Wellbeing and the Catholic School provides guidance to Catholic School leaders in planning new requirements for Wellbeing provision in accord with Catholic ethos. The Guidelines are published by the Council for Education of the Irish Episcopal Conference. The document...
Because of the spread of mindfulness in secular society and because of its origins in Buddhist practice, some today mistakenly believe that all meditative and reflective living practices are based on Eastern traditions. The reality, however, is that elements of...
In the context of a growing appreciation of the role of families and of parishes in supporting the faith development of Catholic children, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference presents these national norms and guidelines regarding children requiring a parish-based...
This document on mindfulness offers material to Catholic schools to explore and reflect on in the area of mindfulness. The subtitle of the document is "Rediscovering the Christian Tradition of Contemplation and Meditation". The document also offers some guidelines for...
This PowerPoint Presentation was developed by the Council for Catechetics with the asssistance of Dr. Cora O'Farrell, DCU. The PowerPoint outlines the spiritual development of children from the age of about 2 and a half to about the age of 7 or 8. Also attached here...