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• Explore brokenness in the world • The Role of Media in Healing & hope • People who create healing • Healing in the Bible • Associate the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick as a Sacrament of Healing • Associate the Sacrament of Penance as a Sacrament of Healing

Explore brokeness in the world

List problems in the world that need fixing

- Explore values that may help in times of despair

- Appreciate that there is goodness in the world

List problems in the world that need fixing

• climate change and environmental crises like air pollution and biodiversity loss,

• pervasive issues such as poverty, hunger, and lack of education and healthcare,

• conflicts from armed conflict to human rights abuses, global health challenges like pandemics,

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The role of media ) Identify how media has a role in influencing behaviour Debate if media is always truthful Critically analyse the media

Here’s a concise summary of the role of media:

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🧠 Influence on Behavior

• Media shapes how people think, feel, and act.

• It sets social norms, influences trends, and affects decision-making.

• Celebrities, influencers, and repeated messaging reinforce behaviors.

⚖ Truthfulness of Media

• Media can be truthful when guided by ethics and accountability.

• However, bias, misinformation, and corporate or political influence often distort facts.

• Not all media is created equal—credibility varies widely.

🔍 Critical Analysis

• Always question the source, intent, and framing of media content.

• Look for bias, missing perspectives, and emotional manipulation.

• Use media literacy tools and theories to uncover deeper meaning

1. Describe the qualities of human goodness that you feel are evident in these accounts. - Look up and Read Galatians 5:22–23. Compare the qualities that Paul described with those you have written about in your previous response.

• Empathy: The ability to feel and understand another person’s pain or joy. goes out of their way to comfort or support others.

• Altruism: Selfless acts of kindness, . Think of people helping strangers during disasters or donating anonymously.

• Resilience: The strength to endure hardship with grace. Stories of survival, recovery, or standing up after failure often highlight this.

• Forgiveness: Letting go of resentment and choosing peace over revenge. Accounts of reconciliation or healing after conflict often center on this virtue.

• Integrity: Staying true to one’s values, even when it’s difficult.

ruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23)	Qualities from Previous Response	Comparison
Love	Empathy, Altruism, Generosity	Both reflect deep care for others and selfless action.
Joy	Resilience	Joy often emerges from inner strength and hope, even in adversity.
Peace	Forgiveness, Humility	Peace is often the result of letting go of resentment and ego.
Forbearance (Patience)	Integrity, Resilience	Patience requires strength and moral steadiness.
Kindness	Generosity, Empathy	Kindness is the outward expression of compassion.
Goodness	Altruism, Integrity	Goodness is a broad moral quality that includes doing what’s right.
Faithfulness	Integrity	Staying true to values and commitments aligns with moral integrity.
Gentleness	Humility	Gentleness reflects strength under control and a quiet dignity.
Self-control	Forgiveness, Integrity	Choosing restraint over reaction is a sign of moral maturity.

List the acts of goodness that you have experienced personally or observed in others during each day. Don’t overlook the small things – the person who stopped and said “hello” between classes, the quiet thanks you received for doing something to help at home.

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• Cultivate gratitude and positivity

• Notice the good that might otherwise go unappreciated

• Build stronger connections with others

• Improve overall mental well-being

• Encourage more kindness in return

The small acts you mentioned are often the most meaningful - a genuine "hello," a simple "thank you," someone holding a door, sharing a smile, or offering help without being asked. These moments create ripples of positivity that can brighten entire days.

Popular films often present us with villains who are portrayed as ‘evil’. This means that the hero is justified in doing anything at all to destroy the villain.

• List the actions and reactions of the villain (or villains) and hero (or heroes) in this film. Be specific and list as many examples as you can. Use a written or diagrammatic form that helps your understanding.

• The villain is determined to steal the souls 

• Persuisve to steal the childrens lives

Hero :

• Stays resilient within the process

•  FInds plans to escape the surreal world

• Is unaware of her surroundings 

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kim phuc )·       Identify the role that a single person can have a role in creating healing.

A single person can create healing by:

Being Present - Simply listening without judgment and offering genuine empathy can help others process pain and feel less alone.

Practical Support - Helping with daily needs during illness, recovery, or crisis - like meals, transportation, or just showing up consistently.

Breaking Cycles - Choosing kindness over retaliation, forgiveness over resentment, which can heal relationships and stop generational hurt.

How does Kim Phuc provide hope?

• She transformed her traumatic experience as a napalm bombing survivor into a mission for peace.

• Kim chose forgiveness over hatred, even toward those responsible for her suffering.

• Through her foundation and role as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, she helps children affected by war.

 

Who were her support networks? Who helped her?

 

  Through the progressions of Kim Phucs healing process ,  her mother was her main source of support through her journey , through the means of healing her wounds and recommending exercises in order to heal her  wounds .

