Building peace

Nurturing peace on Anzac Day – questions and activities

Laura Kings 10 April 2024

This comprehensive guide offers teachers a structured approach to exploring essential Catholic values of love, justice, forgiveness, and reconciliation within the context of peacebuilding.

All Saints, All Souls and Catholic remembrance – questions and activities

Laura Kings 6 November 2023 EH

Catholic remembrance is about gratitude, learning and connecting with those who are already in God’s presence. The antithesis of this is glorifying war. As Catholics remember, we consider the preciousness of each human and how God loves us all.

Christianity in a climate for change - Questions and activities

Laura Kings 6 November 2023 EH

These questions and activities teach students how to deal with change in their own lives and then explore how change interacts with Church teachings and belief.

Listening, understanding, reconciling, healing and forgiving – questions and activities

Laura Kings 6 November 2023 EH

While these questions and activities were designed for use before and after the Voice campaign, they are general in nature and suitable for use with teaching a Catholic approach to any divisive or polarising social issue.

AC+ Resources on Promoting Peace and the Catholic Church

Laura Kings 26 October 2023 EH

This collection of resources explores Catholic perspectives on Peace. War is the antithesis of how we as Catholics are called by the Holy Spirit to live. Recent Catholic thinkers, including Pope Francis, have questioned whether anything can justify the pursuit of war over the pursuit of peace.

AC+ resources on solidarity

Laura Kings 17 October 2023 EH

For our AC+ subscribers: please find a selection of Australian Catholics articles to support your lessons on Catholic Social Teaching - solidarity.

Remembering a man’s work for others after Hiroshima

By Laura Kings 16 October 2023

The experiences of people such as former Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe illustrate the Catholic desire to promote peace, focus on human dignity, act for others and to never glorify acts of war.

AC+ resources on rights and responsibilities

Laura Kings 16 October 2023 EH

For our AC+ subscribers: Please find a selection of Australian Catholics articles to support your lessons on Catholic Social Teaching - rights and responsibilities.

AC+ Resources Guide on Catholic culture and identity

Laura Kings 20 September 2023 EH

This resource guide supports discussions and learning around inclusion and diversity in the Catholic Church and the wider Australian community, as we consider the theme, ‘You, me and us’.

Saintly sports – questions and activities

By Laura Kings 14 September 2023 EH

The big question is – is winning the only thing that matters?

Two important celebrations – the Wedding at Cana and the Last Supper

Laura Kings 7 September 2023 EH

Jesus revealed his true divine nature at the wedding at Cana, while he shared a way for us to remember his love at the Last Supper.

Superhero Christians – Questions and activities

Laura Kings 7 September 2023 EH

The original superheroes were biblical and the hero’s journey is a story archetype found in most cultures across the world. There is so much we can learn from stories about working to be good and fighting for good.

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