Bridging the Gap: "Fides et Ratio" in Catholic Education
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“With the light of reason, human beings can know which path to take, but they can follow that path to its end, quickly and unhindered, only if with a rightly tuned spirit they search for it within the horizon of faith.” (John Paul II, 1998, § 16) The two-fold order of knowledge, revelation of faith and natural reason, are inseparable in our pursuit of truth, which is ultimately the goal of Catholic education. Through the academic disciplines, students are encouraged and led to seek Truth through the use of the intellect. Through classes in Scripture and Theology and through frequent encounters with our Lord in the sacraments, students are invited to embrace the Truth revealed to us by God. These two sources of Truth, acting as “two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth,” (John Paul II, 1998) is decisive in the proper functioning of a Catholic school and the fulfillment of its mission.
Bridging the Gap: "Fides et Ratio" in Catholic Education
Bridging the Gap: "Fides et Ratio" in…
Bridging the Gap: "Fides et Ratio" in Catholic Education
“With the light of reason, human beings can know which path to take, but they can follow that path to its end, quickly and unhindered, only if with a rightly tuned spirit they search for it within the horizon of faith.” (John Paul II, 1998, § 16) The two-fold order of knowledge, revelation of faith and natural reason, are inseparable in our pursuit of truth, which is ultimately the goal of Catholic education. Through the academic disciplines, students are encouraged and led to seek Truth through the use of the intellect. Through classes in Scripture and Theology and through frequent encounters with our Lord in the sacraments, students are invited to embrace the Truth revealed to us by God. These two sources of Truth, acting as “two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth,” (John Paul II, 1998) is decisive in the proper functioning of a Catholic school and the fulfillment of its mission.