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Title
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Theme
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Key
Concepts
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Unit
One
"Getting It Together"
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A
life of chastity is part of God's loving plan. This includes
family, friends, fun and a healthy self-esteem. Our responsibility
is to keep God in the center of our lives and use our free
will to do good.
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- chastity
- loving
God & family
- our
uniqueness
- friendship
- sexual
self-control
- needs
vs. desires
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Unit
Two "God's Gifts"
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God
created us in His image, male and female, with beauty and
order. Although we have fallen to original sin, Jesus Christ
has provided us with the stength and support to be virtuous
lovers of God.
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- our
creation
- our
biology
- complementarity
of men and women
- Orginial
sin
- salvation
through Jesus Christ
- Church
teachings and the dispensation of grace
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Unit
Three "The Great Race"
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The
goal of our life is to be Christ-like. Enjoyment of our dating
years includes modesty, purity and virtue in thoughts and
actions. Being set on our goal gives us courage to resist
temptation or to admit our failures, to seek forgiveness and
to stay on the track to holiness.
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- free
will
- temptation
- modesty
- dating
- infatuation
vs. love
- God's
law and natural law
- guilt
- saints
and role models
- Sacrament
of Penance and the Eucharist
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Unit
Four "The Call"
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The
virtue of chastity provides real freedom to choose our life's
vocation, be it religious, single or married. God provides
the guidance and strength to live out His call with love.
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- vocation
choices
- consecrated
life
- sacramentality
of marriage
- the
bond of love & life
- being
prolife
- abortion
- natural
family planning
- commitment
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