Welcome to RESource 2009! New this month is a Prayer of Paul in the Worship module and a fully revised Introduction to Paul and the first letter to the Thessalonians in the Scripture module. Also newly added in Worship is a unit on the sacrament of Confirmation. Use of RESource increased tenfold last year. May it prove equally useful this year!

Getting it Rite - Celebrating Lent and Easter:
7 February at the Thomas Carr Centre, Victoria Pde. East Melbourne, 9.15 - 3.30. Scripture scholar Mary Coloe is the keynote speaker plus workshops.

Fr Greg Bourke on Lectio Divina - from Tuesday 17 Feb for 6 weeks at 6.30 pm, Thomas Carr Centre Victoria Parade. Telephone Annemarie 9412 3325

Ruth Fowler on Christian Meditative Aproaches - from Saturday 21 Feb for 3 weeks, 10.00am - 2.30pm. Telephone Annemarie 9412 3325

Sunday 22 February at 3.00 pm: 'Let Us Rejoice' The Jewish Roots of Christian Feasts - Marianne Dacy Ph D Temple Beth Israel - Friedlander Hall, Alma Rd, St Kilda. Telephone 98173848

We are again featuring our 'Introduction to the Compendium of the Catechism' unit as schools are still distributing copies to their students. It begins with a pictorial introduction and then uses the 14 pieces of art which are an essential feature of the Compendium to explore its content. 

If you are teaching Religion in Society or Texts and Traditions for the first time this year, the Ethics and Scripture modules of RESource could be a great help.

Are you responsible for organising retreats or reflection days? Terra Sanctus has provided a list of possible venues that you might be able to use. 

Caritas Australia Project Compassion pages contain imaginative and engaging ideas to help us fulfil our Lenten obligation to give more generously to those in need. They would be a bonus for classroom discussion and action in Lent.

The economic downturn is starting to bite into employment figures as employers look to cheaper part time options. What impact will this have on workers?

The war in the Gaza strip raises questions about the notion of a 'just war'. Could this ancient theory have something to contribute to the situation in the Middle East?