Catholic Social Justice Essay
• Social Justice: Defined as “Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.” (“ Social Justice”, 2017 ) Social Justice is in essence mankind treating each other with dignity and it does not allow for racism or discrimination in any form. The Catholic Church has always been aware of social justice in its teachings and when applied to a school environment these themes are referred to as Catholic Social Teaching and is used to address how Christianity is involved with society. The Vatican in their Catechism of the Catholic Church document claims that Social Justice “can be obtained only in respecting the transcendent dignity of man. The person represents the ultimate end of society, which is ordered
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While all of the above elements are an important focus for Catholic Schools, it is Scripture and Morality that should be the main focus in the school environment. “The key task is to equip children with the qualities and deeprooted motivations to enable them to become the people they would wish to be… Moral development involves trying to ensure that motivation becomes intrinsic rather than only because of external consequences. Moral development involves children internalising their motivation for action rather than simply being compliant.” (Eaude, 2008) It is the lessons of Morality that are transferable skills in everyday life, it is the foundation of a child’s morality that speaks to who they are as an adult and the School environment is an integral part in that. The Scriptures are important in developing that sense of morality, it is the gospel and word of God that teach Morality just as any piece of Literature in an English class would teach the dichotomy of good versus evil, jealousy or …show more content…
Morality specifically is connected to a Catholic school implicitly, it is weaved throughout a school’s values and teachings, as further explained with: “In a Catholic school, as in any school, one can find young people who are outstanding in every way - in religious attitude, moral behavior, and academic achievement. When we look for the cause, we often discover an excellent family background reinforced by both Church and school.” (Congregation for Catholic Education, 1988). The Vatican outlines that the use of Scripture in schools requires a more explicit for of teaching than
While all of the above elements are an important focus for Catholic Schools, it is Scripture and Morality that should be the main focus in the school environment. “The key task is to equip children with the qualities and deeprooted motivations to enable them to become the people they would wish to be… Moral development involves trying to ensure that motivation becomes intrinsic rather than only because of external consequences. Moral development involves children internalising their motivation for action rather than simply being compliant.” (Eaude, 2008) It is the lessons of Morality that are transferable skills in everyday life, it is the foundation of a child’s morality that speaks to who they are as an adult and the School environment is an integral part in that. The Scriptures are important in developing that sense of morality, it is the gospel and word of God that teach Morality just as any piece of Literature in an English class would teach the dichotomy of good versus evil, jealousy or …show more content…
Morality specifically is connected to a Catholic school implicitly, it is weaved throughout a school’s values and teachings, as further explained with: “In a Catholic school, as in any school, one can find young people who are outstanding in every way - in religious attitude, moral behavior, and academic achievement. When we look for the cause, we often discover an excellent family background reinforced by both Church and school.” (Congregation for Catholic Education, 1988). The Vatican outlines that the use of Scripture in schools requires a more explicit for of teaching than