Year 5 unit 4

Doctrinal Focus
The virtue of hope enables me to face the future, trusting in God and wanting to be with him forever.
General Articles
The Fourth Cup - the Sacrament of the Eucharist \| Scott Hahn [Catholic Information Network, 2001] How it is that Christ in the Last Supper and in the Eucharist offers himself up as the new covenant Passover, and how the Eucharist and the Old Testament Passover are in a sense two sides of the same coin? The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: A Great Sign of Hope \| Msgr. Peter Elliott [Published by permission of Msgr. Peter Elliott, 2002] Account of the historical and theological basis for the Catholic dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Sacramentality of Marriage. Grace for Marriage and Family Life \| Msgr. Peter Elliott [Published by permission of Msgr. Peter Elliott, 2001] Looks at the thelogical defence of marriage as one of the seven sacraments. Evangelization Through the Family: in Faith, Hope and Love \| A deep article on the resurrection and the universe. [Msgr. Peter Elliott, 1999] Looking at the family as a means to propagate Catholic Teaching Talks on the Sacramentals \| Father Arthur Tonne [Didde Printing Company Emporia, Kansas, 2001] The soldiers noticed the cross. They stopped, took off their steel helmets, changed their automatics from right hand to left, and respectfully made the sign of the cross. As a member of the family related, the members of that household feared no long Mother Mary of the Cross-Her Personality, Her Spirit \| - [Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, 1973] The Story of Mary McKillop Our Catholic Philosophy-Virtues \| Dr. Hayden Ramsay [kwl.com.au, 2000] Dr. Hayden Ramsay discusses Virtues Our Catholic Philosophy-The Virtue of Hope \| Dr. Hayden Ramsay [kwl.com.au, 2000] Dr. Hayden Ramsay discusses The Virtue of Hope Mary, Seat of Wisdom \| Dr. Hayden Ramsay [kwl.com.au, 2000] An Article about the wisdom of the Virgin Mary An Act of Hope \| - [kwl.com.au, 0] An Act of Hope To Christ Our Lord, Present in the Blessed Sacrament \| - [kwl.com.au, 0] To Christ Our Lord, Present in the Blessed Sacrament The Place of Images in Roman Catholicism \| Fr. Paul Stenhouse MSC [Annals Australia, 0] Examining the role of images in Catholicism Why go to Confession? \| Fr John Flader [Society of Saint Peter Canisius, 2000] This article is adapted from a talk given to the Thomas More Centre Summer School, Melbourne 1999 by Fr John Flader, BA (Harvard), DCL (Navarre), a priest of the Opus Dei prelature, who is chaplain of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Links
Devotion to the Eucharist Deals with the Catholic sacrament and devotion to the Eucharist. Baptism Deals with the Catholic sacrament of baptism. Sacraments Deals with Catholic sacramental theology. Reconcilliation Deals with the Catholic sacrament of penance. Eucharist: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Deals with Catholic adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Prayers; Sacramentals Deals with the Church teaching on sacramentals. Confirmation Deals with the Catholic sacrament of confirmation. Baptism An online course on the Sacrament of Baptism, extensively relating it to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the Gospels, with an exam at the end. Catholic Pages site Links to other good resources on the Sacrament of Baptism. Examination of Conscience A resource for adults, secondary school students, teachers, chaplains, priests, and those who are preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confession as well as those who teach on the subject. What the Church Teaches about Confession Good article about the sacrament of penance, with a question and answer section at the end on all aspects of sacramental confession. Confession A look at the theological origins of sacramental confessions, with quotations from the Fathers of the Church. A Simple Catechism of The Catholic Faith An understanding of the Sacrament of Penance as a sacrament of healing with some questions and answers. Sacrament of Confirmation A site with a lot of links to all the aspects of the Sacrament of Confirmation. An educator’s resource. What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit received at Confirmation? A good summary of the gifts of the Holy Sprit, obtained through the Sacrament of Confirmation.