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 This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of your Catholic faith, as well as to provide an opportunity for you to research those areas in which you want or need to increase your knowledge. Happy Learning! 1. What are the Sacraments of Christian Initiation? 2. Why is the Cross the Read More →

Last week we looked at the Sacraments and how they impact on our everyday lives.   This week we continue to explore this theme. The Jewish philosopher, Abraham Heschel, is quoted as saying “Being human involves being sensitive to the sacred.” Read More →

This term, the Archdiocesan Catechetical Office has embarked on a DVD- based teaching on the Sacraments in each Vicariate.   We hope that all baptised persons will try to avail themselves of these opportunities to grow and understand the basic teachings of the faith. Read More →

The life of John the Baptist truly epitomised the concept of catechesis.  He was prophesised by Isaiah as being “a voice of one that cries in the desert, ‘prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight’” (Matt 3:3). He focused on the value of life and the importance of being spir Read More →

The Creed contains the core beliefs of the Catholic Faith. We profess the Creed each week at Eucharist and also when we begin praying the Rosary. We recite the Creed, but do we really understand what we are professing and the responsibility that goes with this profession? Read More →

 Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News In order to respond to Jesus’ call to “Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News” we must look at our call from Jesus to be His disciples – not only after the example of the saintly Apostles and disciples of the past but Read More →

The Feast of Corpus Christi was originally celebrated on the Sunday after the feast of the Holy Trinity. However, it was moved to the Thursday to identify it with Holy Thursday. On Holy Thursday Jesus instituted the Eucharist, but with all the celebration of the Paschal Mystery, this Read More →

Jesus said to his disciples: “…And now I am sending down to you what the Father has promised. Stay in the city then, until you are clothed with the power from on high. Then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. Now as he b Read More →

For most Catholics the Feast of the Ascension goes unnoticed, yet this feast is the great entrance of humanity into the heavenly presence of God.  It is the great celebration of the presence of Jesus Christ as Lord and God.  This feast culminates the mission of Christ in the world and Read More →

At the Mayo RC School, we believe that a Catholic school is one in which the teachings of Jesus Christ are integrated into the day-to-day curriculum and social fabric of school life. We aspire to have our students develop a way of living that embodies the life of Jesus Christ.  Read More →