1.) Read the following parables and identify the inspiring quality that Jesus is trying to teach us.
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
The inspiring quality Jesus is trying to show us through this parable is Forgiveness.
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
The inspiring quality Jesus id trying to show us through this parable is that you should not give up and justice will be served appropriately and revenge is not the solution.
The Parable of the Rich Young Man
The inspiring Quality Jesus is trying to show us through this parable is that to have eternal life you must follow the commandments and live to help others that are less fortunate than you. ” Most people who are first shall come last and those who are last shall come first.”
2.) Provide an example of real life situation or person who has demonstrated any of the qualities you have listed.
Jesus has demonstrated the qualities of following the commandments and helping others in need.
Nelson Mandela has shown the quality of justice will be served to those who have done wrong.
1. Define the term ‘beatitude’.
The Beatitudes is the beginning portion of the Sermon on the Mount of the Gospel of Matthew. Some are also recorded in the Gospel of Luke. In the section, Jesus describes the qualities of the inhabitants of the Kingdom of heaven and indicates how each is or will be blessed. Resource; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatitudes
2. Explain the purpose of the beatitudes.
The purpose of the beatitudes is to show how that people who struggle in life will be rewarded for their pain and suffering.
3. Select ONE beatitude and describe how inspiring people of faith put into practice the teachings of Jesus. Use an example to support your answer.
Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Inspiring people put this in to practice by helping those who live on their own because they have lost someone they loved.
1. What do you think the above image is about? Discuss.
It is about a nun and a retired Rugby League Player. The difference is one is negative and one is Positive2. List FIVE personal qualities of Andrew Johns.
One of the best Rugby League Player
Drug Addict
Lives a happy life with his Family
He willingly confessed confessed to Australia
He lived a football career dealing with drugs behind the curtain
3. List FIVE personal qualities of Mother Theresa.
She is one of the best nuns ever in history
She was a person of compassion and was very wise and intelligent.
She was a person who dedicated her life to the poor and the ill.
She always followed the footsteps of Jesus.
She was a person who would do anything to save a life.
4. Discuss what you believe the difference is between inspiring people and inspiring people of faith?
The difference between the inspiring peole and the inspiring people of faith is that inspiring people can be like all of us e.g, sportsmen, actors, actress, models etc. which can do anything they want because they the money and the connections throught the world. Inspiring people of faith are the people who follow in the footsteps of God they can be people like saints, cardinals, brothers, nuns, sisters, popes, preists etc. they have money and connection but they use it for the good on others like the poor and needy, the sick and dying,homeless and the hungry and thirsty.
A spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people.2. Marcellin Champagnat outlined FIVE marist charisms that are identified within Marist schools.
Describe THREE of these charisms.
to develop their self esteem and personal capacity to give direction to their own lives,
to provide education of the body and the soul of each one according to needs and capacities,
to encourage them to care for others and God’s creation and to contribute to the common good,
3. Provide THREE examples of how you have seen these charisms evident within Parramatta Marist.
Students helping other students
Making friends with people who don’t have friends
Creating peace in the playground
4. List and describe TWO ways you believe we can create a better sense of ‘Marist Family’ within Parramatta Marist.
2. List as many characteristics as you can that are used to judge nominations for these awards. Remember some may not be easy to find you will have to work hard.
Demonstrated excellence in their field
Significant contribution to the Australian community and nation
An inspirational role model for the Australian community
The Local Hero award acknowledges a significant contribution at local community level.
The candidate’s commitment to nonviolent methods.
The quality of the candidate as a person and of her/his sustained contribution to peace.
The candidate’s work on issues of peace, justice, human dignity, and the integrity of the environment.
The candidate’s possession of a world view and/or global impact as opposed to a parochial concern.
1. Select ONE person who you consider to have inspired you and provide a short background of this person.
11th President of South Africa
In office
27 April 1994 – 14 June 1999
Vice President
Frederik Willem de Klerk
Thabo Mbeki
Preceded by
Frederik Willem de Klerk (State President of South Africa)
Succeeded by
Thabo Mbeki
Born
18 July 1918 (1918-07-18) (age 89)
Mvezo, near Mthatha, Eastern Cape, Union of South Africa
Political party
African National Congress
2. Discuss briefly why you consider them to be inspiring.
Because he fought for the rights of Black People and tried to make a world full of peace and happiness. He also fought for the freedom of his people of South Africa.
3. Import atleast ONE picture and ONE hyperlink that can add to the information you have provided about your inspiring person or inspiring people in general.
1. Why is it important to have regular group meetings?
To establish where each member is at and what needs to be done and if there are any problems.
2. Outline TWO other tools or strategies that can be used to assist group work.
Everybody helping each other and To have a schedule of what needs to be done and what has been done.
3. Discuss THREE problems that you may face from working in your group.
People not working together.
1. Define the term ‘inspiring’?
To fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence on other people and the world.
2. List THREE or more characteristics that you think would be found in inspiring people.
The inspiring person has to be helpful, Faithful and loving toward others and the world.
3. Import a collage of pictures of people who you consider to be inspiring.
1. What do you think the above image is about? Discuss.
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