To celebrate International Women’s Day, we created a resource to explore the life and work of some inspirational women peacemakers. Each profile also has two reflection questions to challenge us on working for peace in our lives and a link to further information or resources.

This is a form time resource to promote reflection and discussion on peace, with additional activities given on the last two slides. This resource has been created for Peace Sunday 2022, when Pax Christi promotes the Pope’s World Peace Day message. This year the theme of the message is ‘Dialogue between generations, education and work: tools for building lasting peace’.

On his 2016 visit to the United States Pope Francis, addressing Congress, praised an American lay-woman, Dorothy Day, for her social activism and her passion for justice. This sparked a huge spike in Google searches as people who had never before heard of her tried to find out who Dorothy Day was and why the Pope thought so highly of her. They will have learned of a prayerful woman, a faithful Catholic, and a woman devoted to the poorest in society. They would have also found a woman who was unafraid to court controversy; who was an outspoken critic of governments and their wars, and who spent time in prison for her activism. In this assembly we will meet Dorothy Day: Saint and Troublemaker.

This lesson explores the contribution of Christian theology to issues of war and peace. By examining the major strands in Christian thinking on the issue, students will understand the historical context within which they developed, the scripture and theology that underpins them, and the ongoing influence these ideas have. [Edexcel A-level Religious StudiesPaper 2: Religion and Ethics; Section 3.1: War and Peace] Produced by Pax Christi UK (www.paxchristi.org.uk) and Quakers in Britain (www.quaker.org.uk)

Comprising six lessons which investigate various themes of Christian peacemaking this syllabus enables the learner to think critically about the theology and scripture that informs the work of Christian peacemaking. It also explores the practical demands of peacemaking today and empowers the student to take action on issues of injustice which they feel strongly about. Originally designed to slot into any Catholic Sixth Form's General RE programme, these lessons will also be useful in the study of peace and peacemaking for GCSE and A-Level religious studies. Contents: Lesson 1: A Christian Response to Conflict Lesson 2: Blessed Franz Jägerstätter Lesson 3: Should Christians fight in wars? Lesson 4: Military Spending Lesson 5: Christian Peace Activism Lesson 6: Faith into Action Appendix A: Organising a Peace Studies Day Appendix B: Prayers for Peace

This GCSE religious studies lesson looks at Pax Christi - The International Catholic Movement for Peace - as an example of a religious organisation working to create world peace. By examining stories of how Pax Christi members live their vocation to peacemaking students will understand what Pax Christi is and what they are trying to achieve, the work they are engaged in, and how their faith inspires their work.

This lesson examines the work of the Peace Movement. By examining a variety of peace organisations students will critically assess their motivation and inspiration, their work and its effectiveness, and what opposition or barriers they face. This lesson will enable students to analyse the role of the pacifist movement and pressure groups. [Curriculum Links: Edexcel Paper 2: Religion and Ethics; Section 3.1: War and Peace] Produced by Pax Christi (www.paxchristi.org.uk) and Quakers in Britain (www.quaker.org.uk)

This resource is an can be used in tutor time or as an assembly to reflect on the Pope’s Peace Message for 2020: Peace as a Journey of Hope: Dialogue, Reconciliation and Ecological Conversion. It encourages conversation and reflection on some of they key themes of the message. The reflections link to peace through discussion on fear, security, dialogue, reconciliation and ecological conversion. Each section includes a question, a reflection on the message and a prayer. The resource is a PowerPoint with additional notes for teachers in a PDF file.

A Lenten project around an olive wood figure of Jesus with a slideshow of Jesus’ journey through Jerusalem. Follow Jesus through some of the holy sights of Jerusalem today.

This lesson introduces nuclear weapons and the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It explores key facts about nuclear weapons, some of the arguments surrounding nuclear weapons, the role of the treaty and the voice of the Catholic Church. This session is aimed at young people in Key Stage three and above, and may be useful for the GCSE themes of peace and conflict. The resource includes a PowerPoint and a Teacher Pack with notes and resources.

This resource for Peace Sunday explores the Pope’s World Peace Day message for 2021 and the theme “A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace”. The resource includes a Powerpoint with activities that can be used as a presentation, discussion or for reflection. The accompanying worksheet follows the same outline but includes extra activities and is designed for independent study and reflection.

These two cards introduce the story of Franz and Franziska Jägerstätter. Franz was a conscientious objector in World War Two due to his religious beliefs. Franz was supported in his decision by his wife, Franziska, who had to face the consequences of this decision at home. This resource looks at how faith inspires us to act courageously and what we can learn from their story.

These two cards are designed to encourage reflection and discussion on nuclear weapons. The first card is an introduction to nuclear weapons, exploring the morality of nuclear weapons, and the second introduces the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

This is a children’s liturgy resource to explore the topic of peace for Peace Sunday 2022. On Peace Sunday, Pax Christi promotes the Pope’s World Peace Day message. This year the theme of the message is ‘Dialogue between generations, education and work: tools for building lasting peace’.

This is a worksheet for children exploring peace and how to be a peacemaker. This resource has been created for Peace Sunday 2022, when Pax Christi promotes the Pope’s World Peace Day message. The worksheet can be used as a standalone resource or alongside our Peace Sunday Children’s Liturgy resource.

This resource is a collection of activities and reflections for Advent on the theme of peace. The resource can be used as a whole or parts can be taken and used as a stand-alone activity. Activities include exploring what peace is, a reading from Isaiah and creative writing.