What is her message?

Kim Phuc's  moral message that she's grasped from the tragedy  is that we must trust the process of God   , whiles she also outlines that  we should forgive our enemies  .

 

What words would you use to describe her?

Resilient , merciful , soft hearted , courageous

What would the world look like if there were more people like her in the world?

 

As extreme conflict arises , the world would be positioned in  complete  tragedy , hazard , and war if  various individuals were encountering events parallel to a Kim Phuc .

 

1.     How did the stories of Kim Phuc and Maria Goretti demonstrate healing? In your response, explain how they offered forgiveness and what we can learn from them today.

• Her Story: At age 9, Kim Phuc was severely burned by napalm during the Vietnam War. Her image became an iconic symbol of war’s horror.

• Forgiveness: Despite years of physical and emotional suffering, Kim chose to forgive those responsible. She said, “Forgiveness made me free.”

• Healing: Kim transformed her trauma into purpose, becoming a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and founding a charity to help children affected by war.

• Lesson: Her journey teaches us that healing isn’t just physical—it’s emotional and spiritual. Forgiveness can be a gateway to peace and personal freedom.

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  Her Story: At age 11, Maria was attacked and fatally wounded by Alessandro Serenelli after resisting his advances. On her deathbed, she forgave him, saying she wanted him to join her in heaven2.

• Forgiveness: Her act of mercy deeply impacted Alessandro, leading to his conversion. He later lived a life of penance and stood beside Maria’s mother at her canonization.

• Healing: Maria’s forgiveness not only healed her attacker’s soul but also inspired generations to embrace mercy over vengeance.

• Lesson: Her story reminds us that forgiveness can transform even the hardest hearts and that spiritual healing is possible through grace and courage.

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  oth Kim and Maria show that forgiving others doesn’t mean forgetting—it means choosing peace over bitterness.

 

Do you think that you could forgive like she did?

Ultimately ,it could be possible depending how devoted the individual is to their apology .

1.     Choose a modern person (e.g., Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, etc.) who showed forgiveness or worked for healing.

Here’s a short summary:

Immaculée Ilibagiza, a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide, demonstrated profound healing through forgiveness. After losing most of her family, she chose to forgive the people who caused her pain—even confronting one of the killers and offering him mercy. Her story shows that forgiveness can lead to emotional and spiritual healing. Today, she inspires others through her writing and advocacy, proving that compassion can overcome hatred and help rebuild lives.

a.     Describe what they did.

b.     Explain how their actions brought healing to others.

c.     Suggest what lesson Christians today can learn from their example.

Sure! Here's a shortened version:

a. What Immaculée Ilibagiza did:
She survived the Rwandan Genocide, forgave the people who killed her family, and became a global advocate for peace and healing.

b. How her actions brought healing:
Her forgiveness inspired reconciliation in Rwanda and gave hope to others suffering from trauma. She also supports war-affected children through her foundation.

c. Lesson for Christians today:
Forgiveness leads to freedom. Her example teaches Christians to choose compassion, lean on faith during suffering, and be agents of peace.

1.     Imagine your school community is creating a newsletter on “Signs of Hope.” Write a short article about a hopeful event or action you know of and explain how it connects to Christian values.

In a world often marked by conflict and division, the story of Immaculée Ilibagiza stands out as a powerful sign of hope. A survivor of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, Immaculée lost most of her family in the violence. Yet, instead of choosing hatred, she chose forgiveness—even forgiving the man who murdered her loved ones.

Her courage and compassion reflect core Christian values: forgiveness, love, and faith. Immaculée’s journey reminds us of Jesus’ teaching to “love your enemies” and shows how healing begins when we let go of bitterness. Through her foundation and global advocacy, she continues to help others find peace after trauma.

Her story encourages us to believe that even in the darkest moments, hope can rise—and that through faith and forgiveness, we can help heal the world.

1.     Compare the sacraments of Anointing of the sick and Penance.

a.     How does each heal people in different ways?

b.    Which do you think is more important in today’s world, and why?

✝ a. How Each Heals People Differently Anointing of the Sick

• Type of Healing: Physical, emotional, and spiritual comfort during serious illness or suffering.

• Purpose: Offers strength, peace, and courage to endure illness; sometimes leads to physical healing, but always aims for spiritual grace.

• Context: Given to those who are seriously ill, elderly, or near death.

• Effect: Helps the person unite their suffering with Christ, and prepares them for eternal life if death is near.

Penance (Reconciliation)

• Type of Healing: Spiritual and moral healing through forgiveness of sins.

• Purpose: Restores the relationship between the individual and God; brings inner peace and renewal.

• Context: Received by anyone who seeks forgiveness for sins.

