I'm sure everyone remembers Frank Diamond, who came to talk about the Year of Faith. If not, too bad! If so, good for you! Anyway we interviewed him about the Year of faith, and what it means, and here is what he said.
Q - Question
A- Answer
Q1.Why is there a Year of Faith?
A. Pope Benedict would like to re-energise the church, as well as a time to think about and reflect on our faith journeys and how it affects our local community and our national community.
Q2. How is it honouring God?
A.When we put our faith in action we are honouring God by serving others through caring, sharing and acts of charity in the home, school and parish.
Q3. How many prayers should we pray?
A. The little bits and pieces of everyday life is prayer in action, eg. Morning prayer, prayer before meals, when we finish our meals, before we finish school, before we go to bed, when we share our gifts and talents, going to mass and listening to our parents and teachers.
On a personal note - Frank supports
Man.United, Celtic and Ireland.
The whole school enjoyed spending time with Frank, and appreciated his enthusiasm for the Year of Faith. Hopefully, it has inspired us all to put Faith in Action.
From interviewers Nicole and Javin.
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