Section D – The Question of Faith – Past Exam Questions

Posted on March 31, 2012 in Junior Cert Religion by Miss Ryan  Tagged ,

Hello again third years, I hope you have had a chance to look at The Question of Faith, Chapters 14 – 18 and the blue notes I posted. Here are some past exam questions from 2011 back to 2008 from section 4 (paragraph answers 50 marks) and section 5 (essay answer 70 marks). Have a [...]

Junior Cert Revision – Section D

Posted on March 30, 2012 in Junior Cert Religion by Miss Ryan  Tagged ,

Hello third years, The following revision guide is aimed at Higher Level students, but Ordinary Level will also benefit. The guide is colour coded. Black represents general explanatory notes. Blue represents detailed notes on different aspects of a section. Plum represents questions from past papers. Finally, green represents sample answers to past exam questions. We’re [...]

Shadowlands – the adult life of CS Lewis

Posted on March 29, 2012 in TY Religion by Miss Ryan  Tagged

Released in 1993 and directed by Richard Attenborough, Shadowlands features astonishing performances by Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger and is the true story of CS Lewis and H. Joy Davidman Gresham. With reasonable (for Hollywood) accuracy, and unusual (for Hollywood) sensitivity to Christian issues, “Shadowlands” tells of Lewis and Gresham’s love, happiness and suffering. But it majors [...]

Happy St Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2012 in Liturgical Year,Topics of Interest by Miss Ryan  Tagged

St. Patrick’s Day Facts: Snakes, a Slave, and a Saint On St. Patrick’s Day—Saturday, March 17—millions of people will don green and celebrate the Irish in, and around, them with parades, good cheer, and perhaps a pint of beer. But few St. Patrick’s Day revelers have a clue about St. Patrick, the man, according to [...]

Buen Camino!

Posted on March 12, 2012 in Senior Religion,Topics of Interest by Miss Ryan  Tagged

The symbol of the scallop shell represents the journey pilgrims make in honour of St James the Apostle. His tomb is said to be in the great Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in northwest Spain. There are several routes along which to make this pilgrimage, the most popular being the Camino Frances – or French [...]