Politics and religion

Religious difference and friendship – questions and activities

Laura Kings 20 February 2025

These questions and activities consider how to reach out the hand of friendship, particularly in the context of religious differences by employing the metaphor of building bridges.

Gaming the Gospels - Jesus’ bridge-building adventure

Laura Kings 20 February 2025 EH

Participants will work in teams to complete challenges based on Bible stories where Jesus interacts with people from different backgrounds.

Investigating world religions from a Catholic perspective – questions and activities

Laura Kings 13 February 2025 EH

These questions and activities help students explore and compare different world religions, emphasising their similarities and differences. The goal is to foster an appreciation for diverse faith traditions while reinforcing the Catholic understanding of religious respect and dialogue.

Peace and dialogue - questions and activities

Laura Kings 13 February 2025

These questions and activities consider how Catholics can build peace and take part in respectful dialogue with other faith groups.

Gaming the Gospels – ‘Courageous choices’ card game

Laura Kings 28 November 2024 EH

This game challenges participants to explore how they can apply values of courage, sacrifice, and mercy in real-life scenarios, inspired by the example of Saint Tarcisius.

Gaming the Gospels – Acts of courage

Laura Kings 28 November 2024 EH

In this game, participants reflect on acts of everyday courage, exploring how profound acts of faith can emerge from seemingly simple choices.

AC+ Resources on Promoting Peace and the Catholic Church

Laura Kings 18 October 2024 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+ guide to parables in the Bible

Laura Kings 27 August 2024 EH

Use this guide to explore a range of parables in the Bible, with many suggested articles offering modern contexts for considering ancient lessons.

Making good decisions and developing resilience – questions and activities

Laura Kings 30 May 2024 EH

These classroom questions and activities explore making good decisions like the Good Samaritan and being resilient like Jesus. They also examine contemporary contexts, such as resilience through faith in sports and making good decisions on significant issues.

Suffering, reconciliation, honouring and healing – questions and activities

Laura Kings 23 May 2024 EH

In these eclectic notes, primary school students will look at the sacraments of healing and funeral rites. Older grades will consider what the Bible tells us about suffering and examine how Catholics can use their understanding of reconciliation to heal wounds and repair relationships by considering National Reconciliation Week.

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.

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.

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