The Identity of the Catholic School for a Culture of Dialogue The Congregation for Catholic Education released this instruction on Catholic schools. The document, entitled “The Identity of the Catholic School for a Culture of Dialogue,” is dated January 25, 2022, but was not published in L’Osservatore Romano until May 31. The Congregation, led by Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi since 2015, “has been confronted with cases of conflicts and appeals resulting from different interpretations of the traditional concept of Catholic identity by educational institutions in the face of the rapid changes that have taken place in recent years, during which the process of globalization has emerged in parallel with the growth of interreligious and intercultural dialogue,” the Instruction notes. “In relation to what falls within the remit of the Congregation for Catholic Education, it seemed therefore appropriate to offer a more in-depth and up-to-date reflection and guidelines on the value of
The Identity of the Catholic School for a Culture of Dialogue On March 29, 2022, The Congregation for Catholic Education released a new “Instruction” for Catholic educational institutions focusing on the identity of Catholic schools and on current challenges. The document is dated January 25, 2022, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle.
afterwards took a toll on all of us. i would never trade one minute of it. it changed my life. and robert writes, the morning of 9/11, i was sitting in my taxi in front of all saints episcopal church in long beach, california. listening to the radio, i was waiting for the doors to open for morning mass. i was an acolyte, at the time. the news reported a plane just crashed into one of the twin towers in new york, and then the doors to the church opened and i went inside. the priest turned on the tv and the sacristy just in time to see the second plane crash into the second tower. it was then time for mass to start, so we really didn t realize what had happened. there were a lot of prayers said in that morning mass, but it wasn t until mass was over and we went back to the sacristy and the news on tv was saying we had been attacked. we were in shock. thank, y all, so much for sharing your stories with us. now, if you are worried about unity in america, the aftermath of 9/11 might give yo