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Workshop 10 The Life of Christ Thomistic Institute WEEK 23 1. The Life of Christ Objective: Grasp the salvific nature of Christ's human life and its application to us today The Father is revealed in Christ's humanity His human actions reveal and communicate God Christ's teaching, miracles, and prayer WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 10 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 "He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of God's very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word." - Hebrew 1:3 Who and what does Jesus Christ reflect? How did Jesus live for 30 years before his ministry? What does it mean that God brought His divine glory into ordinary human life and work? How does God want to glorify himself through your daily life and work? As you facilitate Workshop 10's discussion, ponder the reality of God communicating himself to us through the humanity of Jesus and how we participate in this even today.

Workshop 11 Enter the Adventure Bishop Robert Barron – Doctor of Sacred Theology CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 21: 1. Enter the Adventure Objective: Teachers will be aware of the dangers to the youth in our present age. • Cultural initiations • Encouragement of permanent adolescence • The Church's teachings on one's relationship to the community. WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 11 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 see your role as a baptized person? What did you think was your greatest calling in life? Do the messages of today oppose the traditional Christian call to give up your life for others? Are you ready to go to battle with the false ideas of the post-Christian world? Write a short essay on the Christian's role in today's society. OUTPUT ASSIGNMENT The Library Want to learn more? See the following resources for this week's topic! Why we need initiation rituals, Fr. Richard Rohr The Law of Gift Catechism of the Catholic Church Christian Initiation 1229 From the time of the apostles, becoming a Christian has been accomplished by a journey and initiation in several stages. This journey can be covered rapidly or slowly, but certain essential elements will always have to be present: proclamation of the Word, acceptance of the Gospel entailing conversion, profession of faith, Baptism itself, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and admission to Eucharistic communion. 1230 This initiation has varied greatly through the centuries according to circumstances. In the first centuries of the Church, Christian initiation saw considerable development. A long period of catechumenate included a series of preparatory rites, which were liturgical landmarks along the path of catechumenal preparation and culminated in the celebration of the sacraments of Christian initiation. 1231 Where infant Baptism has become the form in which this sacrament is usually celebrated, it has become a single act encapsulating the preparatory stages of Christian initiation in a very abridged way. By its very nature infant Baptism requires a post-baptismal catechumenate. Not only is there a need for instruction after Baptism, but also for the necessary flowering of baptismal grace in personal growth. The catechism has its proper place here.

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View the progress of our exciting building project for the second phase of campus construction. Several new classrooms and a school chapel will be completed in 2024. Bui lding the Future Truth, Beauty & Goodness in Phase II full view of building, fall 2022 full view of building, September 2023 front facade of chapel, January 2023 front facade of chapel, September 2023 side view of chapel, January 2023 side view of chapel with classrooms, September 2023 choir loft, January 2023 choir loft, September 2023 chapel sanctuary, January 2023 chapel sanctuary, September 2023 colonnade, January 2023 colonnade view from inside the chapel, September 2023 vaulted classroom ceiling, September 2023 looking out from inside the chapel, September 2023 Click to expand the photos above for the exciting progression of John Paul the Great College's second phase of construction. Phase II includes three new classrooms, a meeting room, restrooms, two storage rooms, a kitchenette, and most impressively, a chapel. In September of 2023, construction entered into its final stages. By fall of 2024, our students will be learning and praying in this new addition to campus. Thanks to our generous donors, JPG will be equipped to meet the demands of a growing student body already outgrowing our existing classrooms. Our community will have a new beautiful place to worship and encounter God, who gives life and meaning to our school. Notable features: Chapel seats more than 150 occupants, five times the size of our current classroom-turned-chapel Second dome to match the main building Vaulted classroom ceilings, reducing echo and heat Roof tiles hand-made in Belize Large courtyard space for outdoor activities If you are interested in supporting the completion of Phase II, please click here or contact info@jpii.edu.bz Marvin Flores is a construction worker on this project. This semester he enrolled in a class and officially joined the JPG family!