• Effect: Removes guilt, strengthens conscience, and encourages personal growth and virtue.

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🌍 b. Which Is More Important in Today’s World, and Why?

While both are vital, Penance may be more widely needed today because:

• Many people struggle with guilt, anxiety, and broken relationships.

• The sacrament of Reconciliation offers a path to inner peace, moral clarity, and personal transformation.

• In a world often marked by division and moral confusion, forgiveness and accountability are powerful tools for healing.

That said, Anointing of the Sick remains deeply important for those facing physical suffering, especially in hospitals, aged care, or during global health crises. Each sacrament meets people where they are—and both remind us that healing is not just medical, but deeply spiritual.

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1.     Give one example of personal brokenness (something individuals experience) and one example of community brokenness (something that affects a group or society). How can Christians respond to each?

• Personal brokenness: Grief after losing a loved one. Christians can respond with compassion, prayer, and emotional support.

• Community brokenness: Homelessness. Christians can help through charity, advocacy, and treating others with dignity.

• Both examples show how Christian values like love, mercy, and service can bring healing to individuals and society.

2.     “Goodness is stronger than evil.” Do you agree? Explain with an example from real life.

3.     Name one positive story you have seen or heard in the media recently. How could this story bring hope to others?

·       Identify the role that a single person can have a role in creating healing.

A single person can create healing in powerful ways:

Emotional/Spiritual Healing:

• Being present - Simply listening without judgment and offering genuine empathy

• Showing compassion - Responding with kindness to someone's pain

Physical Healing Support:

• Practical care - Helping with meals, transportation, medications during illness

• Medical intervention - Healthcare workers saving lives through their skills

• Advocacy - Speaking up for better care or treatment options

·       Who are healers in our community?

·       Who were the healers in the time of Jesus?

·       How did Jesus heal people?

Who are healers in our community today?

• Medical professionals: Doctors, nurses, surgeons, therapists

• Mental health workers: Psychologists, counselors, social workers

• Spiritual leaders: Priests, pastors, chaplains, spiritual directors

Who were the healers in Jesus' time?

• Physicians: Limited medical knowledge, often expensive

• Religious leaders: Priests and rabbis who offered spiritual guidance

• Family members: Provided basic care and remedies

• Jesus himself: Seen as a unique healer with divine power

• His disciples: Given healing powers by Jesus

How did Jesus heal people?

• Touch: Laying hands on the sick, touching eyes, ears

• Words of command: "Be healed," "Rise and walk," "Your sins are forgiven"

• Prayer: Often looked up to heaven before healing

• Faith connection: "Your faith has made you well"

• Compassion: Moved by people's suffering

·       Apply the Sacrament of Anointing of the sick to a real life example

Real-Life Example: Maria's Cancer

Maria, 58, was diagnosed with breast cancer and felt overwhelmed with fear.

Receiving Anointing of the Sick:

• Parish priest visited her hospital room

• Anointed her with holy oil while praying for healing

• Family gathered around in prayer

Results:

• Spiritual: Deep peace and sense of God's presence

• Emotional: Fear turned to courage

• Physical: Felt prepared for surgery

• Community: Strengthened family's faith

The sacrament didn't guarantee physical cure, but gave Maria spiritual resources to face illness with hope and dignity. It provided healing beyond just the physical - emotional, spiritual, and communal healing during serious illness.

·       Explore what the Sacrament of Penance is and who receives it

·       Identify that the Sacrament is a healing Sacrament

The Sacrament of Penance (also called Confession or Reconciliation) is a Catholic sacrament where people confess their sins to a priest and receive God's forgiveness. It involves:

• Examination of conscience - reflecting on wrongdoings

• Contrition - feeling genuine sorrow for sins

• Confession - telling sins to a priest

• Absolution - receiving God's forgiveness through the priest

• Penance - performing acts to make amends (like prayers or good deeds)

Who Receives It?

• Any baptized Catholic who has committed sin after baptism

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Why It's a Healing Sacrament The Sacrament of Penance is considered a healing sacrament because it:

• Heals the soul by removing the spiritual wounds of sin

• Restores relationship with God and the Church community

• Brings peace by relieving guilt and shame

• Provides grace to help avoid future sin

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·       Apply the Sacrament of Penance to a real-life example

1. After reading the stories to the heroes and victims of September 11, answer these questions: - Describe the qualities of human goodness that you feel are evident in these accounts. - Look up and Read Galatians 5:22–23. Compare the qualities that Paul described with those you have written about in your previous response.

 

 

I need to see the specific September 11 stories you're reading to answer properly.

Galatians 5:22-23 lists: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

Common 9/11 hero qualities typically include: self-sacrifice, courage, compassion, unity, hope.

