Conduct an inquiry examining the degree to which church teachings, practices or relationships have evolved over time such as:

• teachings on suicide, slavery, or priest celibacy
• practices involving the roles of laity or women within the Church
• relationships with Indigenous peoples, scientific communities, or people who are gender and sexually diverse.

Investigate the evolving nature of the Mass and the sacraments of the Church.

Describe how relationships evolve through dialogue such as:

• ecumenical (Evangelical Christians, Anglicans)
• interfaith (Buddhists, Hindus)
• secular (Atheists, Agnostics, Relativists).

Analyze the Catholic teaching that private revelation continues salvation history and reveals God's message through examples such as:

• St. Hildegarde
• St. Bridget of Sweden
• St. Vincent Ferrer
• St. Juan Diego
• Marian apparitions (e.g., Akita, Lourdes, Fatima).

Investigate the mission and characteristics and predict future roles of Catholic religious orders such as:

• priestly orders (e.g., Spiritans, Jesuits, Basilians, Missionary Congregation of St. Andrew the Apostle)
• orders of priests and brothers (e.g., Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Redemptorists)
• male and female orders (e.g., Carmelites, Order of St. Benedict)
• female orders (e.g,. Ursulines, Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate, Sisters of the Precious Blood, Grey Nuns, Sisters of St. Joseph, Sisters of the Presentation).

Research and debate influential theological views on topics such as:

• the doctrine of the Trinity
• the union of Christ's humanity and divinity (e.g., hypostatic union, Incarnation, heresies including Arianism or Gnosticism)
• reformation theology (e.g., marriage, divorce and indulgences)
• contemporary issues (e.g., female clergy, same-sex marriage, 'restored order' of sacraments in the Roman rite, distribution of Eucharist to civilly divorced and re-married Catholics).

Collaborate with peers to propose ideas to ensure the future relevance of the Church.