Homelessness

Young, active and living Catholic Social Teachings - Questions and activities

Laura Kings 9 November 2023 EH

The following questions and activities help students make connections between Catholic theology, social teachings and lived experience. In the early years, we start by taking a look at houses (ours, Jesus’ and God’s) as a way of building the knowledge and skills to do this.

Recognising and celebrating the gifts of all God’s children – questions and activities

Laura Kings 7 September 2023 EH

How do we use our God-given gifts for good? How do we recognise and celebrate the God-given gifts of others? How do we make sure all God’s children who are made in His image are included?

Small town kindness and compassion

Skye Morgan 29 August 2023 EH

One of our young writers reflects on homelessness in rural and regional areas compared to metropolitan areas.

Human Rights – Questions and activities

Laura Kings 10 August 2022

World Humanitarian Day is a global celebration of people helping people. We take a look at what this really means in the accompanying set of classroom resources to ‘Explorations: Human rights and the Holy Spirit’ by Andrew Hamilton SJ.

Catholic Social Teaching on Homelessness – Questions and Answers

Micheal McVeigh 28 July 2022

These classroom resources support students in understanding and exploring the issue of homelessness in the classroom.

Catholic Social Justice – Questions and Activities

Laura Kings 15 June 2022

What does social justice mean in schools and how can we helps students enact social justice in their lives? Developing empathy skills is a great way to help students understand social justice.

A letter to a street seller

Michael McGirr 22 May 2022

Enjoying the observations of, and conversation with, those who sell The Big Issue.

Season of the Spirit Week 4: Care for the homeless

6 May 2021 EH

How will we care for the homeless as a community?

Explorations: Social justice and the margins

17 February 2021 EH

Catholic Social Teaching is an important part of a faith that does justice. In this Explorations, we explore what it means to have a concern for those at the margins.

Where every person finds a welcome

16 February 2021 EH

One of our young writers interviews Damian Walsh, the Director of The Shopfront in Perth.

Resources for the social justice hero's journey

17 June 2020 EH

Further ideas for the knowledge, experience, reflection and activity sections of the Social Justice Hero's Journey.

Faith Matters – To love and serve

20 November 2019

At Christmas time organisations such as St Vincent de Paul, that do so much to help the marginalised, are even more necessary. During Advent we have the chance to support their work.

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