WORLD CATHOLIC EDUCATION DAY - 26 may 2022

World Catholic Education Day was launched in 2002 at an OIEC congress in Brasilia. It was observed in some countries on Ascension Day, 40 days after Easter. The Day was relaunched by the OIEC and other organisations in 2021 for its 20th anniversary. The purpose of the day is to reflect, recognise and celebrate Catholic education. This page provides resources for individuals, schools, universities and other organisations to observe the day, including links to interviews with Catholic educators and others dedicating their lives to integral human development around the world.

 El Día Mundial de la Educación Católica se lanzó en 2002 en un congreso de la OIEC en Brasilia. En algunos países se celebraba el día de la Ascensión, 40 días después de la Pascua. El Día fue relanzado por la OIEC y otras organizaciones en 2021 para su 20º aniversario. El objetivo de la jornada es reflexionar, reconocer y celebrar la educación católica. Esta página ofrece recursos para que individuos, escuelas, universidades y otras organizaciones celebren el día, incluyendo enlaces a entrevistas con educadores católicos y otras personas que dedican su vida al desarrollo humano integral en todo el mundo.

 La Journée mondiale de l'éducation catholique a été lancée en 2002 lors d'un congrès de l'OIEC à Brasilia. Elle a été observée dans certains pays le jour de l'Ascension, soit 40 jours après Pâques. La Journée a été relancée par l'OIEC et d'autres organisations en 2021 pour son 20ème anniversaire. Le but de la journée est de réfléchir, de reconnaître et de célébrer l'éducation catholique. Cette page fournit des ressources permettant aux individus, écoles, universités et autres organisations d'observer la journée, y compris des liens vers des interviews d'éducateurs catholiques et d'autres personnes consacrant leur vie au développement humain intégral partout dans le monde. 

Ressources pour la Journée mondiale 2022: 

·     Dépliant d'une page en anglais, français et espagnol

·     Brochure (8 pages) en anglais, français et espagnol

·     Rapport Responding to the Call from Pope Francis

·     Autres ressources: Voir les Raports mondiaux et les autres publications
 

​​ Anglais: https://www.globalcatholiceducation.org/copy-of-world-catholic-education-day

Espagnol: https://es.globalcatholiceducation.org/copy-of-world-catholic-education-day

Francais: https://fr.globalcatholiceducation.org/copy-of-world-catholic-education-day

UK - CATSC - NETWORKING - Autumn 2019

CATSC - NETWORKING 

 

CATHOLIC TEACHER PREPARATION: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

 on Preparing for Mission

The expectations of the Catholic Church and the demands of the state are a precarious balancing act that have been apparent throughout the history of Catholic education. It is a relationship that is under scrutiny, even in the contemporary context.  

Drawing on the works and lives of key figures in the history of teacher preparation in Catholic education internationally, this important text illuminates the contributions they made and the challenges they faced. In providing this rich historical synthesis, the authors invite further reflection on the most appropriate methods of teacher preparation for contemporary Catholic schools and on possible contributions to wider teacher preparation from cogitating the history of the Catholic tradition. 

This book addresses teacher preparation for Catholic schools at both the 'pre-service' and 'in-service' levels by looking at the Church and its relationship with the state. The former will allow opportunities for a deep study of the role of 'faith' in Teacher Preparation, while the latter focuses on how a distinctive faith-based model of education can be in dialogue with the expectations of civil society. By using this multi-layered framework, the book offers exciting and innovative opportunities to inform contemporary practice from international examples, proving an invaluable text for researchers in the fields of comparative education, theology and the sociology of religion.

Catholic Teacher Preparation: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Preparing for Mission

Richard Rymarz - BBI - The Australian Institute of Theological Education, Australia

Leonardo Franchi  - University of Glasgow, UK

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 9781787560079

Published: 16 Sep 2019

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Dimensions: 175 pages - 152 x 229mm

Series: Emerald Studies in Teacher Preparation in National and Global Contexts

UK - NETWORK FOR RESEARCHERS IN CATHOLIC EDUCATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018

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THE EDUCATIONAL COMMITMENT OF UNIVERSITIES

 Universities, by their very nature, are called to be workshops of dialogue and encounter in the service of truth, justice and the defense of human dignity at every level.

Pope Francis: 

"........ As an heir to the great Augustinian tradition of learning inspired by the pursuit of divine wisdom, your University was founded to preserve and pass on the richness of the Catholic tradition to new generations of students, who, like the young Augustine, seek true meaning and value in true life. In fidelity to this vision, the University, as a community of research and study, must also address the complex ethical and cultural challenges raised by the epochal changes affecting our world today. It is my hope that in every aspect of its life and mission, Villanova University will persevere in its efforts to communicate the intellectual, spiritual and moral values that will enable young people to participate wisely and responsibly in the great debates shaping the future of society.

One urgent aspect of this educational task is the development of a universal, “catholic” vision of the unity of our human family and a commitment to the practical solidarity needed to combat the grave inequalities and injustices that mark today’s world. Universities, by their very nature, are called to be workshops of dialogue and encounter in the service of truth, justice and the defense of human dignity at every level. This is especially true of Catholic institutions like your own, which contribute to the Church’s mission of promoting the authentic and integral growth of the human family towards its definitive fullness in God (cf. Ap. Const. Veritatis Gaudium, 1).

No one knew better than Saint Augustine the restlessness of the human heart until it finds its rest in the God who, in Jesus Christ, reveals to us the deepest truth about our lives and our ultimate destiny. May these days of reflection, discussion and encounter confirm you in your commitment to the University’s mission in the service of the truth that makes us free (cf. Jn 8:32). ..... "

 

 14 april 2018  

   ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS 
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UK -CATSC - AN INSPIRATIONAL THINKPIECE FROM NATIONAL PRESIDENT MARIA RIMMER.

And he said to them, 'Well then, every scribe who becomes a disciple of the kingdom of Heaven is like a householder who brings out from his storeroom new things as well as old.' Matthew 15:32

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It is thus that CATSC - with your support - has helped to take Catholic Education into this [no longer new] millennium, seeking at all times, and in all actual and virtual places and spaces, to maintain the professional enthusiasm for its mission - characterised by those who had the same interest at heart over a hundred and twenty years ago..........

CLICK ON THE FILE BELOW TO READ AN INSPIRATIONAL THINKPIECE FROM NATIONAL PRESIDENT MARIA RIMMER.

                      20.20 VISION......