written assignments is below. Every eight days there is a test on the readings. These tests are partly objective and partly reflective essay questions.�

In this ethics course the student learns to develop principles on which he will base the decisions he makes with his conscience. He will see immature as well as mature forms of moral reasoning and decision making, and learn to distinguish between them. Finally, because all humans exist in a society, he will see the social implications of his decisions, and the basis for social justice. All of this he will do in the context of the Catholic tradition.�

In many ways this is a course in logical reasoning. The student is learning how to think, but the context in which he is learning how to think is morality. Therefore much of what he will be given credit for is his ability to think through a moral dilemma.�
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Students should be prepared to take notes. These will help in the written assignments and in preparing for quizzes and tests. Quizzes can happen anytime. Tests are restricted to the days assigned for testing in this subject.

The senior course begins by looking at the faith aspect of faith a justice. What does it mean to believe? How does one come to believe? How valid is belief? Is there even a God? How can we know? If there is a God, how could he let so much evil exist, like the holocaust?�

Beyond these questions, the senior will look directly at the center of Christian belief, Jesus Christ. Can we really know the historical Jesus? How? What was he really like? What did he teach? What are the implications of these teachings in the world today? For the individual? For society?�

What has the Catholic tradition said about the implications of Christ for society? The answer to that last questions introduces the student to the Church's teaching on social justice, especially in the writings of the recent popes.�

There will be tests almost every eighth day on these materials. These tests will be objective where mere facts are concerned, but essay style where the student's reflective and reasoning abilities are being tested. In addition the students will write one or two reflective essays on several of the subjects covered in the course which interests them. The directions for writing these assignments is given below.