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The Purpose of Catholic Education and the Role of the State
Acknowledgement. Christiaan Alting von Geusau and Philip Booth. “The Purpose of Catholic Education and the Role of the State.” excerpted from Catholic Education in the West: Roots, Reality and Revival (September 25, 2013).. Excerpted from Catholic Education in the West: Roots, Reality and Revival (2013) by Christiaan Alting von Geusau and Philip Booth, the latest volume in Acton’s ...
The Joy and Wonder of Catholic Education
Bishop James Conley. Most Reverend James D. Conley, DD., STL, is the bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska. Before his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI to the see of Lincoln in September 2012, he served as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of …
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The Catholic Education Resource Center is a free online archive of the most compelling and well-reasoned arguments for the Faith and living the Good Life. One of the first Catholic websites on the internet, it was established in 1996 by educator Fraser Field to showcase the depth and richness of the cultural and intellectual heritage…
How Catholic are our Catholic Schools? – CERC
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Five Essential Marks of Catholic Schools – CERC
Archbishop J. Michael Miller, C.S.B. The Most Reverend J. Michael Miller, CSB, was born in Ottawa, Canada, on July 9, 1946. On June 29, 1975, Pope Paul VI ordained him a priest, and on November 23, 2003 Pope John Paul II appointed him titular Archbishop of Vertara, Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Vice President of …
The Holy See’s Teaching On Catholic Schools – CERC
The Holy See, through its documents and interventions, whether of the Pope or of other Vatican offices, sees in Catholic schools an enormous heritage and an indispensable instrument in carrying out the Church's mission in the third Christian millennium. Ensuring their genuinely Catholic identity is the Church's greatest challenge.
A comprehensive approach to character building in Catholic …
The purpose of the Church and of Catholic education is to turn us into little Christs, to continue the process of our transformation in Christ that began in our baptism. How can Catholic schools help to develop, in both students and staff, the character of Christ.
Some First Principles of Catholic Education – CERC
Certain areas of human endeavour touch intimately the lives of each of us because they are rooted in the human condition itself. Although the particular social circumstances in which human life is lived vary from age to age, from generation to generation and from country to country, the essential nature of human life, the basic human activities which we …
Provide a school of virtues – CERC - Catholic Education Resource …
3/ Provide a school of virtues.Human virtues are firm attitudes, stable dispositions, habitual perfections of intellect and will that govern our actions, order our passions, and guide our conduct according to reason and faith. They make possible ease, self-mastery, and joy in leading a morally good life. The virtuous man is he who freely practices…