These align well - both show love (putting others first), kindness (caring for strangers), goodness (doing what's right), and self-control (acting thoughtfully under pressure).

Can you share which 9/11 stories you're analyzing so I can give a more specific comparison?

a. Who did Maria provide hope for and how?How did her mother mirror Maria's forgiveness?

What made Maria's attacker understand his negative actions?

d. Who helped the man who attacked her?

. What is her message?

f. Do you think that you could forgive like she did?h. What would the world look like if there were more people like her in the world?

A world with more people like Kim Phuc would see fewer cycles of revenge, more healing of generational trauma, and leaders who choose peace over conflict. Her example shows how one person's choice to forgive rather than retaliate can create widespread positive change.

Her story demonstrates that even the most devastating experiences can become sources of hope and healing for others when met with forgiveness instead of hatred.

where can we experience goodness

• Love of family

• Lives of saints

• Friendships

• The quiet and unrecognised who wor fr good

• Generosity of people in times of need

The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector highlights the importance of recognizing that no one is just "evil" and that conversion and forgiveness are possible. Jesus' parable highlights the difficulties in identifying evil and confusion about images of the good.

• The Pharisees were religious people who sought to reform the Jewish people's religious practices, but their mission was to remind them of their call to holiness.

• Jesus emphasized that God heard the tax collector's prayer, not the Pharisee's.

• Some people do good things but fail to recognize their own need for God and his love, leading to pride and contempt towards others.

•  seen in the contemporary world, people may appear good but are motivated by personal gain and status.

• may also use public "goodness" to hide personal or corporate evil, such as high-profile media personalities or national leaders

• . By recognizing and addressing these issues, we learn from Jesus' parable and strive to be more like the Pharisees and tax collectors.

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• he media is adept at using images of good and evil to manipulate public opinion, promoting affluence and over-consumption as good.

• They use these images to convince us that the lives of the rich and famous are more valuable than others, leading to broken relationships, financial scandals, and personal tragedies.

Critically analyse the media 8.3

media is good at using images of good and evil to manipulate public opinion.  try to convince us that some people, nations,  groups are simply evil. try to convince us that others should be trusted, their opinions listened to, their judgments respected because they are good. It is very important for us not to be manipulated by  images . 

Jesus teaches us that fame and wealth and success are not paths to true happiness. True happiness can be found in being in a right relationship with God.

It is easy to become cynical when we try to analyse the ways in which the media present us with images of good and evil. But it is important to recognise the power of the media, and the responsibility of the media for shaping the ways in which we view the world. Pope John Paul II has stated:

The means of social communication have become so important as to be for many the chief means of information and education, of guidance and inspiration in their behaviour as individuals, families and within society at large. In particular, the younger generation is growing up in a world conditioned by the mass media.

Redemptoris missio, 37.

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If the media has become the “chief means of information and education, of guidance and inspiration”, particularly for the young, then the media has a responsibility to present us with accurate portrayals of what is good and what is destructive. When they fail in their responsibility two things may happen. We are misled about what is good and what is bad nd so our actions and judgements go astray. Or we become cynical and untrusting even towards those we should be able to trust, because we know we have been misled in the past.

8.5 jesus is the image

There is a danger however in thinking of these as if they are “equal but opposite”. Christian faith constantly reminds us that the universe is not some balance between good and evil. God is infinitely greater than the spirit of evil, Satan, in the Jewish-Christian tradition. The basis of  universe is God’s goodness.  “God looked on all that he had created and it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). Goodness is fundamental, while evil is a distortion of the good. We can easily be fascinated by the evil we encounter or we may just feel depressed, but ultimately goodness prevails.

Jesus had his own image of that goodness. When he spoke to people he used the image of the “kingdom of God”. We can think of the kingdom as a symbol of a full human life, of the way things would be if we truly listened to God’s word and followed God’s will. In his mission Jesus shows us what this would be like.

One of the hardest messages for people of Jesus’ time to understand was that sinners could be forgiven and restored to full relationship in their community. In Luke 7:11–17 we read a story of healing and forgiveness that challenged the accepted practices of the time.

This passage explains Jesus's teaching about God's kingdom as beginning in this life through living according to God's will, not just after death. Jesus used preaching, miracles, and parables to show that God supports human goodness and wants the best for people.

Jesus faced opposition from those who believed the kingdom was exclusive rather than open to everyone. These opponents thought they knew who was saved and who wasn't. Despite their ability to bring about his crucifixion, Jesus remained faithful to his mission of spreading the good news about God's kingdom. By accepting death rather than abandoning his mission, Jesus provided a final demonstration of goodness.

The key theme: Jesus presented God's kingdom as inclusive and present now, ultimately proving his commitment through sacrifice.