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WHAT IS OUR MISSION?
WHAT IS OUR MISSION? As Christians we are all involved in varying ways in the one mission: to bring about the fullness of life for all peoples in all places and times as Jesus ardently desired. “Christ carries out his mission through the Church.” This Mission consists of “… witness … dialogue, human promotion, commitment to justice and peace, education and the care of the sick, and aid to the poor and to children.” (RM. No 9 & 20) The…
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Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church
Are there proofs for the Resurrection of Jesus? 106: There are no proofs for the Resurrection of Jesus in the scientific sense. There are, however, very strong individual and collective testimonies by a large number of contemporaries of those events in Jerusalem. [639-644, 647, 656-657] The oldest written testimony to the Resurrection is a letter that St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians around twenty years after Christ’s death: “For I delivered to you as of first importance what…
Science and Religion
Proof of an Intelligent Designer
e cannot prove that God exists by scientific experiment. That would be like trying to measure the speed of light using a thermometer, which can’t be done because they are entirely different things. But did our creator leave sufficient proof of his existence for us to find him? RECOGNISING INTELLIGENCE Scientists became very excited when they first discovered stone tools together with bones in a cave, as the stone tools were the evidence of a tool maker. The scientists recognized…
Bible Stories
Joshua and the walls of Jericho (Joshua 6:1-27)
BATTLE OF JERICHO After the death of Moses, God appointed Joshua to be the leader of the Israelites. Under God’s guidance, Joshua and the people of Israel were preparing to conquer the land of Canaan. One of the first strongholds that they had to tackle was the walled city of Jericho. Earlier some Israelite spies had sneaked into the city where they hid in the house of Rahab, who protected them from being captured. The plan that God had for…
Saints
St. Joseph of Cupertino
St. Joseph of Cupertino St Joseph of Cupertino is invoked by many students to help with their exams. He was a holy man and a great Saint, despite being academically challenged. HIS CHILDHOOD St. Joseph of Cupertino was born near Naples, Italy in 1603 into a very poor family. He was not a very bright child and struggled with the simplest school work. This made him an object of fun for his school friends and neighbours. He knew that…
Saints
Saint- Nicholas Owen- The Carpenter
This is the inspiring story of how an ordinary lay man used his extraordinary practical skills to preserve the Catholic faith in England during a time of intense persecution. HIS EARLY LIFE Nicholas Owen was born around 1562 in Oxford and was the son of a Carpenter. His parents were devoutly Catholic and he was brought up in the faith. The faith-filled young man was apprenticed to an Oxford joiner for eight years where he learnt all his skill…
Science and Religion
Experience God through Science
I started to question my beliefs Growing up in a strong Catholic family, I was grounded in my Catholic faith, going to Mass regularly and receiving the Sacraments. As a young child I found it all very exciting and I accepted and believed what I was taught. However, as I grew older and my knowledge of the world increased, I started to question my beliefs and came to a point of not believing in God. I was not happy This…
Bible Stories
THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON- 1 KINGS 3: 1-15
Who was King Solomon? King Solomon is remembered as the wisest man who ever lived. “I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.” (1 Kings 3:12) He was the second son of King David and Bathsheba and possessed many talents. He was a writer, a poet, an architect and a scientist. King Solomon built the first ever temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem and…
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Saints – St. Maria Goretti
AS CHRISTIANS WE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING OUR HEARTS, MINDS AND BODIES PURE. TEMPTATIONS TO SIN ARE ALL AROUND US. THIS IS THE STORY OF MARIA GORETTI, A TEENAGE SAINT WHO LAID DOWN HER LIFE FOR WHAT SHE BELIEVED. HER CHILDHOOD Maria Teresa Goretti was born on October 16, 1890 in Corinaldo, Italy. Her parents were Luigi Goretti and Assunta Carlini. Maria was the third of seven children in the poor farming family. By the time she was…
