livesimply anthology
This resource contains articles, reflections and prayers which invite us to examine our lifestyles and transform ourselves and the world. There are practical tips for living in a simpler way and suggestions for how to use the material creatively in liturgies and group discussions.
livesimply: A CAFOD resource for living simply… sustainably… in solidarity sedited by Annabel Shilson-Thomas. Contributors range from Rowan Williams to Desmond Tutu, Tom Cullinan to Tina Beattie.
Published by Canterbury Press and CAFOD, price £9.99. Orders resources@cafod.org.uk or 020 7095 5571
Going, going....
Put your life under the hammer in the Great Livesimply Auction! It asks questions about what we value and what we need, how our lives get cluttered, and what we can do to live more simply. Originally written for the Re:act festival in Birmingham.
SOLD Auction
Making connections
Try this fun workshop from Pax Christi to get young people to make connections between different areas of Catholic Social Teaching - war, peace, the environment, sustainability, conflict, development, poverty.
Making Connections Workshop
Simply the Best!
By popular demand, the CAFOD youth team's barmy but brilliant set of activities all based on Catholic Social Teaching is available online. There's acting, there's mix and match quoting - it's a game show like you've never seen one before.
Simply the Best! Instructions
Quick CST Quiz
CST activity
CST jigsaw
Drama
Degrees of Change
CAFOD commissioned a play about sustainability and climate change - it's about a group of young people facing up to the issues raised in different ways.
> Download the script and accompanying resources here
A life in the Sun
What's work for? What's enough? This drama by Jenny Baker appeared in the January 2007 edition of Youthwork magazine and it's VERY livesimply! (Apologies for the tatty copy, it's all we've goty.)
A life in the Sun
For reflection
This article by Gail Ballinger was published in the Julian Meetings Magazine, April 2008.
Living Simply, by Gail Ballinger
'Solidarity' is one of the three main planks of the livesimply challenge - but What is it and what does it mean for church communities? Address by Father Rob Esdaile, with questions to explore.
Theology of Solidarity
Resources from livesimply members:
An Introduction to livesimply A short talk prepared by the Liverpool Justice and Peace Commission
A Theft from the Poor: Pax Christi briefing on the links between poverty and war
Women Living Simply: a leaflet prepared by the National Board of Catholic Women with an A-Z of tips and ideas, and useful contacts for more information (PDF, 608 kb)
livesimply resources for youth leaders, available from the CAFOD website (opens in a new window).
Loaves and fishes picnic pack
This pack will help you organise a picnic, with practical tips and a short litury.
Loaves and fishes picnic: Introduction sheet
Picnic liturgy
Ideas for Mass
Picnic tips
Ideas for children