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Co-operation?

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Trying to get along with people for the good of the community

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Sharing?

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Giving something to others

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Communication?

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Sharing and discussing ideas with others

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Roles?

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The part that someone plays in a community

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Community breakdown?

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When a community collapses due to lack of co-operation, communication and sharing

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Service?

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Doing something for others

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Vision?

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What a community hopes to do and sees as important and central to its work

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Leadership?

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Guidance given by those in a position of autority

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Commitment?

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Being dedicated to something

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Religions?

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Belief and worship of a god or gods

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Founder?

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A person who starts or sets something up from the very beginning

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Gospel?

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‘Good news’/the first 4 books of the new testament

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Church?

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A community of believers

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Revelation?

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Abraham, the founder of Judaism, received a revelation from God that he should move to Canaan in the promised land - Modern day Israel

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Preaching?

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Spreading the message of God

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Vocation?

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A calling from God to the religious life

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Mission?

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Putting our religious beliefs into practise

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Religious commitment?

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Being dedicated to your faith

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Faith/belief?

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To place your trust in a God or gods and to follow the teachings of a religion

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Denomination?

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Belonging to a particular branch of religion

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Authority?

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Being responsible for others/having power

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Sectarianism?

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The hatred of someone because of their religious beliefs

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Religious conflict?

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When a lack of trust and deepening hatred towards other religions lead to problems in society and it is difficult to heal

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Ecumenism?

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The attempts that Christians make to understand and respect each other and to grow together in a more unified way

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Interfaith dialogue?
Communication and understanding between people from different major world religions
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Tolerance?
Respect for, and communication with one another
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The Holy Land?
The region where Jesus lived, preached and died
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The Roman empire?
All the lands that Rome ruled at the time of Jesus, including the Holy Land
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Messianic expectation? Q
The Jewish people were awaiting, or expecting a Messiah who would free them from the Roman rule and establish a new kingdom
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Ancient Judaism?
The ancient history of the Jewish people including their politics, culture and religion
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Evidence from the oral and the written traditions?
How information about Jesus went from the spoken word to the written word
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Evangelist?
Someone who spreads the good news of God. The four gospel writers are evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and were all people of faith
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Gospels?
Stories of Jesus' life that are found in the new testament
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Witness?
A person who is present at the time an event takes place
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Synoptic?
The synoptic gospels describe events from a similar point of view, they are Matthew, Mark and Lukes gospels
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The Kingdom of God?
A way of living based on Jesus' message of truth, justice, peace and love
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Miracle?
An amazing event preformed by Jesus that showed the power of God
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Parable?
A short story told by jesus to teach the people about the Kingdom of God. The stroy is based on earth with a message about heaven. It is a story with a meaning
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What are the 3 characteristics of a community?
1) Co-operation: trying yo get along with people and work together for the good of the community 2) Communication: sharing and discussing ideas with others 3) Sharing: giving something to others
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Explain what confirmation is all about
Confirmation is the rite at which those who have been baptised seek the blessing of the Holy Spirit for their growth as Christians. The confirmation candidates first confirm the promises of their baptism. The bishop lays a hand on them, praying to the Holy Spirit will confirm, strengthen and guide them out to live out their faith in their everyday lives
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Talk about the Loreto Sisters?
➰religious congregation belonging to the institute of the blessed of the Blessed Virgin Mary ➰founded in 1609 by Mary Ward (24-yr-old woman) ➰set up first school in France with companions ➰more schools in Europe ➰1821 the Loreto congregation introduced to Ireland by Sister Teresa Ball
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Talk about Trocaire?
➰means compassion ➰based on the teachings of the Catholic church ➰1973: Catholic Bishop established ➰1) provide long-term development overseas ➰2) to provide relief when necessary during emergencies Service: ➰inform of poverty an injustice ➰helps improve lives ➰influenced by the poor Vision: ➰better world and equality ➰Christ himself heard the cries of the poor Leadership: ➰hati earthquake in 2010 ➰lenten campaign ➰co-operates with local groups and international Catholic relief organizations Commitment: ➰work according to gospels message ➰helping people help themselves ➰4 decades in the developing world
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Talk about the gospel of St. Matthew:
➰once believed first gospel ➰85-90CE ➰written in Antioch, large Jewish community ➰wide knowledge of Jewish religion and old testament ➰saw moses as 'the promised one' and the Messiah and 'son of David'
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Talk about the gospel of st Mark:
``` ➰written for Christians ➰65-70CE ➰used Peter Jesus' closest disciple as source ➰Jesus miracles and teachings ➰Jesus is the promised Messiah ➰jesus had feelings ```
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Community?
A group of people who have something in common
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Talk about the gospel of St Luke:
``` ➰written for Gentile Christians ➰spread the good news of Jesus ➰great sympathy for the poor ➰helps see jesus is saviour ➰ special place for Mary ```
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Gospel of St John:
➰95CE ➰john used jesus disciple also called John as a source ➰written for Christians in the Mediterranean world ➰jesus is the real son of God ➰helps us see Jesus as the real son of God
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What happened in the Parable of the Good Samaritan?
- once man going from Jerusalem to Jericho - robbers attacked him and stripped him and beat him - a priest and a levite walked by but neither helped the man - a samaritan walked by and his heart filled with pity - he went over to the man and put oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them - he took him to an inn to take care of him - he gave the innkeeper two silver coins and told the innkeeper the next day to take care of him: "when i come back this way i will pay you whatever else you spent on him" ➰and Jesus concluded: "which one of these three acted like a neighbour towards the man attacked by the robbers?"
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What happened in the miracle "healing the leaper?"
➰a man suffering from an infectious skin disease came to Jesus pleading on his knees ➰ "if you are willing to cleanse me, you can" he said ➰ " i am willing, be cleansed" Jesus said touching his head ➰ the skin disease was cleansed and immediately Jesus send him away : "mind you go tell no one anything but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering for your cleansing prescribed by Moses as evidence to them" ➰the man went away but then started to proclaim freely and tell the story wherever he went ➰jesus could no longer go into town openly and had to stay in deserted places, even so people kept coming to him
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When was Trócaire and the loreto sisters founded?
Trócaire: 1973 | The Loreto Sisters: 1609
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What was the Loreto sisters apart of?
The institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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What did Trócaire do in 2010?
Send financial aid and technical support to Hati after the earthquake
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What does compassion mean?
Aware of the suffering of others and wanting to try and help them
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Authoritarian leadership?
When the leader tells the community members what to do without asking their opinion
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Democratic leadership?
When a leader encourages members to get involved in the running of the community
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Free-reign leadership?
When a leader takes a "hands off" approach and members have loads of freedom

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