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 * BOORI'S VISIT**

On the 29th of July, a Religion incursion was held for the year ten students of Killester College. I, amongst many, cheered being that we received the chance to miss two periods of class. Our guest visitor, Boori Monty Pryor, was the opposite of everything I had expected – I was initially planning to sleep but within the minute he arrived, it felt as though the room was lit up from every corner. Boori is an Aboriginal man who spent most of his time sharing his fascinating stories through school visits, books in which he writes himself, performances and so forth. His stories ranged from a variety of the Aboriginal Dream Time to his personal encounters in life, both being super hilarious and entertaining to listen to. He spoke with much enthusiasm which got the crowd cheering and roaring with laughter. Even with much laughter, Boori was able to send out the message that everyone is equal through different aspects of life.

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Personal Reflection [In works]  Jesus and Dialogue in the Gospels //The Canaanite Woman’s Faith // Matthew 15:21-28  The story of //The Canaanite Woman’s Faith//, Mather 15:21-28, shows Jesus and his disciples leaving Galilee and heading towards the district of Tyre and Sidon. Along the journey, a Canaanite woman from that region appears in front of Jesus, madly shouting and begging for help. There was no way to cure her ‘demon possessed’ daughter thus she shouted, ‘Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David’, showing her acknowledgement towards Jesus. Jesus initially ignored the woman, even his disciples asked for Jesus to send her away. ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel,’ Jesus says, pointing out his intentions. The woman without hesitance took her kneeling stance before him, once again asking for help. Through a short moment of conversing, the woman seemed to have proven her faith allowing her daughter then to be heeled by Jesus.  Deepen     “Lord Jesus have mercy in me,’   <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Self- Evaluation of my engagement the world religions unit <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Scaffold Questions <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">How this Unite has been for me <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">1) <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My frustrations? My achievements? <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">2)  <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What I have learned? <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">3) <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What is my faith tradition? How has studying this way and this topic cultivated my own spiritual path, or deepened my understanding of my own faith tradition.