Australie: les écoles catholiques doivent simpliquer dans la nouvelle évangélisation : la prière, ladoration et lEucharistie en sont les ingrédients de base à cultiver au sein des établissements.
Make the most of "the sense of adventure" in renewing Catholic education
SYDNEY, Australia, August 8, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Australian bishops have issued a pastoral letter calling for a renewal of vigorous commitment to John Paul II's call for a "new evangelization" in every aspect of the Catholic school system.
(…° ) The bishops have provided a list of practical ways in which schools can remain truly Catholic institutions. First, it is essential that "leaders and staff understand, and are solidly committed to, the Catholic identity of the school. Schools must also be "Eucharistic communities within the parish context where, as far as possible, students regularly take part in Mass and Reconciliation."
They should "continue to be places of prayer, including prayer at assemblies, in classes and in other staff and student meetings, and places where practices are encouraged such as Scripture reflections, the Angelus, Eucharistic adoration and prayerful silences." Truly Catholic schools are also "places cultivating a Catholic imagination, where prayer and liturgy are supported by a Catholic visual culture, including crucifixes and pictures of Our Lady and the saints."
(…) A good indicator of a school's solid commitment to the faith is that "all Principals, Assistant Principals and RECs are practising Catholics who understand and profess the Catholic faith, model it in their own lives, and can teach it effectively." Similarly, a newly-appointed staff should be "reminded of the Catholic identity and mission of the school and of the expectation that they will commit themselves to that mission."
Read the pastoral letter of the bishops of NSW and ACT: http://www.ceo.syd.catholic.edu.au/cms/webdav/site/ceosydney/shared/About%20Us/Catholic%20schools%20at%20the%20crossroads%20DRAFT%205.pdf