The Catholic School: Avenue to Authenticity

Authors

Denis McLaughlin

Abstract

A document from the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education has confirmed that the fundamental purpose of Catholic schools is to create an educational environment promoting authentic humanity. This position has its basis in a Catholic concept of personhood, which underpins the thrust of the 1998 Roman document, The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium. This article outlines a philosophical framework for Catholic education and establishes a comprehensive theological foundation for community living. Education, the life of faith, and the common good all come under the rubric of authentic humanity.

DOI

10.15365/joce.0303022013

First Page

274

Last Page

292

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Recommended Citation

McLaughlin, D. (2000). The Catholic School: Avenue to Authenticity. Journal of Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.0303022013