And how parents and teachers can work together in this formation.
Here is my article on the supernatural end of Catholic education, recently published by Gravissimum: The Catholic Classical Education Journal. I was invited to contribute to the edition that commemorates the 60th anniversary of the promulgation of Gravissimum Educationis.
Read the full article: The Supernatural End of Education and the Role of the Domestic Church.Summary: Both the Second Vatican Council’s Gravissimum Educationis and Pope Pius XI’s Divini Illius Magistri of 1929 state that the mission of Catholic education is to cooperate with divine grace in forming individuals whose lives are oriented toward eternal union with God. Their emphasis is on an education that transcends mere intellectual or civic development, aiming to form individuals who live a supernatural life in Christ. Central to achieving this mission is a formation that fosters right worship through liturgical participation and the family, recognized as the primary educator, especially in the context of the domestic church.
Union with God – theosis – is the end of the Christian life, and we sometimes forget that not only as educators, but sometimes even as Catholics!
