1. Introduction to Catholic Worldview
St Leo’s Catholic College, Wahroonga
24 March 2006
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2. What is Catholic Worldview?
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3. KWL Chart: Catholic Worldview
What I already Know
What I Want to know
What I Learned
How I can learn more
Complete and share with a learning partner
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4. CATHOLIC THINK – PAIR – SHARE What comes to mind when I see this word?
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6. WORLDVIEW – a German word: Weltanschauung
A worldview is the set of beliefs about fundamental aspects of reality that ground and influence all perceiving, thinking, knowing, and doing of a person or community.
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Elements of Weltanschauung are interconnected, interdependent and ‘non-linear’
How we know
What is real
Right and
wrong
Nature of world
Worldview
Nature of
humanity
Meaning and
purpose
The sacred
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Elements of any worldview are interconnected, interdependent and ‘non-linear’
Epistemology: beliefs about the nature and sources of knowledge
Metaphysics: beliefs about the ultimate nature of reality
Cosmology: beliefs about the origins and nature of the universe, life, and especially humanity
Teleology: beliefs about the meaning and purpose of the universe, its inanimate elements, and its inhabitants
Theology: beliefs about the existence and nature of the divine or sacred
Anthropology: beliefs about the nature and purpose of humanity in general and, oneself in particular
Axiology: beliefs about the nature of value, what is good and bad, what is right and wrong.
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Elements of Weltanschauung are interconnected, interdependent and ‘non-linear’
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Axiology
Cosmology
ChristianWorldview
Anthropology
Teleology
Theology
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An exercise
Name 5 synonyms for the word, ‘Worldview’
Identify the strengths and limitations of each word
Word
Strength
Limitation
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11. Being Catholic Today Bishop David Walker
‘Being Catholic is
a personal and communal response
to the love which God has manifested in Jesus,
as it is perceived, proclaimed and lived by the Catholic Community
in the light of its scriptural and historical traditions and its contemporary interpretation of them’
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12. The Catholic Worldview
The Catholic Worldview is a comprehensive perception of the universe, revealed to us in Jesus, that provides insights into the meaning of life and how to live it.
The Catholic Worldview is experiencing life through the eyes of our Catholic faith.
The Catholic Worldview perceives:
God as Trinity, a communion of Persons who love us and invite us to share in their divine life for all eternity
the action of the Spirit in the world, inviting and empowering all people to respond to the divine love
Jesus as God's Son, who saved us through his life, death and resurrection, and through whom we enter into the life of God
the meaning and purpose of life as grounded in God's love for us and our response as disciples of Jesus
the Church as the communion of disciples that makes present to the world the mystery of Jesus and, through its sacramental life, makes us part of that mystery
the presence of God in our daily life, in the Eucharist, in the Sacred Scriptures and in the living tradition of the Church
the cross of Jesus in the struggles and hardships of life and approaches them as Jesus did his cross, with trust and confidence in God
each human being as a unique person created in the image of God, having an inalienable dignity that is always to be respected
an imperative to proclaim to others the love we receive from Jesus, by loving them as Jesus loves us
an obligation to work to create social conditions in which the unique dignity of each person is respected and all human rights protected.
Broken Bay K-12 Religious Education Curriculum (2004) page 19
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A worldview is the set of beliefs about fundamental aspects of reality that ground and influence all perceiving, thinking, knowing, and doing of a person or community.
The Catholic Worldview is a comprehensive perception of the universe, revealed to us in Jesus, that provides insights into the meaning of life and how to live it.
The Catholic Worldview is experiencing life through the eyes of our Catholic faith
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Trinity
The Catholic worldview perceives:
God as Trinity, a communion of Persons who love us and invite us to share in their divine life for all eternity
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The words we sometimes take for granted …. ‘In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit’
The first and most fundamental affirmation of our faith is that there is only ONE God
This one God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit; a personal God invites us into a personal relationship.
Our faith in God is life-giving, located in our own time and place acknowledging our own experience and that of the community of disciples; a share in the divine life here and now, and for eternity.
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A personal God: how can the school support students in appreciating a PERSONAL God?
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Spirit
The Catholic worldview perceives:
the action of the Spirit in the world, inviting and empowering all people to respond to the divine love
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Discussion
How does someone act if she/he perceives the world in this way?
The Catholic worldview perceives:
the action of the Spirit in the world, inviting and empowering all people to respond to the divine love
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Jesus
The Catholic worldview perceives:
Jesus as God's Son, who saved us through his life, death and resurrection, and through whom we enter into the life of God
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Personal Reflection
What is your answer to Jesus’ question:
Who do YOU say that I am?
The Catholic worldview perceives:
Jesus as God's Son, who saved us through his life, death and resurrection, and through whom we enter into the life of God
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Purpose of life
The Catholic worldview perceives:
the meaning and purpose of life as grounded in God's love for us and our response as disciples of Jesus
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Church
The Catholic worldview perceives:
the Church as the communion of disciples that makes present to the world the mystery of Jesus and, through its sacramental life, makes us part of that mystery
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Discussion
Some people say ‘Yes’ to Jesus but ‘No’ to Church
WHY?
What does a vibrant ‘community of disciples’ look like in a parish setting?
Share some examples
The Catholic worldview perceives:
the Church as the communion of disciples that makes present to the world the mystery of Jesus and, through its sacramental life, makes us part of that mystery
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Presence of God
The Catholic worldview perceives:
the presence of God in our daily life, in the Eucharist, in the Sacred Scriptures and in the living tradition of the Church
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Personal Reflection
When do you most
feel the presence
of God in your life?
The Catholic worldview perceives:
the presence of God in our daily life, in the Eucharist, in the Sacred Scriptures and in the living tradition of the Church
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The Cross
The Catholic worldview perceives:
the cross of Jesus in the struggles and hardships of life and approaches them as Jesus did his cross, with trust and confidence in God
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Human dignity
The Catholic worldview perceives:
each human being as a unique person created in the image of God, having an inalienable dignity that is always to be respected
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Proclaiming Jesus
The Catholic worldview perceives:
an imperative to proclaim to others the love we receive from Jesus, by loving them as Jesus loves us
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Discussion
Share some examples of how we do this in our school
The Catholic worldview perceives:
an imperative to proclaim to others the love we receive from Jesus, by loving them as Jesus loves us
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Work for Justice
The Catholic worldview perceives:
an obligation to work to create social conditions in which the unique dignity of each person is respected and all human rights protected
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Discussion
Some say that is the most attractive aspect of Catholicism today
Take a significant human rights issue and discuss the Catholic response to it
The Catholic worldview perceives:
an obligation to work to create social conditions in which the unique dignity of each person is respected and all human rights protected
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33. KWL Chart: Catholic Worldview
What I already Know
What I Want to know
What I Learned
How I can learn more
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