Sacraments

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.

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.

Eastertide events and symbols – questions and activities

Laura Kings 22 May 2025 EH

Support students to understand the Easter season, the role of Jesus and the Spirit, how the season relates to the sacrament of Confirmation and how it is celebrated in the Parish.

Gifts from the Holy Spirit

Skye Eshman 22 May 2025 EH

Confirmation is more than just a rite of passage – it’s a transformative moment in a young Catholic’s faith journey.

Why does the Resurrection matter? Questions and activities

Laura Kings 15 May 2025 EH

Explore the key events of the Resurrection and the disciples’ responses. Reflect on how their journey from fear to faith can deepen our understanding of what it means to live as Christians today.

Statement of truth

Ann Rennie 12 May 2025 EH

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

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.

Explorations: The Council of Nicaea

Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ 12 May 2025 EH

The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea produced the Church’s first universal creed.

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.

AC+ resources on the Sacrament of Confirmation

Laura Kings and Staff 9 May 2025 EH

For our AC+ subscribers: Here are some resources that might be helpful in engaging students in reflection and conversation around the Sacrament of Confirmation.

AC+ resources on the Sacrament of Holy Communion

6 May 2025 EH

For our AC+ subscribers: Here are some resources that might be helpful in engaging students in reflection and conversation around the Sacrament of Holy Communion.