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December 16, 2020This is a two-volume set on Catholic Church teaching on morality for seniors in high school. There are 30 chapters all together with 15 chapters per volume. There also are 60 short-form videos that go with the chapters that are found on the website for Augustine Institute – augustineinstitute.org.
There also is a teacher's manual available. According to the introduction this is a “year-long curriculum in Catholic apologetics produced by the Augustine Institute in Colorado in partnership with the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y.”
“The purpose of the set is to provide high school seniors information to know their Catholic faith deeper and to be able to share it effectively.”
Volume one discusses who and what we are, science and reason, God's existence, creation, scripture, the Eucharist, and other topics. There are sidebars, color and black and white illustrations, and at the end of each chapter are review questions, and a suggested book to read connected with the chapter's topic. Volume two discusses modern day morality like sexuality, life issues, Catholic social teaching, suffering, death and the afterlife.
This set is not for the general reader. The website at Augustine Institute is a great addition to the set with its videos and other materials available. This set also could be used by college students and other adults curious about Catholic morality.
The topics are thought provoking and encourages the reader to ponder the topics.
Br. Benet Exton, O.S.B., Saint Gregory's Abbey, Shawnee, is a freelance writer for the Sooner Catholic.
