What is the purpose of education in a Catholic school? As staff and students prepare to begin the new school year you might find these two brief video clips helpful – from the FFF archive and first posted in January 20118
This one is a reflection on Catholic education:
and here’s a thought on prayer in schools:
Latest Posts
For you are the living temple of God. Open up that temple, make it spacious, give it height.
With Christ we are freed from the trap of following every fad, fashion, celebrity or opinion.
These complications are very useful, and make the watch more… complicated.
This divine dressing is not a lengthy process needing skilled tailors and holy-wardrobe assistants.
With ears that are tuned to diverse frequencies I begin to delight in different dialects
What a wonderful reflection on the Totality of Reality. Thank you Father John. It will give me a lot to think about today.
I must comment on your ‘preparing for death’ talk and say ,as a new Catholic of only 20 years!
that is indeed a wonderful and necessary part of a Funeral Mass that automatically and perfectly introduces Catholic school children to death.
Whilst perhaps uncomfortable to a new pupil ,as my daughter waa at 8ish, she was surrounded by classmates .She didnt know the deceased but it was such a natural and affirming ,indirectly of the cinstant of Jesus as being Our Saviour.
Thank you a thousandfold my beloved Catholic faith,Church,and schools for this natural ,solid teaching of life …and Thank you Father for your teachings. We must never forget or fail to acknowledge the Catholic teachings in schools and not be swayed or influenced by ‘the world’ .
Amen thanks Father John for beautiful reflection and inspiration Amen