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- The lay Catholic educator is a person who exercises a specific mission within the Church by living, in faith, a secular vocation in the communitarian structure of the school: with the best possible professional qualifications, with an apostolic intention inspired by faith, for the integral formation of the human person, in a communication of culture, in an exercise of that pedagogy which will give emphasis to direct and personal contact with students, giving spiritual inspiration to the...
cardinalnewmansociety.org/the-call-to-lead/The Call to Lead: Church Guidance for Catholic Educational ...
From these Church documents, then, we gather that a Catholic teacher must possess at least five traits: There are two groups of traits here. The first two are unique to Catholic teachers. The last three can also be seen among non-Catholic teachers, but will look different in a Catholic teacher.
What does it mean to be a Catholic teacher ? We teach math and spelling, science and geography. But as Catholic teachers, we bring to these subjects a values-based lens. In all that we do, we promote values like fairness, compassion, respect, and concern for social justice and the environment.
- Introduction
- I. The Teacher and Mission of Catholic Education
- II. The Teacher and Vocation
- III. The Teacher and Faith Formation
- IV. The Teacher and Lived Witness
- V. The Teacher and Catholic Culture
- Conclusion
In recent years, efforts to strengthen the Catholic identity of schools have focused Church guidance on the important fact that all teachers—lay, clerical, or religious—have an essential function in Catholic education as role models of the faith, in both word and deed. A review of these Church teachings provides an understanding of the importance o...
The mission of Catholic education is articulated by the Church and her magisterial documents. Catholic educators need to understand, appreciate, and fully support this mission, because its fulfillment depends on them. The more teachers reflect upon this mission, the more powerful protagonists they will be in leading schools to success. Catholic edu...
The Catholic teacher’s call to participate in the saving mission of the Church and to assist in the building of the Body of Christ is more than a profession. It’s a vocation. All teachers in Catholic education agree to work for the sanctification of the world and to pursue and communicate truth wherever it might lie. The Catholic educator possesses...
The Catholic Church recognizes its dependence on teachers to fulfill the goals and programs of Catholic education. Forming students in faith is one of its most critical goals. Such formation is not a part of most teacher training programs. Therefore, it is essential for Catholic school teachers to be aware that they have this responsibility (no mat...
The Church relies on teachers to fulfill the mission of Catholic education and serve the complex and varied needs of students entrusted to their care. In a special way, teachers make Christ and His Church present and operative in the life of students. Most significantly by their lived witness, teachers accomplish the school’s primary religious miss...
The Catholic educator aims at transmitting a specifically Catholic culture that guides the student by word and example so they can see and experience a complete synthesis of culture and faith, as well as of faith and life. All subjects in Catholic education are integrated and explored in a Christian worldview and from a Christian concept of the hum...
The Church’s guidance to her teachers conveys the immense responsibility they assume in the ministry of Catholic education. In addition to professional qualifications, a Catholic school teacher must understand and commit to the Church and be a “living mirror” of Christ by modeling a life inspired by the Gospel. In contemporary society, the challeng...
What is a Teacher? While countless things can be said about the endless tasks of each and every one of our Catholic school teachers, at the heart of each of these tasks is the extraordinary calling to bear witness to Christ everyday.
Nov 5, 2010 · “Being an educator means having joy in one’s heart and communicating it to everyone so as to make life good and beautiful; it means providing reasons and goals for life’s journey, presenting the beauty of the person of Jesus and making people love Him, His lifestyle, His freedom. …
Feb 4, 2013 · 1. Vocare. You did not choose teaching it chose you. Or rather, God knew from all eternity that you would have certain skills, talents and passions for service of young people and the world. The idea of vocation can often be a worn out mantra in Catholic education so we need to re-connect with it.
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Jul 10, 2019 · What is the job of a Catholic schoolteacher or faculty member? It’s not to merely teach a subject at a Catholic school, as if religious instruction were only the responsibility of the theology department. Every employee of a Catholic school has a responsibility to ensure that students are formed to fully embrace and live out their Catholic faith.
