Kolbe Catholic College
Year 10 Religious Education
Term Three
Recognising God’s Call Through Conscience
Introduction
It has always been Catholic teaching that the conscience is where one hears God’s voice ‘echo in his or her own depths’. Conscience is the source of many human experiences, including the inner call to draw closer to God.
In this unit, they will learn that Catholics are called to believe that God sent the Holy Spirit to guide people’s consciences. Jesus was sent also to found the Church through which he helps people to develop and follow their consciences.
Students will reflect on the work of the Holy Spirit in the development of the Church as it spread through the world. Part of this will involve reflection on the life of St Maximilian Kolbe and how he developed his conscience through prayer and reflection. They will also consider the role of the Pope and the bishops as the teachers of the followers of Jesus in the Church. Finally, they will reflect on the place of religious orders in the renewal of the Church and the formation of people’s consciences.
The Outcomes
Outcome / AspectsOutcome 2
Drawing on Human Experience
Students understand the content of the Christian Message and its significance by relating it to examples drawn from human experience / Human Experience
Students understand the Christian message as a response to the complexity of human experience.
Christian Message
Students understand that the content of the Christian message responds to the human need for meaning and purpose in life.
Unit Outline
1 / o Conscience is at the core or heart of every person / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…,
Chapter One
Resource Sheet: Be an Idealist!
Resource Sheet: Kolbe’s Ideals
2 / o People can experience the call to goodness in a number of ways.
o Questions of the human heart begin in the conscience.
o Mary’s call: a matter of conscience
o St Maximilian Kolbe formed his conscience through prayer / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…,
Chapter One
Activity Sheet: The Call to Goodness
Journal-writing Activity
Assessment Task 1
We have a very detailed assignment developed by Filipa last year. This will be examined by the Year 10 RE team before it is set as the first assessment task.
Due: end of Week 5.
3 / o Conscience calls people to do good and to avoid evil
o Natural law is the law of God originally created in people
o Divine law includes the Ten Commandments in light of the teachings of Jesus
o Mary’s conscience / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…,
Chapter Two
4 / o There are four principles of conscience.
o There are many factors which can make it difficult for people to recognise the voice of God.
o Celebrating the Feast of St Maximilian Kolbe
o Celebrating the Feast of the Assumption / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…, Chapter 4
Activity Sheet: Four Principles of Conscience
Activity Sheet: Practising moral conscience
Activity Sheet: A bag full of habits
5 / o The Holy Spirit guides people’s consciences.
o The role of conscience in the lives of the characters in the movie Alive
o Celebrating Kolbe Day / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…,
Chapter Five
Activity Sheet: The Holy Spirit guides conscience
Video: Alive
6 / o The Pope and bishops seek to help form people’s consciences through teaching and example.
o There are different levels of teaching in the Church.
o Through Jesus, the Church has the qualities of being One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic. / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…,
Chapter Five
Video: Alive
Activity Sheet The Pope and the bishops
Inform: The Pope
Assessment Task 2
We have a very detailed assignment developed by Filipa last year. She based it on the movie Alive. We will examine the assignment before it is set for students to complete.
Due: end of Week 9.
7 / o The Church is the universal sacrament of salvation,
o The Holy Spirit is the source of the Church’s growth. / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…,
Chapter Six
Activity Sheet: The Church, the universal Sacrament of salvation
8 / o The spread of the Church can be studied in five contexts. / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…,
Chapter Six
Activity Sheet: The Holy Spirit stirring the expansion of the Church
9 / o The Holy Spirit stirred renewal of the Church through various religious orders.
o The Catholic and Protestant Reformations / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…,
Chapter Seven
Activity Sheet: Renewal of the Church
10 / o The Holy Spirit constantly renews the Church. / Bible
Recognising God’s Call…,
Chapter Seven
Activity Sheet: The Church in Australia