Literature on the psychological correlates of individual’s god-image is abundant. They range from Freud’s conceptual claim that the image of God was an inherited parental image of the murdered primeval father, which can be activated by the individual’s experience of their father, to more contemporary examination of God-image drawn from the relationship between a child and the care-giver. Underpinning these claims is the undeniable role of the family in the formation of God-image and the way individuals relate to God. The present chapter reports the outcome of a Systematic Literature Review (SLR), which searched and selected 31 empirical reports from Academic Search Premier – a database of journal articles. Using a process of Qualitative Thematic Analysis, six themes were identified within the selected literature. On the basis […]
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Sermon for 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A Homily
But you, who do you say I am? (Mt 16:13-20)
In my mother tongue – Tamil, while speaking about great people, speakers and writers often refer to: “the Buddha, Jesus and Gandhi”. These three persons are mentioned as a matter of fact in the same breath. We Christians may feel proud that even non-Christians refer to Jesus as a great man. Looking at it at a deeper level, we may realise that this expression does not reflect our own experience of Jesus. Who is Jesus for you? Is he merely a great man? The gospel text of today once again invites us to reflect on this question. Let us explore three possible implications of this event described in the gospel narration of today, and in so doing […]
Quiz on the Gospel of Matthew
100 Questions on the Gospel According to Matthew (Mt)
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The level is meant for secondary school students; selected questions could be used for lower ages.
The answers are accompanied by citation of verses wherever applicable. In quiz competitions, to make the exercise more challenging it would be interesting to require citations.
The quotations are from RSV.
How are the readings during Sunday liturgy arranged in the Catholic Church? The readings are arranged in three-year cycle: Year A – The Gospel of Matthew, Year B -Gospel of Mark, Year C – Gospel of Luke.
How do you determine on a given year which cycle of readings to use on a Sunday? Divide the year by 3 and pay attention to the remainder (ex. 2014/3, the remainder will be 1). If the […]
Das Gleichnis vom Sämann – Mt 13, 1-9
Das GlDas Gleichnis vom Sämann – Mt 13, 1-9
Vor ein paar Jahren durfte ich das Heilige Land besuchen. Ich erinnere mich, wie unser Bus vom See von Galiläa hinauf auf den so genannten ‘Berg der Seligpreisungen’ fuhr und wie der Franziskaner, der uns begleitete, begann, uns das Gleichnis vom Sämann vorzulesen (Mt 13, 1-9) – unser heutiger Evangeliumstext.Dabei lud er uns ein, die umgebende Landschaft zu betrachten: Es gab felsigen Grund, man erkannte Fußwege durch dorniges Gestrüpp und es gab fruchtbares Land. Als ich dieses sah, wurde das Wort Gottes für mich lebendig! Unser Begleiter bemerkte. „Jesus hatte keine Power-Point Präsentation, um seine Lehre zu illustrieren. Er nahm, was ihm und seinen Hörern zugänglich war – die Landschaft!“
Als ich mit dieser Szene vor Augen Jesu Worte hörte, wurde mir die Paradoxie des heutigen Evangeliumstextes machtvoll bewusst. Der Sämann des Evangeliums muss doch ein wahrer Amateur von einem Landwirt gewesen sein, […]
What is Scaffolding?
• It is a Training Programme for Building Christian Life Skills among the Young People of Africa.
• The title Scaffoldings alludes to the concept that at the beginning of learning, learners need a great deal of support; gradually, this support is taken away to allow the young people to try their independence.
• It is the same in the growth process of a young person as a Christian. Scaffoldings translates the Catechism into life-skills, and accompanies them in the process of life-skills building.
• According to UNICEF, life-skills refer to a large group of psycho-social and interpersonal skills which can help people make informed decisions, communicate effectively, and develop coping and self-management skills that may help them lead a healthy and productive life. Life-skills may be directed toward personal actions and actions toward others, as well as actions to change the surrounding environment to make it conducive to healthy life. Scaffoldings training […]