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Vatican II
Movement of the Holy Spirit The movement of God’s Holy Spirit was seen in the External factors that lead up to the Council. Topic Information Signs of the Holy Spirit …
Read more →Key themes in the Australian Catholic story
INTRODUCTION Four broad stages to Australian Catholic Story: Firstly, it was an Immigrant Church: with an English hierarchy followed by significant numbers of Irish, the …
Read more →Growth after Reformation
Growth after Reformation
Read more →Signs and Symbols
SYMBOL SUMMARY THE POWER OF A SYMBOL Symbols are splendid, richer than mere signs Symbols create greater meaning and offer a deeper understanding ELEMENTS OF A SYMBOL 1 A …
Read more →Sacraments celebrating God’s Gifts
Three Elements Of Gift Giving: Gifts reveal something of the giver. Gifts have invisible elements. Gifts can leads to something deeper in life. GIFTS REVEAL SOMETHING OF …
Read more →What is prayer?
Prayer is communicating or talking with God. When we pray we seek God’s companionship as we journey through the ups and downs of our life’s journey. Prayer is a …
Read more →Jesus and Paul- Parallel lives
A THE SAME AGE A SHARED STORY Jesus and Paul were approximately the same age. Jesus Matthew’s Gospel presents Jesus being born in the two years preceding the death of …
Read more →Jesus the parable
A JESUS – ‘THE PARABLE’ A parable is a story or sign that declares the presence of the Kingdom of God and this announcement can cause a clash with the audience. Dialogue …
Read more →The Prophets
PROPHETIC PROBLEMS IN ISRAEL AND JUDAH The Story of the Prophets in the Old Testament The origin, life and demise of prophesy A INTRODUCTION TO PROPHECY DIVINIZATION The …
Read more →Five Churches founded by Paul
Introduction. In his mission to proclaim the Good news of Jesus Christ Paul set up Churches in Galatia, Philippi, Thessalonika, Corinth and Ephesus. Each of these …
Read more →Here for you
Notification regarding - Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) As an interim measure for the global health situation, KWL Digital access was made freely available for those …
Read more →KWL Digital for Primary Schools – 2019!
Hi all, after a lot of very hard work, our office is very proud to announce the availability of our ‘To Know, Worship & Love’ (KWL) Digital for Primary Schools. The …
Read more →Ethical Thinking Appendix 1 – Analysing ethical arguments
Appendix 1 - Analysing ethical arguments Introduction Using embryonic stem cells for research An argument against using embryonic stem cells for research Euthanasia An …
Read more →Ethical Thinking Appendix 2 – When a Catholic Marries
Appendix 2 - When a Catholic Marries The Church takes marriage very seriously. Catholic tradition regarding marriage draws on two thousand years of pastoral experience. …
Read more →KWL Offline Sync and Safari
The KWL Viewer App has always been offering the ‘Offline Sync’ feature on browsers that support it namely Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. This feature …
Read more →Enrichment Resources
Please see below teacher guides for our current KWL Enrichment Resources. Challenge of ReformationThe Human Experience of Reconciliation Elements of Belonging The …
Read more →New KWL Digital for 2018!
Hi all, this is the first of our ‘In The Know’ RE Texts blog posts to keep you up to date with all the developments on our ‘To Know, Worship & Love’ (KWL) RE …
Read more →KWL Primary Companion
Teachers guide for To Know, Worship and Love Primary content. Download the KWL Primary Companion.
Read more →Catholic Studies
Chapter One - God Catholic Encyclopedia on existence of God www.newadvent.org/cathen/14569a.htm#### Chapter Two - Jesus the Christ From Jesus to Christ …
Read more →Ethical Thinking
Ethical Thinking Appendix Appendix 1 - Analysing ethical argumentsAppendix 2 - When a Catholic Marries### 1997 Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd edn) 1997, Vatican. …
Read more →LUTHER – A creative reformer
by Bishop Peter J. Elliott One of three articles published in the Catholic Weekly, Sydney, May 2017, 500 year since Luther proposed his theses. ### Luther the Catechist …
Read more →LUTHER – His teachings
by Bishop Peter J. Elliott One of three articles published in the Catholic Weekly, Sydney, May 2017, 500 year since Luther proposed his theses. ### Luther At Melbourne …
Read more →LUTHER – His life and times
by Bishop Peter J. Elliott One of three articles published in the Catholic Weekly, Sydney, May 2017, 500 year since Luther proposed his theses. ### Luther In my final …
Read more →Blackline Masters: Year 2 Unit 8
Year 2 Unit 8 To download this image click here.
Read more →Blackline Masters: Prep Unit 10
Prep Unit 10: Baptism To download this image click here.
Read more →Blackline Masters: Prep Unit 3
Prep Unit 3: The Lost Sheep Maze To download this image click here.
Read more →A Guided Tour of Evangelium Vitæ
by Very Rev Prof Anthony Fisher OP ‘A precise and vigorous reaffirmation of the value of human life and its inviolability, and at the same time a pressing appeal …
Read more →THE MIRACLES OF JESUS
by Rev. Mgr. Peter J. Elliott Miraculous Phenomena in the Life of Christ and His Church #### WHAT IS A MIRACLE? We use the word “miracle” freely, even casually, in modern …
Read more →Mother Mary of the Cross-Her Personality, Her Spirit
The Story of Mary McKillop #### PART 1 Mary McKillop was an Australian. She was born on the 15th January 1842, in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, a few hundred yards where St …
Read more →Prayer of Saint Augustine
A PRAYER OF ST AUGUSTINE> Lord, you are the light of the minds who know you, the life of the souls who love you, and the strength of the souls who serve you. Help us to …
Read more →Blackline Masters: Year 2 Unit 11
Year 2 Unit 11: The Rosary To download this image click here.
