Until recently, the Catholic Church accepted the application of capital punishment under certain circumstances.
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The Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer, or the Our Father, is probably one of the best known prayers of our Christian faith. It could also be the most recited prayers in the Christian faith.
Open Your Hearts this Advent
This year seems to have flown by! I know we all say it every year, but it really does seem as though 2018 has gone particularly fast. And this time of year is always so busy!
Church Upholds Sanctity of Confession
The South Australian Parliament has passed a law, effective in October, which requires priests to report cases of child sexual abuse heard during confession.
Studies of Religion Overview
From 2019, the Studies of Religion units will have Overview sections.
Because these units are so large, the team at Understanding Faith has added a quick reference contents page that links you straight to the content.
Look for these under: ‘Part 1: Overview’ of each Studies of Religion unit.
Are you teaching ‘Studies in Catholic Thought’ next year?
Look no further! Understanding Faith has everything you need!
The team at Understanding Faith have put together brand new units with everything you need to start teaching. Check out out release dates below:
Youth Survey Highlights Concerns
In 2017, the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Conference initiated a survey of young people aged 16 to 29 to highlight the concerns of young people.
The survey was the largest ever survey of young Catholics. Archbishop Fisher, the Bishop’s delegate for youth, revealed that over 15 000 young Catholics responded ‘passionately and earnestly’.
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
In 2015, Pope Francis declared September 1 as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
NSW Catholic Schools Helping Farmers
The Catholic Voice has reported on the action of Catholic Schools across NSW who are helping the drought affected farmers. Schools are helping in a variety of ways, including fee relief, counselling and donations.