What values do you see in Catholic education?
Catholic schools strive to be more through their Catholic mission. Catholic schools also focus on a holistic education of the whole child – socially, emotionally, spiritually, physically and culturally. All important is preparation for life, and a life of worth at that – not merely a life of work.
What does it mean to be a modern Catholic?
For Chappel, to be modern is to accept “the split between the private sphere of religion and the public sphere of politics and economics.” The Church became modern, then, when it renounced the goal of establishing Catholicism as the official state religion and instead embraced the principles of Church–state separation.
What are the Catholic Social Thought principles?
We are driven by justice, dignity and hope for all. We practice the principles of Catholic Social Teachings: human dignity, compassion and subsidiarity are at the heart of all we do.
What are Catholic virtues?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines virtue as “a habitual and firm disposition to do the good.” Traditionally, the seven Christian virtues or heavenly virtues combine the four classical cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and courage (or fortitude) with the three theological virtues of faith.
What does it mean to become Catholic?
CARROLL: Well, it means that you live the life of the Catholic community. Most especially it means that you attend the sacraments, especially the mass. Many former Catholics still understand themselves in relationship to something they used to be.
What is the heart of Catholic social teaching?
The very heart of Catholic Social Teaching is the belief that human life is sacred and that the dignity of each person is the foundation of a just and equitable society. This principle is grounded in the idea that each person is made in the image of God and as such is the clearest reflection of the Divine among us.