Read more →Devotion to Saint Anthony- The Wonder Worker of Padua
by Benedict O’Donoghue O.F.M Devotion to the Saints has always been a great characteristic of our Catholic life. These blessed souls have ever had a place in our hearts …
Read more →Our Lady Help of Christians
Michael Daniel Looking at the history of the devotion to Our Lady Help of Christians, and how Mary's intercession is imperative in the life of Christian people. Looking …
Read more →Dating The Books Of The New Testament
From Part I, Chapter 5, of: Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine by Archbishop M. Sheehan, revised. by Rev. Peter Joseph, St Austin Press, (London 2001) In this updated …
Read more →Evangelization Through the Family: in Faith, Hope and Love
A deep article on the resurrection and the universe. Looking at the family as a means to propagate Catholic Teaching *Keynote address, Sunday November 28, 1999 Council …
Read more →Mary: Model of Discipleship for the Third Christian Millennium
by Msgr. Peter Elliott Looking at Mary as a model that Chrisitans can imitiate their life upon as disciples of Jesus. John Paul II spoke to us of Mary and the Third …
Read more →Saint Bernadette and Lourdes
by Fr Ambrose Ryan O.F.M. The story of the life of Saint Bernadette Soubirous 1844-1879 #### **SAINT BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS** This is an account of the life of Saint …
Read more →Asylum seekers go from nothing to zero under cruel policy
Malcolm Fraser. The Age. 13/6/2011 #### Instead of offering protection, we force people into destitution. AT 12 Batman Street, West Melbourne, about 10 minutes from my …
Read more →Looking away from the death penalty abroad is collusion
By Brigid Delaney From: Sydney Morning Herald, 22 October 2010 Globalisation has swept the world, but the mediaeval remedy remains. Poor Colin Campbell Ross. The …
Read more →The Brigidine Asylum Seeker project?
The Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project (BASP) is one of a number of projects in Australia that seek to support asylum seekers. The aims of the project can be summed up in …
Read more →Japan’s Whale meat Obsession
By Justin McCurry - GlobalPost Published: April 8, 2010 05:09 ET in Asia (used with permission) TOKYO, Japan — In the coming days, a fleet of Japanese ships will return …
Read more →Alcohol and advertising
An interesting example of the hold that alcohol consumption has in Australian culture and the powerful factors at work in its promotion was seen in the “alcopops” tax …
Read more →Charity or Justice
*Resolving the Problem in the Light of the Social Teaching of the Church, with Special Reference to the Society of St. Vincent De Paul * by Msgr. Peter ElliottThe …
Read more →The Life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino
by Friar Christopher J.Sharrock O.F.M. Conv The extraordinary life of St Joseph of Cupertino *This article was originally a pamphlet published by the Australian Catholic …
Read more →A Critical Choice, Euthanasia: Facts and Myths
by Very Rev Prof Anthony Fisher, O.P**.** Seminar conducted by Blackfriars and the Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn 15-16 September 1995 No one doubts the good will and …
Read more →Religious Orders
by Tracey Rowland A look at some Religious Orders Within the Catholic Church there are man different Orders of priest, brothers and sisters. The following is a short …
Read more →Catholics on Abortion and Conscience
by Very Rev Prof Anthony Fisher, O.P. The Church has consistently and unequivocally condemned abortion as a grave moral and social wrong. #### **Catholics on Abortion and …
Read more →The Sacramentality of Marriage. Grace for Marriage and Family Life
by Msgr. Peter Elliott Looks at the thelogical defence of marriage as one of the seven sacraments. It is not uncommon to come across statements such as "and marriage is …
Read more →The Human Person: An Introduction to Christian Anthropology
by Msgr Peter Elliott The term 'anthropology' usually refers to the scientific study of persons, their behaviour, customs and lifestyles in various societies and …
Read more →Saint Clare of Assisi (Companion of St. Francis)
by Fr Ambrose Ryan, O.F.M. The story of Clare of Assisi begins with her elopement from her parents’ home on Palm Sunday evening 19th March, 1212… #### St …
Read more →Concluding Prayer of the Rosary
O God, whose only-begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection has purchased us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech you, that meditating on these …
Read more →The Meaning of the Solemnity of Christ the King
by Msgr. Peter Elliott Looking at the doctrine of the Kingship of Christ, and its feastday, before and after Vatican II. When the heroic Jesuit, Blessed Miguel Pro, was …
Read more →All About The EUCHARIST: Questions & Answers
by Msgr Peter Elliott Some of the material in this little “catechism” is included in a shorter form in the Teaching Kit, published in November 2004 by the Vicariate for …
Read more →Timeline of The Catholic Church in Australia
by Tracey Rowland A timeline of key events in the Church’s history in Australia **THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA** **1606** Spanish naval captain Pedro Fernandez …
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