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Charlie Chaplin’s character makes a reference to
Luke’s gospel: “When asked by the Pharisees
when the kingdom of God would come, he said in
reply, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God cannot
be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look,
here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For behold, the kingdom
of God is among you.’” – Luke 17:20-21
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What does Jesus mean when he says, “…the kingdom of
God is among you”?
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“The power is within man”
How does Luke 17:20-21 apply to the images?
 Which image or images stood out most to you and
why?
 Why is it fitting that the last image shown is of a
baby?
 What is life? What is humanity? Why are we called
to protect both?
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“Love your neighbor as you love yourself”
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How can small acts of kindness lead to the respect
and dignity of human life?
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Free write:
How does the love of a family teach us to reach out
to our brothers and sisters in Christ?
 How is being rootless tragic?
 How are we a continuation of salvation history, of
the story of God’s love for his people?
 Why is life worth living?
 What does it mean to be a human?
 What does it mean to be a Catholic human?
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Respect Life 2016
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Respect life concerns:
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Bullying & sexual abuse
Embryonic stem cell research
Abortion
Death penalty
Suicide & physician assisted suicide
Euthanasia
Respect life advocates:
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Positive decision making (avoiding destructive
behaviors that affect the mind and body)
Marriage and family life
Maternity residences, care, assistance and adoption
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Essay: typed, maximum of 400 words
Poetry: typed, maximum of 21 lines
Music: original melody and lyrics (unless melody
is in the public domain), submitted on a CD
Photography: 8x10 color or black and white
original photo, disclaimer on back
Art: bookmark
Video clip: maximum of 2:30 minutes, submitted
on DVD
Pin-it/Photomontage board: Pin-it board of
personal design on 8.5x11 paper, minimum of ten
images, written description of 50 words or less
Criteria
4
3
Demonstrates Demonstrates
creativity &
excellent depth
originality
of thinking and
originality of
expression
Demonstrates good
depth of thinking
and originality of
expression
Demonstrates
basic thinking and
originality of
expression
Demonstrates
limited thinking
and originality of
expression
Demonstrates little
or no thinking and
originality of
expression
Portrays
assigned
theme
Uses relevant
examples/issues to
support theme in
conformity with
Catholic teaching
Uses
examples/issues
with a basic
attempt to support
theme in
conformity with
Catholic teaching
Uses incomplete or
vaguely developed
examples/issues to
only partially
support theme in
conformity with
Catholic school
teaching
Uses little or no
evidence to
support theme in
conformity with
Catholic teaching
5
Uses specific
and convincing
examples/issues
to support
theme in
conformity with
Catholic
teaching
2
1