Evaluate how individual and societal values and beliefs are influenced positively and negatively by popular culture (e.g., raising awareness, documenting the human condition, stereotyping, desensitizing, desiring fame and celebrity).

Discuss the Catholic culture of encounter as a means of transforming the world through, for example:

• developing Catholic virtues (e.g., cardinal virtues such as justice and courage, theological virtues such as charity, cardinal virtues such as humility and generosity)
• scriptural studies and church teachings (e.g., John 17:14-19, Luke 10:25-37, culture of love espoused by Saint Pope John Paul II, teachings on the preferential option for the poor)
• community and global action (e.g., church youth group, L'Arche, Chalice, Development and Peace).

Discuss how society is affected by the values demonstrated by organizations and social structures (e.g., business supporting community, media promoting social justice, government cooperation, reverence for life in health care, gender inequality in families, corporate social sin, abuse in sport, inequities in education).

Describe ways that individuals can influence organizations and social structures by promoting Christ-centred values.

Respond to the work of diverse artists who represent Christian stories and teachings considering how the work may help deepen faith and transform society.

Examine how the Church's support for the arts throughout history has affected development of faith and understanding of Church teachings (e.g., funding architecture, sculpture, stained glass, paintings, music and poetry).

Explain how the Catholic responsibility to bring Christ to culture (i.e., ushering in the Kingdom of God) leads to involvement in the 'new evangelization' though personal and communal actions such as:

• service
• social justice
• giving witness to Christ
• forming Christ-centred families, local and global communities.