Theology Department

Pictured, Back Row, L-R: Matt Schulte, Paul Griffith, Greg Allen, Zach Lantz, Angela Steiert, Jack Krouse, S.J. Front Row, L-R Austin Salzwedel, Sara Salzwedel, Greg Moore, Jason Danner, Russell Fiorella, Conor Lane.

Department Philosophy

The Theology Department at Jesuit High School seeks to transform students through facilitating an encounter with the living Christ. Such an encounter ignites the soul and sets aflame a commitment to embody Christ to the world. We embark on this faith journey with students of all religious backgrounds and traditions, inviting all students to greater self-knowledge and discovery. Graduates will carry with them a seasoned relationship with the Catholic Church, thoughtfully acknowledging her wounds and celebrating her joys. It is our call to boldly proclaim an Ignatian dedication to faith that does justice while sustaining students’ spirits through prayer and reflection. With confidence, we, the Theology Department, will teach passionately as Christ taught so that our students may be recognized as companions of Jesus, courageously encountering the world through the love of the Gospel and the hope of the resurrection.

As a Jesuit work sponsored by the Society of Jesus, we align our curriculum and programs with the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching and the four Universal Apostolic Preferences that guide all Jesuit works. See our Arrupe Center for Justice Education & Advocacy page for more information about how Jesuit engages in this mission-driven work.

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Program Overview
Connection to Christian Service

Program Overview

The JHS Theology program consists of 4 years (8 semesters) of required courses. The freshman and sophomore levels are year-long courses designed to introduce students to the major themes of our program: faith formation, Ignatian spirituality, Christian justice, sacramentality, Kingdom of God, and scripture.

As juniors and seniors, our students are able to select from a number of course offerings, including:

Peace and Justice
Sacraments of Prayer
Christian Relationships
Ethics
Problems of Faith
Prophetic Voices
World Religions
Catholicism and Contemporary Culture

Connection to Christian Service

As a school in the Ignatian tradition, we consider ourselves to be “contemplatives in action.” While we know the study of theology is an important part of a student’s formation, we also recognize that such faith must be lived out in the world. To this end, the Theology Department is proud of the special relationship we have with the Arrupe Center for Justice.

Each year, the Theology Department seeks to integrate community service into our curriculum as we ask students to reflect on their service experiences.