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Salesianum's Theology curriculum focuses on forming young men into Salesian Gentlemen who embody and embrace the Salesian values of compassion, humility, service, and brotherhood.

  • Catholic and Salesian Identity-CP

    Catholic and Salesian Identity provides students with an introduction to the Catholic faith that is rooted in Scripture and Tradition and that is shaped by the life and teachings of our patron, Saint Francis de Sales. Guided by the teachings of the Catholic Church, students will be led to understand and to appreciate what we believe, why we pray, and how we are called to act. The students’ lived experience is the foundation for fostering the development of their Salesian identity.  
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Catholic and Salesian Identity-AC

    Catholic and Salesian Identity provides students with an introduction to the Catholic faith that is rooted in Scripture and Tradition and that is shaped by the life and teachings of our patron, Saint Francis de Sales. Guided by the teachings of the Catholic Church, students will be led to understand and to appreciate what we believe, why we pray, and how we are called to act. The students’ lived experience is the foundation for fostering the development of their Salesian identity.  
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Sacred Scripture-CP

    Sacred Scripture introduces what the Bible is, how it came to be written, and how to read it within its historical context and within our own times. Students are introduced to biblical study methods and the Roman Catholic tradition of interpretation. In their study of the Old Testament, students will encounter the story of Israel as God’s chosen people, which is the basis of the Jewish tradition and the starting point of salvation history in the Christian tradition. While studying the Christian Scriptures, students will focus on the historical person of Jesus of Nazareth as well as the faith experiences of the Apostles that led them to proclaim Jesus as the Christ and Son of God. Students will consider the stories of Christ and the early Church in their historical contexts and consider how the stories operate in our lives today.  
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Sacred Scripture-AC

    Sacred Scripture introduces what the Bible is, how it came to be written, and how to read it within its historical context and within our own times. Students are introduced to biblical study methods and the Roman Catholic tradition of interpretation. In their study of the Old Testament, students will encounter the story of Israel as God’s chosen people, which is the basis of the Jewish tradition and the starting point of salvation history in the Christian tradition. While studying the Christian Scriptures, students will focus on the historical person of Jesus of Nazareth as well as the faith experiences of the Apostles that led them to proclaim Jesus as the Christ and Son of God. Students will consider the stories of Christ and the early Church in their historical contexts and consider how the stories operate in our lives today.  
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Sacred Scripture-HN

    Sacred Scripture introduces what the Bible is, how it came to be written, and how to read it within its historical context and within our own times. Students are introduced to biblical study methods and the Roman Catholic tradition of interpretation. In their study of the Old Testament, students will encounter the story of Israel as God’s chosen people, which is the basis of the Jewish tradition and the starting point of salvation history in the Christian tradition. While studying the Christian Scriptures, students will focus on the historical person of Jesus of Nazareth as well as the faith experiences of the Apostles that led them to proclaim Jesus as the Christ and Son of God. Students will consider the stories of Christ and the early Church in their historical contexts and consider how the stories operate in our lives today.  
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Morality and Social Justice-CP

    Morality and Social Justice describes the Catholic approach to morality and social justice within the context of the students’ building of a committed relationship to Jesus Christ and a deeper response to God’s call to become a holy people.  Living a moral life is a key component of living a Christian life.  After considering issues dealing with personal moral decision making, this course focuses on the Church’s teaching that working for justice is an integral part of living the Gospel message and cooperating in building the Kingdom of God. Students are challenged to live a justice-centered lifestyle that promotes the common good.  This course also relies on the wealth of Biblical and ecclesial teachings, which identify the Church as a driving force in social reform.  Students are encouraged to incorporate the principles of both social justice and morality into their daily lives as is consonant with Salesian spirituality. In this manner, all students are exhorted to become morally and socially responsible persons living Jesus according to the Roman Catholic tradition.
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students must enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Morality and Social Justice-AC

    Morality and Social Justice describes the Catholic approach to morality and social justice within the context of the students’ building of a committed relationship to Jesus Christ and a deeper response to God’s call to become a holy people.  Living a moral life is a key component of living a Christian life.  After considering issues dealing with personal moral decision making, this course focuses on the Church’s teaching that working for justice is an integral part of living the Gospel message and cooperating in building the Kingdom of God. Students are challenged to live a justice-centered lifestyle that promotes the common good.  This course also relies on the wealth of Biblical and ecclesial teachings, which identify the Church as a driving force in social reform.  Students are encouraged to incorporate the principles of both social justice and morality into their daily lives as is consonant with Salesian spirituality. In this manner, all students are exhorted to become morally and socially responsible persons living Jesus according to the Roman Catholic tradition.
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students must enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Morality and Social Justice-HN

