The Religious Life

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the nature of consecrated religious life
   
   
2. Explain the importance of the evangelical counsels for the vocation to religious life. 
   
   
3. Make links with the story of the rich young man in Mark's Gospel
   
   

Resources Include: 

• Lesson PowerPoint

• Student Swap Sheet - a sheet enabling students to become experts on one of the two areas - consecrated religious life and evangelical counsels. 
  

• Treasure Map - reflection task sheet to allow students to reflect upon what their lives might be like if they lived more simply. 
  
  
  

Religious Education Directory Links:

• U9.3.4 - Explain the importance of the evangelical counsels for the vocation to religious life, making links with the story of the rich young man in Mark’s Gospel.
• R9.3.3 - Compare their own and others’ responses to the demand for poverty, chastity and obedience for those entering religious life, leading to reasonable explanations of their own and others’ views.

Scheme of Work: Year 9 Galilee to Jerusalem - Lesson 6

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