One such project is the infectious disease project. European Culture - During the second semester students in the European class prepare an oral presentation on contemporary topics . For this project students use library resources and pre-selected Internet sites. Students learn to use Reference materials such as Bible dictionaries and Bible commentaries. Students also learn to apply the documents of Vatican II to their biblical passage using the Welcome to the Catholic Church CD and the Christus Rex Internet Site English Paper - Every sophomore writes a literary research paper.
Students begin by reading a book and developing a thesis.
They then write a critical essay using primary source quotations to prove their theses. Next, students research critical essays using resources in the O'Rourke Library and then incorporate the chosen secondary source material into the critical essay. They are required to use resources from the last two years only. The librarian instructs the students in the use of the Dialog at CARL and Infotrac databases. Every junior writes a small current events paper in United States history.