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AC+ holiday reading, viewing and listening guide

Rebecca Lerve and Laura Kings 12 December 2023 EH

This guide offers good holiday reading, viewing and listening to entertain your interests – including history, music, art, poetry, nature, film, sport and self-care. Plus we offer a few fun reads to keep you busy over the holidays. Enjoy!

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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.

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Gaming the Gospels - What is love?

Laura Kings 3 August 2023 EH

What is love and how does God show his love for us? Explore these questions and more with this fun activity.

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Understanding the mass and the wisdom of St Thomas - questions and activities

Laura Kings 15 June 2023 EH

These questions and activities help students to deepen their understanding of the Mass and then explore matters of faith by learning from the example of St Thomas the Apostle.

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Questions and activities - Jesus raises Jairus daughter and heals ten lepers

Laura Kings 8 June 2023 EH

Explore two stories of miracles performed by Jesus' and consider how these stories relate to our experience today.

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Everyone's Mum

By Fr Ross Jones SJ 18 May 2023

A warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, the following contains references to a person now deceased.In these days of reflection concerning the coming referendum on “The Voice”, my thoughts turn to another mum. When I attend regular Board Meetings at Redfern Jarjum College, I pass a very formidable statue of ‘Mum’ Shirl, so much a local hero there.

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AC+ Resources on the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

Laura Kings 16 May 2023 EH

This resources guide not only considers the sacrament of anointing of the sick, but themes of caring, grief, mortality, martyrdom, resurrection and the afterlife. 

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Exploring the Holy Land - questions and activities

Laura Kings 4 May 2023 EH

Help students to develop a geographical, historical, political, and faith understanding of the Holy Land. They will also deepen their understanding of the concept of Catholic pilgrimage. Younger students will enjoy exploring their local parish.

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AC+ Resources on Mary, Mother of God

Laura Kings 2 May 2023 EH

Mary plays a central role in Catholic devotion. Find a selection of articles and resources on Mary in this collection. 

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Considering the role of ritual on ANZAC Day and in Catholicism - questions and activities

Laura Kings 20 April 2023 EH

Understanding the nature of rituals is a very important part of practicing Catholicism. The classroom questions and activities use ANZAC Day as a vehicle for more closely exploring Catholic Rituals and for reinforcing the message of peace. 

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Catholic perspectives on harmony - Questions and activities

Laura Kings 15 March 2023 EH

These questions and activities look at ways we can live in harmony and according to Catholic values at school, home and in the wider world. 

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Sacraments of Service questions and activities

Laura Kings 9 March 2023 EH

These classroom questions and activities start with a general look at the sacraments for early learners and then zero in on the sacraments of service, religious vocations and marriage, as learners become more advanced. 

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