Ask participants to work together in small groups. Provide them with newspapers and periodicals. Ask them to find articles about people or groups who are trying to make the world a better place. Perhaps they could use the corporal works of mercy as a guide. Have them report the following to the whole group: How the person (people) helped make the world a better place Why the person did what he or she did How group members might act in the same situation Which corporal work of mercy this action demonstrates