Catholic social teaching

Shining with hope: Questions and activities

Laura Kings 12 June 2025

These teacher’s notes explore how hope, optimism, joy, emotional honesty and resilience shape young people’s faith and actions. Drawing on contemporary reflections and the scriptural metaphor of light, the notes invite students to live out their Catholic faith through service, courage and love.

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AC+ resources for retreats and formation days on friendship and relationship building

Laura Kings 11 June 2025 EH

This retreat guide offers session ideas to help students explore friendship through a Christian lens, reflecting on how their relationships can show the love and kindness of Christ.

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Anticipating the morning

Kaitlyn Bosco 5 June 2025 EH

Jesus once again leaves his Apostles, but this time they look forward to a different future.

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Families blog – Understanding the Creed

Michael McGirr 24 May 2025

The creed creates community: As we give thanks for the life of Pope Francis, we can give thanks for the many ways he helped us put belief into practice.

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Families blog – Sing justice, sing peace

Fiona Dyball 24 May 2025

There is a wealth of resources for congregations to sing justice and peace.

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Families blog – Statement of truth

Ann Rennie 24 May 2025

We are defined by our beliefs and how we live out those beliefs in our words and actions, personally and in community.

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Fourteen stations of the Resurrection

Michael McGirr 22 May 2025 EH

We are familiar with the stations of the cross, a way of being with Jesus as he suffers, but we could also pray 14 stations of the Resurrection.

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Proclamation of belief

Julian Butler SJ 12 May 2025 EH

For Catholics the Nicene Creed is more than a statement of facts, it is a proclamation of belief.

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Saints for all seasons: An orthodox fighter

Peter Fleming 12 May 2025 EH

Saint Gregory of Nazianzus brought his first-rate theological mind to the debate over the nature of God.

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Faithful vignettes

Luciana Romanski 12 May 2025 EH

Learning about how others practise their faith can help us reflect on our own faithful routines and rituals.

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Mass attendance

Thea Kurniawan 12 May 2025 EH

The reasons may be personal but going to Mass is a public declaration of faith.

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A letter to Satan

Alex Woolnough 12 May 2025 EH

Millions upon millions of people renounce Satan and his works every day when they attend Mass and live the Beatitudes.

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