The
2010 Conference Schedule is as follows:
FIRST & THIRD PERIODS
SURVEY – Fr. Cantrell (REQUIRED for all 1st year students) A study of the basic aspects of Christian life.
THE MASS – Fr. Yost (REQUIRED for all first year students) What is the Mass? Why do we do what we do?
RECEIVING THE WORD OF GOD – Father Foster (REQUIRED for all 2nd year students) An introduction to and survey of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS - Fr. Nelson (REQUIRED for all 2nd year students) "There is a story about a schoolboy who was asked what he thought God was like. He replied... that God was 'The sort of person who is always snooping round to see if anyone is enjoying himself and then trying to stop it.' And I am afraid that is the sort of idea that the word Morality raises in a good many people's minds, as something that stops you from having a good time. In reality, moral rules are directions for running the human machine." From Christian Behavior by C.S. Lewis. This course will look at Christian decision making and our relationship with our Heavenly Father.
CHURCH HISTORY - Fr. John Jordan- (REQUIRED for all 3rd year students)- This course is a survey of the life of the Body of Christ throughout its life. 2000+ years of very interesting happenings.
SECOND PERIOD
CHOIR – Father Ron Drummond - A good voice is not as important as liking to sing.
DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS – Fr. Jonathan Duncan – Saint Paul saith: "we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." (Ephesians 6:12) Learn the enemies of God and His Church and stand in renunciation of the devil and all his works.
GETTING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: Catholic customs and their biblical roots - Fr. John Jordan - We will explore why Catholic Christians do the things they do and how we find support for all of our practices and beliefs right in the pages of Holy Scripture. We're going to be talking about everything from the sign of the cross to genuflections, from the sacraments to prayer. Its all right in the bible...so come, be equipped, and get back to your roots!
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRAYER BOOK - Fr. Timothy Matkin - We will study the origin and composition of the Book of Common Prayer by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in the 1500s. How has it changed over the years? We'll follow the development of the book over many editions in various Anglican provinces.
BEGINNING TO PRAY - Fr. Michael Heidt – How to keep open the lines of heavenly communication.
STAND UP, STAND UP FOR JESUS – Fr. Lee Nelson – How to give a reason for the hope that is in you!
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – Fr. David Allen – The Theotokos, a woman for the ages is the greatest woman that ever lived. Mary is a model not only for strong women everywhere but for all of us.
THE NOTES OF THE CHURCH – Fr. Will Brown – What is the Church? Every Sunday we say that we believe in "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church". What do we mean by that? If the Church is one, then why do there seem to be many different churches? How can the Church be holy when her members are so unholy? What makes the Church catholic? In this class we will ask and answer these kinds of questions.
APOCALYPSE WOW! – Fr. Randall Foster –The Revelation to Saint John is the great worship book of the Church. What is it? What’s in it? What is not?
ELECTIVES FOR THIRD YEARS AND ABOVE:
FIRST PERIOD:
ALL ABOUT ANGELS - Fr. Timothy Matkin - Who are the holy Angels? We separate fact from fiction, explore the Biblical accounts of angels, study the church fathers and theologians who taught about angels, and explore angelic lore.
SERMON ON THE MOUNT - Fr. Gregory Crosthwait - An overview of the Sermon on the Mount as found in the Gospel of Matthew, chapters 5-7. We will pay special attention to Jesus' teaching as the foundation and form of Christian discipleship.
DEATH - Fr. Will Brown - Scripture says that one of the main benefits of the cross is our being delivered from death (Rom. 6.13). But Christians still die, and still have to suffer through experiencing the deaths of their loved ones. Jesus says that being his disciple means that we have to die (Luke 14.26), and Saint Paul even says that to unbelievers Christians are "a fragrance from death to death" (2 Cor. 2.16). This class will look at the question of how Christians should understand and handle death.
THIRD PERIOD:
SURVEY OF THE APOCRYPHA - Fr. Timothy Matkin - We'll take a close look at that part of the Bible that most people have never heard of and may not be in your copy, but it still used in church and is important to understanding our history and faith.
JESUS GAVE HIS ONLY - so how does that affect me?
- Fr. Michael Heidt - How the Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension, make us one with God in His Body, the Church."
THEOLOGY OF THE BODY – Fr. Gregory Crosthwait– (was Advanced Chastity) - This class engages Christian teaching about the meaning and purpose of our human bodies, male and female. We will sensitively address practical questions of how to treat your body (and those of others) as temples of the Holy Spirit. We will also encourage students to make and keep plans for being chaste while living in the real world.
THE DIVINE COMEDY: Purgatorio - Fr. Martin Yost - Having seen sin in all its ugliness in the Inferno, Dante continues his journey and experiences the solemn joy of penance with the ascent up Mount Purgatory. The Purgatorio is a compelling vision of the pursuit of holiness in preparation for the vision of God. (It is not necessary to have read the Inferno or to have taken last year's class.)
