Things that we have heard and known that our father have told us. We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments. (Psalm 78:3-8)
Catholic Schools week is coming up. The tradition started in 1974, to take some time to focus on the value Catholic education provides to our church, our communities and our nation. It's really a time for gratitude. Not only for the strong tradition of Catholic education, but in a special way for the stewardship way of life which makes it possible in our diocese.
There will be special events throughout the week which I invite you to take part in. It's a chance to celebrate the achievements of Blessed Sacrament, and to show the Lord gratitude for the gifts we have been given here. It can also be a time to renew our generosity. Look for ways to be a part of the celebration, an dways to serve throughout the year.
Catholic Schools across the country will be celebrating this week, but they won't celebrate like Wichita. Our schools are a fruit of the stewardship way of life. So, thank you for all that you have sacrificed to make this possible, and here's to many more years.
Among all educational instruments the school has a special importance. It is designed not only to develop with special care the intellectual faculties but also to form the ability to judge rightly, to hand on the cultural legacy of previous generations, to foster a sense of values, to prepare for professional life. Between pupils of different talents and backgrounds it promotes friendly relations and fosters a spirit of mutual understanding; and it establishes as it were a center whose work and progress must be shared together by families, teachers, associations of various types that foster cultural, civic and religious life, as well as by civil society and the entire human community. Beautiful indeed and of great importance is the vocation of all those who aid parents in fulfilling their duties and who, as representatives of the human community, undertake the task of education in schools. This vocation demands special qualities of mind and heart, very careful preparation, and continuous readiness to renew and to adapt. (Gravissimum Educationis 5)
-Fr. Benjamin F. Green
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