    Morality and Social Justice describes the Catholic approach to morality and social justice within the context of the students’ building of a committed relationship to Jesus Christ and a deeper response to God’s call to become a holy people.  Living a moral life is a key component of living a Christian life.  After considering issues dealing with personal moral decision making, this course focuses on the Church’s teaching that working for justice is an integral part of living the Gospel message and cooperating in building the Kingdom of God. Students are challenged to live a justice-centered lifestyle that promotes the common good.  This course also relies on the wealth of Biblical and ecclesial teachings, which identify the Church as a driving force in social reform.  Students are encouraged to incorporate the principles of both social justice and morality into their daily lives as is consonant with Salesian spirituality. In this manner, all students are exhorted to become morally and socially responsible persons living Jesus according to the Roman Catholic tradition.
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students must enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • God, Christ, Church-CP

    God, Christ, Church examines the three elements in its title to a greater degree than the students have experienced in earlier courses. The following issues are central to the course: the rationality of Christian faith, evidence for God’s existence, the Person and natures of Christ, the Paschal Mystery, the nature and meaning of the Church in history and theology.
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • God, Christ, Church-AC

    God, Christ, Church examines the three elements in its title to a greater degree than the students have experienced in earlier courses. The following issues are central to the course: the rationality of Christian faith, evidence for God’s existence, the Person and natures of Christ, the Paschal Mystery, the nature and meaning of the Church in history and theology.
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • God, Christ, Church-HN

    God, Christ, Church examines the three elements in its title to a greater degree than the students have experienced in earlier courses. The following issues are central to the course: the rationality of Christian faith, evidence for God’s existence, the Person and natures of Christ, the Paschal Mystery, the nature and meaning of the Church in history and theology.
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Introduction to the Devout Life-CP

    Introduction to the Devout Life, named after the classic spiritual guide of our patron, St. Francis de Sales, is designed to challenge the students with questions of vocation and Christian living.  In light of Gospel values, students are presented with the possibilities open to them in today’s world to “be who they are and be that well”.  Students are assisted in discerning and naming their own gifts and accepting their weaknesses as they respond generously and lovingly to God’s call for their lives.  Students are guided to examine personal identity, relationships, intimacy, love, and the call to holiness as components of all vocations.
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Introduction to the Devout Life-AC

    Introduction to the Devout Life, named after the classic spiritual guide of our patron, St. Francis de Sales, is designed to challenge the students with questions of vocation and Christian living.  In light of Gospel values, students are presented with the possibilities open to them in today’s world to “be who they are and be that well”.  Students are assisted in discerning and naming their own gifts and accepting their weaknesses as they respond generously and lovingly to God’s call for their lives.  Students are guided to examine personal identity, relationships, intimacy, love, and the call to holiness as components of all vocations.
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Introduction to the Devout Life-HN

    Introduction to the Devout Life, named after the classic spiritual guide of our patron, St. Francis de Sales, is designed to challenge the students with questions of vocation and Christian living.  In light of Gospel values, students are presented with the possibilities open to them in today’s world to “be who they are and be that well”.  Students are assisted in discerning and naming their own gifts and accepting their weaknesses as they respond generously and lovingly to God’s call for their lives.  Students are guided to examine personal identity, relationships, intimacy, love, and the call to holiness as components of all vocations.
    Co-requisite: In most cases, students enroll in the same phase for English and Theology.

  • Senior Theology Forum

    Senior Theology Forum, a one semester course, is taken in lieu of the God, Christ, and the Church course. The aim of this course is to demonstrate that a scientific worldview and a faith perspective properly understood are in perfect harmony with each other. Faith and reason indeed lead us to God. This course displays the life and thought of the Church in her relation to western culture over the course of two millennia. Through reading, reflecting, and sharing insight with one another, students see that a faith-based approach to theology is wholly compatible with a historical and critical approach. Topics covered include faith and reason, science and religion, Revelation, Scripture, the Trinity, Christian anthropology, Christology, the Last Things and Salvation, and the Roman Catholic Church. This course provides an overview of Christian and Catholic theology as it equips students with the basic skills they need to begin answering theological questions on their own. This course may be eligible for college credit through Dual Enrollment.  Pre-requisite:  Departmental approval.

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Salesianum School educates and develops the whole person based on the teaching of Saint Francis de Sales, whose spirituality can be summarized in “Live Jesus.” As an independent Catholic secondary school founded by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales in 1903, Salesianum challenges young men through dynamic college preparatory and extracurricular programs to live as Salesian Gentlemen devoted to faith, community, and service.