John Paul II Junior College is a junior college located in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize. At JPIIJC we look to not only provide a liberal arts education, but also form more well-rounded young adults. Classical Education in the Catholic Tradition John Paul the Great College is a tertiary institution in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize, offering a two-year Associate's program that engages students in a profound dialogue with the greatest thinkers in the history of Western civilization and promotes an authentic Catholic culture on and off campus. The college began operating in 2013 as an evening program at Mount Carmel High School with 28 full-time students. The faculty members included and still include volunteer instructors from the United States of America. After two years in the old BRC Printing building, the College moved over to its new campus on Chapel Hill in August 2016. Since its founding in 2013, John Paul the Great College has provided a liberal education in line with the Catholic tradition of higher education. It offers concentrations in Business Administration, English, Classics, Theology & Catechetics, and Cybersecurity in addition to the required liberal arts core. The college hopes to expand its academic program, providing more opportunities at an affordable cost for young adults seeking to nurture servant leadership in distinct areas of professional service. Many thanks are due to the Charles Hunter S.J. Commission for exploring the needs of the community and Meliton Auil and Salvador Habet Sr. for making the college building possible. View Our Handbook Mission & Vision MISSION Through engaging students in a profound dialogue with the greatest thinkers in the history of Western civilization and by promoting an authentic Catholic culture on campus, John Paul the Great College forms the person intellectually, spiritually, and morally. This formation produces free, virtuous, and professionally competent persons who can direct themselves to their proper end of attaining true happiness and thus contribute effectively to the authentic good of humanity. VISION A world transformed through education in an authentic encounter with the Way, the Truth, and the Life. "I came that they may have life, and life to the full." (John 10:10) PHILOSOPHY John Paul the Great College is a tertiary institution under the patronage of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), a religious community serving at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish since 1969. Rooted in the sacred mystery of the Blessed Trinity, SOLT institutions are committed to a wholesome education that leads the individual towards Trinitarian relationships to bear fruit for God’s Kingdom. Why the Liberal Arts? Why the Liberal Arts? Young people in higher education today face a daunting array of specialized classes. They can earn a degree in anything from Information Technology to Biology Education and many studies in between. It is a wiser plan, however, to first obtain a more general, foundational education that will best serve them for the remainder of their lives. As Cardinal Newman observed: “A cultivated intellect, because it is good in itself, brings with it a power and a grace to every work and occupation which it undertakes.” John Paul the Great College’s liberal arts core comes from a distinguished tradition and is reflected in a carefully designed, chronologically and disciplinarily integrated curriculum that is required of all students. This curriculum challenges students to think far beyond what seems easy, to stretch themselves in new areas of learning, to discover their human potential, and to become fully educated. Robert Hutchins once wrote: The liberal arts are not merely indispensable; they are unavoidable. Nobody can decide for himself whether he is going to be a human being. The only question open to him is whether he will be an ignorant, undeveloped one, or one who has sought to reach the highest point he is capable of attaining. The question, in short, is whether he will be a poor liberal artist or a good one (“The Great Conversation”). Liberal education addresses the whole of life enabling one to live well in the midst of family, church, and society. By attaining it, students gain an appreciation of all that life offers and develop their physical, intellectual, and spiritual capacities. "Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." ~ St. John Paul II Our Pillars John Paul Pillars Click the titles to learn more. 1. Cultivation of Human Excellence 2. Integrated Curriculum 3. Great Books 4. Outdoor Immersion 5. Two Kinds of Classes Following our patron, John Paul the Great , we strive to be excellent in three ways: Intellectually - Not just doing, but knowing . Knowledge of the truth is good in itself. Morally - Choosing and loving the good we know. Physically - Using our bodies well; for work, play, and the refining of our senses. In 50 years, who will care about TikTok? We want to learn what is always and everywhere true, and ask the questions great men and women always have. Those questions and answers are well-written in what is called the Great Books, books that have been influential for centuries. They are neither ends in themselves nor merely useful tools; they are that through which we enter into conversation with great thinkers about what it means to be human. An educator is meant to direct. If he doesn't guide the students, how will students know what to study? The Founders of JPG followed the lead of other schools in ordering their curriculum to cover the various kinds of knowledge. With the liberal arts as the base, each course connects to the others to guide students on the way to freely seek truth. We desire the truth. But in a world full of noise and change, where will you find it? Each year starts with a week in the mountains, resting in the silence and stillness of nature, absorbing the unchanging beauty of what is real. On campus, great care is taken to keep the grounds beautiful and observe nature at work. Subjects are classified as either theoretical or practical. Theoretical classes are not lectures. Students are actively engaged in discussion with each other, with the instructor as the guide. They struggle through questions, argue about answers, and follow tangents to intriguing conclusions. Practical classes are all about practicing a skill. Students don't just study Theology of the Body, they are asked to live it in their own lives through the TOB Capstone project. Learn More JOHN PAUL THE GREAT IS ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD. STAY WITH US ON THE JOURNEY. Join our email list and keep up to date with everything JPG. Join the mission

