This course offered to freshmen focuses on relationships - primarily on the relationship one has with God, Self and Others.  This course also includes an introduction to the Lasallian learning community and the tradition of which St. Joe's is a part.

The Living Word of God

This course provides an introduction to the Sacred Scripture as God's communication of God's plan to the world (revelation).  In this course the students will encounter the living word of God through coming to know the people of salvation history - ultimately Jesus Christ as God's revelation.

God's Visible Sign of Love

This course leads the student to a deeper understanding of God's revelation through the incarnate Jesus Christ.  The course allows the student to begin understanding discipleship as the appropriate response to God's love.  Coming to know God's love through Jesus Christ, the student learns begins to see who he is called to be. 

This course offered to sophomores focuses on the Bible.

The Old Testament
This course is a "journey" through the Old Testament where the students meet the people of salvation history, including the early leaders of Israel; the judges, kings and the prophets.  Revelation, both Divine and natural, is explored as are inspiration, interpretation and exegesis.

The New Testament
This course continue the journey with an in-depth study of the God News of Jesus Christ found in the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Letters and the book of Revelation.  By exploring the challenges faced by the first disciples and the early Church, the student learns of the challenges faced by the believer and the Church today.

This course offered to juniors focuses on morality.
Offering a basis in Scripture, the Tradition of the Church and a well formed conscience, the student delves into the individual moral challenge a believer faces each day, the issues faced by contemporary society and our responsibility for each other on a global level.

This college level course is offered to all seniors and is an introduction to the study of religion.  The course focuses on the common elements [ritual, ethics, view of God, view of humanity, the afterlife, the origins of things, sacred texts, the human problem, evil] present in most religions as well as an exploration of some of the individual religious traditions [Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam] of the world; with a comparison of these religions to Roman Catholicism and in particular through the lenses of the Lasallian and Jesuit traditions.

Students are offered the opportunity to earn 3 college credit hours through the Department of Religious Studies and Theology of Canisius College by application at the beginning of the year and upon successful completion of the course of studies.  The Canisius College Course Brochure titles this course RST 101- Introduction to Religious Studies.

Upon graduation, the student requests a transcript from Canisius College to be sent to the college he will be attending.

There is an extra fee to take this course for college credit.