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OVERVIEW
Facility in sensitively
articulating one’s own beliefs, values, practices, and ecclesial identity;
and skill in conversing, working, and praying with others from different
church or faith traditions as they articulate their beliefs, values,
practices and identity.
OBJECTIVES
Ecclesiology
1. Understanding of ecumenism, the
effort to recover the unity of all Christians as the gift of Christ and call
of the Holy Spirit.
Catholic Doctrine
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Understanding of the similarities and differences between the Catholic faith
and other religions.
2. Ability to assist young people
in developing relationships of understanding and respect with individuals of
other faiths while remaining firm in their own Catholic identity.
220, 320
& 420 THEOLOGICAL COMPETENCIES
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Knowledge
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Demonstrated Skills
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220.71 Familiarity with the
unique elements of Catholic beliefs, values and tradition including the different
styles and forms of Catholic life and worship.
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- Ability to help members
of the school community
to answer questions
regarding Catholic beliefs and
practices.
- Ability to lead Catholic
worship appropriate to the
needs of the community.
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220.72 Familiarity with
spiritual values shared by all believers and on-believers.
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Ability to articulate one’s
own Catholic identity while honoring the religious identity of those of
other traditions.
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320.71 Understanding of
Catholic beliefs, values and traditions including various styles and forms
of Catholic life and worship.
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Ability to articulate one’s
own Catholic identity while honoring the religious identity of those of
other traditions.
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320.72 Appreciation for
religious beliefs and values shared by different faith communities.
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Ability to develop
ecumenical openness within the school through creative learning
opportunities.
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320.73 Familiarity with the
similarities and differences among the Catholic tradition and other
traditions.
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Ability to provide learning
opportunities whereby parishioners are updated on Catholic beliefs and
practices.
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320.74 Appreciation for
spiritual values shared by believers and non-believers.
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Ability to promote an appreciation
for the faith life and charitable works of other traditions.
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420.71 Appreciation for the
unique elements of Catholic belief, values and tradition including the
different styles and forms of Catholic life and worship.
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Ability to articulate one’s
Catholic identity while honoring the religious identity of those of other
traditions.
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420.72 Familiarity of
religious beliefs and values commonly shared by different faith
communities.
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- Ability to develop
programs that would create
openness among members of
the school
community in their
interaction with persons of
other traditions.
- Ability to assist school
members to answer
questions regarding
Catholic beliefs and practices.
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420.73 Understanding of spiritual
values shared by believers and non-believers
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Ability to foster
appreciation for and an ecumenical understanding of the faith life and
charitable works of others.
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520
THEOLOGICAL STANDARDS
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Understanding of
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Ability to:
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520.15 Religious beliefs,
gifts, values and traditions commonly shared by the different Catholic
Churches and other Christian communities.
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Develop programs that would
create openness among members of the school community in their interaction
with persons of other faith traditions.
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520.16 The various Churches
that comprise the universal church.
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Foster an understanding and
appreciation of the Churches, in addition to the Latin Church, that make up
the Catholic Church.
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520.17 The uniqueness of the
Catholic faith tradition in relation to other Christian traditions.
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Help members of the school
community articulate Catholic beliefs and practices, especially the key
elements of the Catholic faith.
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520.18 Jewish traditions through
the centuries and how the Catholic tradition relates to them.
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Explain the major Jewish
traditions, and the elements of Catholic life which flame from and relate
to these traditions.
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520.19 Other religious
traditions and the gifts they bring to humankind.
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Foster an appreciation for
other religious traditions and the gifts they bring to humankind.
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