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John Paul the Great College bases its academic program in the liberal arts. In combination with a strong core curriculum, students take classes in a concentration of their choosing. Here you can learn more about our Core, find out why we study the liberal arts, and go deeper into our English, Theology & Catechetics, Business Administration, Classics, and Cybersecurity concentrations. A Liberal Arts Education Aimed at the Whole Person The Core At John Paul the Great, all students follow a progression of classes carefully planned to develop their minds and help them discover the answers to the most important questions of life. This is the heart of JPG's academics. This curriculum seeks to teach students how to think, not what to think. LEARN MORE "The formation of the individual is the greatest achievement of the liberal arts because we grow and continue to do so for the sake of learning and self-improvement rather than practical or career development alone." ~ Jocelyne Lemus '18 LEARN MORE Why the Liberal Arts? JPG students graduate with an Associate Degree in the Liberal Arts . Combining the core curriculum with additional specialized courses, students will deepen their education through one of our five concentration areas. CLASSICS (Latin, Math, Science) How can I become fully human? ENGLISH Why do words matter? BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION How do I build a successful business? TH EOLOGY & CATECHETICS Is God knowable? the Outdoor Leadership Adventure Learn how we turn Mountain Pine Ridge into our classroom DISCOVER THE OLA

Workshop 3 Who is God? Bishop Robert Barron WEEK 1 1. Who is God? Objective: To define the nature of God's existence God's name Creation and the Creator are not in competition God is personal, not distant WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 3 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 "When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” - Exodus 3:4-5 How does God call out to Moses? Where is Moses standing? How has God called you by name? What is the "holy ground" God calls you to stand on in your life? How has God called you and then sent you to liberate his people? As you facilitate Workshop 3's discussion, ponder the mystery of God calling you by name into a holy mission to set his people free.

Workshop 12 Fruits of the Spirit Bishop Robert Barron WEEK 31 1. Fruits of the Spirit Objective: Identify and explain the fruits of the Holy Spirit Defining the fruits of the Holy Spirit How they help us to make decisions in life Where to obtain the gifts of the Holy Spirit WORKSHEET WORKSHOP 12 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 "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit." Galations 5:22-25 Which fruit of the spirit do you desire the most? Which one do you appreciate in others the most? How do you get these fruits to manifest themselves in your life? How would your school change if more of these fruits were made present each day? As you facilitate Workshop 12's discussion, ponder the gift of the Holy Spirit and the freedom of living by the fruits of the spirit rather than by passing emotions and sinful desires.

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Workshop 6 The Natural Law Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P., S.T.D., - Director of the Thomistic Institute CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO WEEK 17 1. The Natural Law Objective: Educators will interpret the laws of nature and express their relation to laws of morality. • The Natural Law is that which is imprinted in all creatures, which leads things toward their proper ends • Humans have a higher, spiritual nature which allows us to make choices outside of our natural end • Human laws must be in accord with the Natural Law WORKSHEET

year TWO Objective Truth and Morality This year focuses on recognizing objective truth from the natural law and how living in accord with our reason and our natures will bring the greatest earthly happiness. The workshops are aimed toward seeing the goodness, beauty, and truth in our students, those we work with, and those we encounter, as well as in all of creation. Workshop 1 Weeks 1-8 Workshop 4 Week 16 Workshop 2 Week 9 Workshop 5- Men Week 17 Workshop 3 Weeks 10-15 Workshop 5 - Wo men Week 17 Workshop 6 Weeks 18-25 Workshop 8 Week 27 Workshop 7 - men Week 26 Workshop 9 Week 28 Workshop 7 - women Week 26 Workshop 10 Weeks 29 - 34 year three The Life of Christ The second year of the program focuses on recognizing objective truth from natural law and how living in accord with our reason will bring the greatest earthly happiness. The workshops are aimed toward seeing the goodness, beauty, and truth in our students, those we work with, and those we encounter, as well as in all of creation. Workshop 1 Weeks 1-8 Workshop 4 Week 16 Workshop 2 Week 9 Workshop 5- Men Week 17 Workshop 3 Weeks 10-15 Workshop 5 - Wo men Week 17 Workshop 6 Weeks 18-25 Workshop 8 Week 27 Workshop 7 - men Week 26 Workshop 9 Week 28 Workshop 7 - women Week 26 Workshop 10 Weeks 29 - 34