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Workshop 7 The Trinity Dr. Petroc Willey, BD, PhD, STL, PhD WEEK 17 1. Centering our Catechesis on the Trinity Objective: Understand God's plan for creation and humanity as well as the fall and its consequences The original plan for humanity The fall of man and its consequences The promise of a redeemer WORKSHEET WEEK 18 2. The Human Person Images the Trinity Objective: Find analogies, though imperfect, to help understand the Trinity Analogies in nature The human person and the Trinity Persons in communion WORKSHEET WEEK 19 3. The Divine Persons Reveal One Another Objective: Better define how the Trinity is revealed Who reveals whom Mystery Introducing persons WORKSHEET WEEK 20 4. Entering into a Relationship of Love Objective: The model of the Father/Son relationship Parrhesia Abraham and the Father's love Son and servant WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 7 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” - Matthew 3:16-17 How does God reveal himself in this passage? How does the Father feel about his Son? What has God made you through your baptism? What does it mean for you to be brought up into the life of the holy Trinity? As you facilitate Workshop 7's discussion, ponder the wonder of the love within the Trinity and being brought into that love.

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Workshop 5 - women Femininity Sisters of Life CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 16 1. Summoned to Life: Spiritual Foundations Objective: Female teachers will recognize their dignity and worth and will practice listening to and loving those around them who are struggling. • Worth does not come from what we can do but who we are • How to lead others out of loneliness and despair • Each are called to listen to and care for those around WORKSHEET

Workshop 2 On Morality, Character, and Relationships Bishop Robert Barron – Doctor of Sacred Theology CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 7: 1. On Morality, Character, and Relationships Objective: Teachers will act, and expect others to act, in a manner consistent with their beliefs. • The call of all to act out our beliefs. • How to recognize the holistic nature of the moral person. • Understanding the human person as both body and soul. WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 2 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. How did you previously value someone's actions versus their belief? Did one seem more important than the other? Has this workshop helped you understand better the actions of gnostics who attempt to justify themselves through a division of body and soul? Write a short essay on the above questions. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

Workshop 8 - men Masculinity Knights of Columbus CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 26 1. Brotherhood Objective: Male teachers will recognize the benefits and challenges of other men and assemble a brotherhood of role models. • A brother in Christ is half a man’s soul • Iron sharpens iron, men need other men to challenge them to make greater sacrifices and grow into better people • Brotherhood is perfected through communion found in Christ • Men need healthy friendships to live balanced lives WORKSHEET

Workshop 2 You Are Called to Be a Prophet Bishop Robert Barron – Doctor of Sacred Theology CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 7: You Are Called to be a Prophet Objective: Teachers will persevere in the call to love one another through difficulties. • The mission of all to witness to love • How to be a prophet to those around you who don’t believe in morals • You’re not called to be successful, but you are called to be a faithful prophet of the Divine love WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 2 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting within two weeks of completion of the workshop. How did you previously see your role as a baptized person? What did you think was your greatest calling in life? Did this workshop change you? Do you agree with the message of this workshop? Write a 200 word essay on the above questions. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

Workshop 5 Why What You Believe Matters Bishop Robert Barron - Doctor of Sacred Theology WEEK 10 Why What You Believe Matters Objective: Educators will recognize how deep belief helps students live ethical lives. • The preeminence of belief. • Actions are reliant upon beliefs • Religion is more than an ethical code. CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 5 OUTPUT Workshop to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. Write a brief reflection on what you believe in. Do your beliefs shape your actions? Is your belief more than an ethical code or is it simply a set of rules? How would you explain to a student the reason you believe? OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT

year ONE The Natural Law The first year of the program focuses on nature, the order of creation all around us, and the nature of humans beings. The workshops are aimed toward seeing the goodness, beauty, and truth in the created world we live in, our students, those we work with, and those we encounter. Workshop 1 Weeks 1-8 Workshop 2 Week 9 Catechetical Institute Workshop 4 Week 15 Workshop 5- Men Week 16 Workshop 6 Week 17 Workshop 7 Weeks 18-25 Workshop 3 Weeks 10-14 Catechetical Institute Workshop 5 - Wo men Week 16 Workshop 8 - men Week 26 Catechetical Institute Workshop 8 - women Week 26 Workshop 9 Week 27

Workshop 13 Have you found joy? Bishop Robert Barron WEEK 32 1. Have you found joy? Objective: Discuss where lasting joy may be found and kept Wheel of fortune in life Making Christ the center Joy of relationship WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 13 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. " - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-19 How often are we commanded to rejoice? When should we pray and give thanks? How are prayer and gratitude linked to joy? How is God inviting you to frequent prayer and deeper appreciation for what He has given you? As you facilitate Workshop 13's discussion, ponder the gifts God has given you that you did not earn or deserve. Ponder his presence with you even in the worst of circumstances.

CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE Workshop 7 A Foundational Vision: Theology of the Body David Hajduk, PhD – Adjunct Professor of Moral Theology CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 18 1. Back to the Beginning Objective: Teachers will distinguish divine intentionality in the order of creation, especially relating to sexuality. • The meaning behind human life, love, marriage, and sex • The intentionality behind God’s creating WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 19 2. The Universal Vocation to Love Objective: Teachers will recognize their freedom to choose to love well. • We are set apart from other creatures in that we have freedom to choose what to do with our lives, with our bodies - we are responsible for how we act • Humans are set apart by our capacity to love, because love requires the freedom to choose to love WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 20 3. Understanding the Gift of Ourselves Objective: Educators will evaluate the importance of self-mastery in order to love fully. • “Man is person precisely because he possesses himself and has dominion over himself. Indeed, inasmuch as he is master over himself, he can ‘give himself’ to another.” • We cannot give of ourselves to another if we are not in control of ourselves, and seeing both ourselves and the other as worthy of being a gift • Self-mastery is essential to be able to love and be loved WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 21 4. Love versus Lust Objective: Teachers will judge every person as valuable, with both a body and soul worth self-sacrificing love. • We are called to be loving, to be in communion with others and with God, and to give of ourselves in a self-sacrificial love that seeks the good of the beloved • Every person is a composite of body and soul, but lust is seeing the other only through their body WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 22 5. Speaking the Language of God’s Love Objective: Educators will discuss the importance of using our bodies to reflect our values. • Our bodies are meant to communicate God’s love to others • Sexual union must be an act of pure, self-giving love • The unitive and generative aspects of the sexual act are both necessary in signifying the truth of God’s love • Without either the generative or unitive aspects, the sexual act becomes one of use and not pure love WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 23 6. Salvation Awaits Us Objective: Teachers will employ practical ways of giving of themselves, rather than taking. • Threefold concupiscence, love of the world, lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, all incline us to take rather than give away • Practical tips on how to become pure of heart and practice giving rather than taking • The call to love through the goodness of our bodies as a total sacrifice for the other WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 24 7. Our Bodies are the Lord’s Objective: Teachers will identify the harm of pornography and masturbation, devising how to best love and help those who struggle with an addiction. • Chastity is not merely saying “no” to a long list of things, it is saying “yes” to the plan of God, in which sex and our sexuality are sacred • The epidemic of pornography especially among the young • Pornography, masturbation, and other sexual sins make us slaves to our passions and don’t give us true happiness • How to minister to students struggling with sexual temptations WORKSHEET CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE WEEK 25 8. Our Identity as Children of God Objective: Teachers will strategize how best to assist students experiencing same-sex attractions in living chaste lives through recognition of the beauty of the natural law. • Same-sex attraction is a normal stage of adolescence • All sexual perversions should be recognized as sins • How to explain the truths of our human nature in a loving way to those struggling with same-sex attractions WORKSHEET

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Workshop 6 Historical Reality of Jesus Bishop Robert Barron WEEK 16 1. Historical Reality of Jesus Objective: Articulate why it matters that Jesus is a historical figure, not a mythic or fictional character Myth vs history Luke's gospel's portrayal of Jesus and the kings of the world Reaction to the reality of Christ WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 6 OUTPUT Workshops are to be completed by participants outside of the formation setting. 80% of all worksheets and outputs are necessary for completion of program. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT Pre-Workshop Reflection "Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed on to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been instructed." - Luke 1:1-4 What is St. Luke writing in his gospel? Why is he writing it? How have you personally encountered Jesus Christ? How is he inviting you to acknowledge and proclaim what you have seen and heard of him? As you facilitate Workshop 6's discussion, ponder the wonder of personally meeting Jesus Christ, a real person.