Describe the background of this person:
Mary Mackillop was born on the 15th of January 1842, in Fitzroy Melbourne, the eldest of eight children. She was well educated by her father, who unfortunately lacked finial awareness so would often travel without a home. She was born into a catholic family. Her mother was called Flora and her father Alexander, both who had migrated from Scotland to Australia.
Describe the context in which this person was living:
The Mackillop children experienced an unsettled childhood where the family home was neither happy due to the many failed and flawed business dealings of Mary’s father. As the eldest, she bore the responsibility for her fathers failings as a provider for a large family. The idea that ‘’God will provide’’ became a staple for Mary and served her well and truly throughout her life. Much of the family meagre income came via whatever small wage the children were able to bring home. Life in the 1800’s was tough, where children aged 6-8 years would work. Woman would stay at home to look after the children while the father worked. Outline who or what were the influences on this person: Mary was influenced by an early friend of the family, Father Patrick Geoghegan, and began to desire for a strictly penitential form or religious life. As she wanted to go to Europe to execute her plan, Father woods wanted to find a religious society and Mary was his best hope. Outline why the desire for freedom is one of the most basic of all human yearnings: From their earliest years people want freedom and work at discovering and experiencing true freedom. Young people are aware of external limits on their freedom, like their parents. As they grow older, young people grow more aware of the fact that there are some limitations on their freedom that come from within themselves. Eg. selfishness can stop them from loving others as they should, or fear can prevent them standing against peer pressures. Provide an example of an internal or external pressure that affected this persons freedom. One external pressure was commission the Bishop ordered to examine the life of the sisters. The recommendations went against everything Mary had worked for. She took a courageous step and wrote to Bishop Sheil outlining her concerns. This led up to Mary being excommunicated from the convent. Internal pressure was when she was waiting for the constitutions to be approved, she travelled and all of this was very taxing on her emotionally and physically. …show more content…
She would often write of her tiredness and loneliness. She visited her ancestors in Scotland, sought postulants in Ireland and visited schools in England, Germany and France.
Father Woods needed help in the religious education of children in the outback. At the time Mary’s family depended on her income so she not free to follow her dream.
Explain why responsible choices are moral choices:
People have discovered there is one key requirement of a choice is to lead to long term happiness - it must be a morally good choice. A morally good choice if one directed to what is truly good and conductive to long term happiness. Responsible choices tend to prevent unnecessary harm to self and others, therefore they are moral.
Identify three catholic moral principles and show how this person upheld these principles:
Behaving in loving ways: Mary set up schools for this less fortunate and taught students who couldn't afford school
Do good, because God does only what is good: When Mary became a nun, she vowed to live a life of service to God
Treat every human being with respect: Mary treated every child equally and with respect. She didn't treat the richer kids better and different then the more poor kids but instead treated all of them the same Define natural law: Natural law refers to laws natural to people, that is, laws in harmony with the nature of every human being. These are laws that a person with God - given reason can perceive will bring true happiness. How did this person uphold some aspect of Natural Law? Mary cared for everyone; rich, poor and the sick. She kept her faith in God and bravely challenged those
Mary Mackillop was born on the 15th of January 1842, in Fitzroy Melbourne, the eldest of eight children. She was well educated by her father, who unfortunately lacked finial awareness so would often travel without a home. She was born into a catholic family. Her mother was called Flora and her father Alexander, both who had migrated from Scotland to Australia.
Describe the context in which this person was living:
The Mackillop children experienced an unsettled childhood where the family home was neither happy due to the many failed and flawed business dealings of Mary’s father. As the eldest, she bore the responsibility for her fathers failings as a provider for a large family. The idea that ‘’God will provide’’ became a staple for Mary and served her well and truly throughout her life. Much of the family meagre income came via whatever small wage the children were able to bring home. Life in the 1800’s was tough, where children aged 6-8 years would work. Woman would stay at home to look after the children while the father worked. Outline who or what were the influences on this person: Mary was influenced by an early friend of the family, Father Patrick Geoghegan, and began to desire for a strictly penitential form or religious life. As she wanted to go to Europe to execute her plan, Father woods wanted to find a religious society and Mary was his best hope. Outline why the desire for freedom is one of the most basic of all human yearnings: From their earliest years people want freedom and work at discovering and experiencing true freedom. Young people are aware of external limits on their freedom, like their parents. As they grow older, young people grow more aware of the fact that there are some limitations on their freedom that come from within themselves. Eg. selfishness can stop them from loving others as they should, or fear can prevent them standing against peer pressures. Provide an example of an internal or external pressure that affected this persons freedom. One external pressure was commission the Bishop ordered to examine the life of the sisters. The recommendations went against everything Mary had worked for. She took a courageous step and wrote to Bishop Sheil outlining her concerns. This led up to Mary being excommunicated from the convent. Internal pressure was when she was waiting for the constitutions to be approved, she travelled and all of this was very taxing on her emotionally and physically. …show more content…
She would often write of her tiredness and loneliness. She visited her ancestors in Scotland, sought postulants in Ireland and visited schools in England, Germany and France.
Father Woods needed help in the religious education of children in the outback. At the time Mary’s family depended on her income so she not free to follow her dream.
Explain why responsible choices are moral choices:
People have discovered there is one key requirement of a choice is to lead to long term happiness - it must be a morally good choice. A morally good choice if one directed to what is truly good and conductive to long term happiness. Responsible choices tend to prevent unnecessary harm to self and others, therefore they are moral.
Identify three catholic moral principles and show how this person upheld these principles:
Behaving in loving ways: Mary set up schools for this less fortunate and taught students who couldn't afford school
Do good, because God does only what is good: When Mary became a nun, she vowed to live a life of service to God
Treat every human being with respect: Mary treated every child equally and with respect. She didn't treat the richer kids better and different then the more poor kids but instead treated all of them the same Define natural law: Natural law refers to laws natural to people, that is, laws in harmony with the nature of every human being. These are laws that a person with God - given reason can perceive will bring true happiness. How did this person uphold some aspect of Natural Law? Mary cared for everyone; rich, poor and the sick. She kept her faith in God and bravely challenged those