People and Protest

In our class we were learning about scale drawings, decimal points, measurement and enlarging. We were also learning about Catholic Social Justice in our Religious Education. For our inquiry we have been researching inspiring historical people for our focus “People and Protest.” (Our intention is to enter the Elsie Locke Writing Competition). The first part of our inquiry was teacher led where we found out about Saint Oscar Romero. It was also a math activity. We had to scale and ratio a copy of the painting and enlarge it so that it could be put onto our class wall. (This image is as big as I am!) This came from the site:Truly Love thy Neighbour. My self directed inquiry is on St. Joan of Arc.

Here is a link to my report on Oscar Romero: https://goo.gl/JJlTZY

Before and after Vatican ii

Pre Vatican II	After Vatican II (1960)
Mass said in Latin	Mass said in local language
Catholic schools were taught by priests and nuns	Catholic schools are now taught by anyone that has at least a bit of background of teaching in a Catholic way.
Nuns wore full habits and were recognised by the public	Some orders of nuns can now wear appropriate “mufti”.
Everyone went to Mass dressed the best	Everyone chooses to dress however they want
Women weren’t allowed to have important roles in Mass	Women are now allowed to take the important roles in Mass such as Eucharistic ministers.
There was the same music for every mass(probably said in Latin)	Now the music are chosen by the priest, who chooses an appropriate song for the congregation.

References:

-http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-happened-at-vatican-ii-and-how-to-pray-50-years-later

-http://www.traditionalcatholicpriest.com/2014/04/14/20-things-i-experience-in-the-catholic-church-before-vatican-ii/

BY:

V_S - http://ctkvalfhs.blogspot.co.nz/

Michaela-http://ctkmichaelai.blogspot.co.nz/

Estelle-http://ctkestellef.blogspot.co.nz/

The Resurrection

April 1 2016

Lord,

Today I experienced the resurrection many times:

When it was raining at school, but lunch had already finished.

When I didn’t want to get up in the morning, but I had a really good day.

When we had to go to Rm4, but had a fun time helping little kids.

Lord, the resurrection means more

than coming back from the dead:

it is having faith in each tomorrow,

Amen.

My goals and action plan

Nativity:

I kneeled before my child, the soon to be saviour of the world. His face glowed like a halo. A little lamb went up and nuzzled my arm. His coat was as white as snow. The wind ruffled the lamb’s fur, showing the skin underneath. His skin was flamingo pink. I glanced at Jesus, and I noticed Joseph looking too. His eyes were full of happiness. I realised that this baby Jesus, would bring joy to both of our lives.

Visitation:

I put one foot inside Elizabeth’s house. I could feel the sand swadling my foot. My heart tore through my chest, making it hard to breath. Elizabeth and Zachariah greeted me with loving smiles. I immediately felt air surge through my lungs. The smell of their house welcomed me, giving me hugs and kisses. Elizabeth then said, “Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” My face radiated with joy.

Annunciation:

I kneeled to honor and pray. Suddenly, an angel appeared in front of me. POOF! His wings were as bright as sunshine. I was afraid, and wanted to bolt like a rabbit. The angel spoke “Fear not Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the Highest.”

I was honoured that I had found favour with God!

Shaking, I replied, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word.” With that, the angel departed.

Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching

Advent

Jesus Haiku poem

Jesus you are God

You are with me always

Every day and night

My Artwork Prayer

Gracious God,

I can see your creation through the koru

I can see the waves that your mighty arm created

I can feel you everywhere I go, like feeling the grass in a field beneath my feet. For everywhere you go in a field there is grass

I can hear the wind whispering a message from you in my ears

I can feel the koru plants that you have created, which shows your love for me.

By:Estelle Fernandez