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About The Teacher
My name is Jeffrey Michael McGivern. I was born and raised in Hawaii and was a student of Catholic Schools throughout my education. I am a Catholic Christian and my parish is St. Anthony of Padua in Kailua. I teach 7TH and 8TH Grade catechism on Sunday mornings and I assist with the 2ND Year Confirmation program on Sunday evenings. Monday through Friday you can find me teaching at Maryknoll School: High School Division. I teach 9TH graders Introduction To Catholic Christianity (Catholicism) and Morality. I teach 10TH graders Christology and Sacred Scriptures and the 11TH and 12TH Graders World Religions. I began at Maryknoll in 2003, as the High School Campus Minister and taught part-time in the classroom. My wife has been a Middle School teacher at Maryknoll Grade School for the last 17 years. We have three wonderful children: Micah (13 years old), Matthew (10 years old) and Malia (8 years old). All three of our children attend Maryknoll Grade School. Feel free to contact me at any time with any questions or concerns you may have. God bless you and have a wonderful day!

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Mission
Introduction to Catholicism is an overview of Catholic Christianity. Through class activities, readings, group projects and prayer, we will explore what it means to be a Catholic Christian. The course gives each student an opportunity to look at his/her development and identity, the meaning of religious faith, an overview of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures as well as the traditions that have emerged from the Apostles and their successors in faith. We will explore this course with prayer, spirituality and the Sacraments. Christian Morality: Morality, at it's heart, is doing the right thing. What is the right thing to do in all situations? Christians believe there is a strong link between living a moral (good) life and happiness. Morality draws on human reason, experience, and divine revelation. We have gifts of intelligence, wisdom, and freedom. Our choices and actions form our character. Someone with a good moral character is normally a person who is virtuous, fully human and loving to oneself, others and God. This course will discuss the steps to living a good, moral virtuous life and developing sound, moral decision making processes. Our choices, consequences, learning and growing, will affect our present and future life and it is essential to discuss what we say and do everyday because it shapes and guides us along our journey of life.