Using digital technologies to interpret life : media literacy and catholic religious education in dialogue

Abstract

The following comments and questions were shared by some of my students in the Catholic Religious Education (CRE) class in previous years.

For me faith is like a lighthouse….it shows you that there may be land and safety amidst all the darkness, fear, anxiety and helplessness you feel overcome with. But how can I feel sure and convince others as well of this, if it exists? (Ex-student)

Faith is like a small window in a room in which you are alone and feel lonely. Through that window you can see another world that is waiting for you. But how can it help you get there if in that world there are so many obstacles and stumbling blocks for faith? (Ex-student)

Faith is like a clay object …..It can be so beautiful and cute but as fragile and irreparable. How can you preserve it even in difficult situations? (Ex-student)