Tag: happiness

  • God in Our Family Life

    Consider the following excerpt from Amoris Laetitia by Pope Francis: Love rejoices with others 109. The expression chaírei epì te adikía[“rejoice over wrongdoing”] (1 Cor 13:6) has to do with a negativity lurking deep within a person’s heart. It is the toxic attitude of those who rejoice at seeing an injustice done to others. The […]

  • Be Generous

    Theme 1: Do I have a heart of gold? Outcomes Students will examine and evaluate their attitudes towards other people express the meaning of “pure of heart” identify ways they can be more generous in their attitudes understand how Jesus models a generous attitude toward others outline strategies for readjusting their attitudes when necessary Key Concepts […]

  • Be Hopeful

    Theme 1: What keeps us going? Outcomes Students will define hope and its role in Christian living explore the ways prayer nourishes hope identify people who model Christian hope find hope for their own lives in the death and resurrection of Jesus Key Concepts “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter […]

  • RS35: In Pursuit of Happyness Assignment

    The movie Pursuit of Happyness is based on the true story of Chris Gardner’s struggle to achieve his share of the American dream. Directions: Answer ALL of questions below.  The page titled, Reflection Rubric,  will be used to access this reflection.  It can be found on the left side (third from top) under pages. When […]

  • RS35: In Pursuit of Happyness Reflection

    The movie Pursuit of Happyness is based on the true story of Chris Gardner’s struggle to achieve his share of the American dream. Directions: Answer ALL of the questions below.  The page titled, Reflection Rubric,  will be used to access this reflection.  It can be found on the left side (third from top) under pages. […]

  • RS25: Tuck Everlasting Reflection

    Answer the following question.  The rubric page titled, Reflection Rubric will be used to grade this reflection. Use the following to answer the question Angus Tuck takes Winnie out onto the lake and tells her the following: “Look around you, it’s life. The flowers, and trees, and frogs, its all part of the wheel. It’s […]

  • What Do You Believe?

    The following statements are just a few of the axioms people hold to be true in their lives. Do you agree or disagree with these statements? For those you agree with, how did you come to that position? For those you do not agree with, why? Please feel free to add other statements that sum […]

  • Fish Story

    The Taoist teacher Chuang Tzu was walking with a friend over a bridge. Chuang Tzu saw some fish darting about and said, “That is happiness for a fish.” His friend said, “You’re not a fish! How do you know what makes a fish happy?” Chuang Tzu responded, “You’re not me! How do you know I […]