****OVER THE BREAK ASSIGNMENT****

1. Read chpt. 7 in Essential Moral Handbook and write a two page 
summary on natural law


Week of 12/7- 

1. 2 page essay with sources- "What do we mean by the Christian 
Virtue of Hope?" due on Tues, 12/15

Typed, Double Spaced, Times New Roman Font, 12 point size, justified 
margins with at least five parenthetical references and a cover page 
and a works cited page.


2. Quiz on Fri, 12/11



Week of 11/30-

1. Due on Tues, 12/8- 2 page essay- please read chapter 2 in The 
Essential Moral Handbook- "Do you think that right-ordered thinking 
is possible in the contemporary world?"

Week of 11/23

1. Due on Tuesday, December 1- choose one Father of the Church and 
give a one page essay on his life and theology.

2. Exam on Tuesday, December 1.


Week of 11/9

1. Exam on Thursday, 11/12

Topics to be studied:

John's Gospel
Acts of the Apostles
St. Paul
Book of Revelation
Judaism
Islam
Lutheranism
Atheism
World views

2. Due on Friday, 11/13, using textbook chapter one as a guide, write 
a 250-300 word essay on how false and incomplete images of God affect 
our spiritual and moral lives. TYPED and worth 25 points.


****EXTRA-CREDIT ASSIGNMENT- COUNTS AS A TEST GRADE- CHOOSE ONE OF 
THE SIGNS IN JOHN 1-12 AND WRITE A ONE PAGE REFLECTION ON IT! (DUE 
FRIDAY, 10/16)

Week of 10/13

1. Choose one epistle of the Apostle Paul and give a one page summary-
 due on Thursday, 10/15

2. Quiz on Friday, 10/16
Week of 10/6 
1. Exam on Friday, 10/10

Week of 9/28-10/2

1. Please write a one page essay on any figure found in Matthew 1: 
the genealogy of Jesus, due on Wednesday, 9/30.

2. Quiz on Friday, 10/2


Week of 9/21-25

1. Exam on Tuesday, 9/22

Week of 9/14-9/18

1. Quiz on Friday on Class notes


Theology III: Foundations of Christian Morality

Instructor: Rev. John P. Cush, STL 

Text: The Essential Moral Handbook: A Guide for Catholics by O'Neill 
and Black. Liguori Press. 2006 

Course Description: This class intends to introduce students to the 
foundations of Catholic Morality as found in Scripture, Tradition and 
Magisterium. Following an outline provided by the Ten Commandments 
and The Catechism of the Catholic Church, the student will hopefully 
be able to integrate the teachings and laws of the Church into his 
own lived experience of faith. PLEASE NOTE: This year, the class will 
conclude material begun in Theology II: Scripture by studying in the 
first quarter the Gospel of John, Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles 
of Paul, the Catholic Epistles and the Book of Revelation.

 Grade Breakdown: 20% Homework and Participation; 80% Quizzes, Exams 
and Papers. 

Required Materials: Students are to have a marble notebook. 

Homework: All homework will be posted for the quarter on the 
Instructor’s website. All homework comes from the assigned textbook. 
It is the responsibility of the student to keep up with the homework.

 Duval Essay: In the third quarter, the student will participate in 
the Annual Duval Essay. The grade for the student’s Duval Essay will 
be counted as an exam grade for that quarter. 

Papers: There will be at least one (1) three (3) to four (4) page 
essay assigned each semester that will count as an exam grade. Each 
essay must be typed, double-spaced, 3-4 pages in length. Essays will 
be graded on content, grammar, spelling, syntax and style. Essays 
must be handed in on the assigned due date. Failure to do so will 
result in a loss of 2 points each school day. No e-mailed homework 
will be accepted. I must have a print copy of your essay. 

Exams: Each quarter will have at least two exams. Material will be 
based on both the text’s assigned readings as well as class notes. 

Quizzes: There will be a quiz each week that an exam is not 
administered. All the quizzes of a quarter will be averaged together 
to form one test grade.