“TEACHING AS A VOCATION

IN A CHRIST – CENTERED EVIRONMENT”

Anthony J. B. Rapisura
Good Shepherd Cathedral School
 VOCATION
TEACHING AS A VOCATION
Therefore, as a teacher, we
need to understand that our
work is not JUST a mere JOB or
CAREER and more often than
Vocation is from the Latin
not we call it PROFESSION.
word VOCARE which
means to CALL.
 VOCATION
TEACHING AS A VOCATION
Ask yourself, are you
Rather, it is a CALL
really called by God to
coming
become from GOD.
a TEACHER?
 Teacher in a Catholic School:
WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT?

REINFORCING A
“CHRIST – CENTERED”
TEACHING AND LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
PLENARY COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES II
On-going
spiritual formation
for the administrative, faculty
and non-academic staff
and the students should
be emphasized, with the
EUCHARIST
as the center of their
community life.
 T H E S AC R E D C O N G R E G AT I O N
F O R C AT H O L I C E D U C AT I O N

By their witness and their behavior

TEACHERS are of the first importance to
impart a distinctive character to
Catholic Schools. It is, therefore
indispensable to ensure their continuing
formation through some form of suitable
pastoral provision.
“And he said unto them,
Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to
every creature.”
Mark 16:15
Pursuing Catechism beyond the Religion Class

1. How do we
reinforce the
teachings of 2. How do we ensure the
successful development
our Lord of a Christ-centered
Jesus Christ Filipino youth, where
knowledge is
outside the interspersed with strong
Religion faith and values?
class?
TRANSFORMATION
 I n a C H R I S T- C E N T E R E D T E AC H I N G
A N D L E A R N I N G E N VI RO N M E N T

we are able to teach and Math is more than a subject

learn core subjects
integrated with lessons of numbers and critical
from the Bible thinking, but also a course
where we understand the
importance of these
calculations in our lives as
Christians.
 I n a C H R I S T- C E N T E R E D T E AC H I N G
A N D L E A R N I N G E N VI RO N M E N T

we are able to teach and

learn core subjects Science becomes more than a
integrated with lessons
from the Bible logical approach to everything
that surrounds us — it shows a
deeper understanding of the
mechanics of nature that God
has beautifully created for us.
 I n a C H R I S T- C E N T E R E D T E AC H I N G
A N D L E A R N I N G E N VI RO N M E N T

we are able to teach and

learn core subjects
integrated with lessons Social Studies goes beyond
from the Bible
memorizing and understanding
the history of our society, as
it sheds light on God’s faithful
guidance of his beloved mankind.
 CHRIST-CENTERED
T E AC H I N G A N D L E A R N I N G

It is simply a way of education that

brings together core subjects and our
values as Christians, and marries these
concepts to mold students into
conscientious and responsible Filipino
citizens.
 Apart from values formation,
CHRIST AS THE CENTER OF OUR CURRICULUM
enables us to continue our
MISSION OF EVANGELIZATION
beginning with our students.
Our world – the world of our young

The world is
too much
for us.
* Wordsworth
 IN OUR CONTEXT:
A CULTURE OF A CULTURE OF A CULTURE OF A CULTURE OF A CULTURE OF
SILENCE DEATH IMPUNITY GRAFT and ENTERTAINMENT
CORRUPTION

people are distraction to

you see and not punished government forget
no one smell death for the officials, the present,
busnessmen watching movies,
speaks for everyday wrong they fashion, gadgets,
and women,
fear that he – mostly have done old and new
etc.
with money spent
might be the poor, unshod, (police, trolls, players, local, going back to rich
next victim now priests politicians) national business
THE YOUTH IN A CHANGING WORLD
RDCS-CCE
AT RISK
 - CRISIS OF VALUES – new
 well-informed but social realities which take
lacking in religious
and moral points of  the form of subjectivism,
reference moral relativism

 deprived of good  - Extreme pluralism: multi-

human relationship culturalism, multi-ethnic,

 multi-religious society
 critical- of the world,
resulting in the
of religion; rejection marginalization
of religious practices
 of the Catholic Faith
 IN OUR CONTEXT:
 In our context: the
growing poverty has
made
 it more difficult to go to
Catholic schools
 - Fragmentation of
education - focus on the
“what” rather on the “why”
of human existence
 Often, we educate for -
specialized knowledge
 - technical know-how
 In curriculum review: the
temptation is to cover
 so much content
 We forget that education
is formation, not
information
 T H E C H A L L E N G E T O E D U C AT I O N
has become more complex
- It’s an opportune time for renewal for the
Catholic school (and Cathollc educators)
to speak for itself/themselves effectively
and convincingly.

- To reaffirm its/their missionary thrust and

fundamental duty to evangelize …
so that our people – esp. the young
may receive the gift of salvation Educating Today and Tomorrow,
A Renewing Passion – CCE 2014
 Let the children come to
me… forbid them not
for such is the Kingdom
of Heaven.

“Ex Corde Christi”

 ECCLESIAL IDENTITY
O F T H E C AT H O L I C S C H O O L
It is a genuine instrument
of the Church ministry,
It is a privileged participating in the
environment in which evangelizing mission.
Christian education is
carried out.
ECCLESIAL IDENTITY
O F T H E C AT H O L I C S C H O O L

The ecclesial nature of

the Catholic school is at
the heart of its identity.
THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL IS
a place of evangelization,
of complete formation,
of inculturation, of
apprenticeship in a lively
dialogue between young
people of different religions
and social backgrounds.”
A NEW ENVIRONMENT
From the first moment that
a student sets foot in a Catholic
school, s/he ought to have the
impression of entering a new
environment, one illumined by the
light of faith… an environment
permeated with Gospel spirit of
love and freedom.
 Everyone should
be aware
of the living
presence of
Jesus – the Master,
the Teacher.

Christ is here!
PRACTICAL THINGS
TO REMEMBER:
Opening/Closing Prayer

GOOD - HEART

Be a ROLE MODEL

WALK your TALK

Integration of Gospel Values
in our Daily Lesson

“Proclaim Jesus Christ to all”

“… Social Studies separated from Christ will be dangerous for
our children. English, without God, is useless for us, because
we would not be able to use the language of Jesus. And the
language of Jesus is love. Mathematics… what does it
matter if we can teach our children how to count, but we
forgot to teach them what counts the most? And what
counts the most is Christ in their hearts. We teach them
Science, but it is not enough to teach our children how do
planets go. What is important is to teach the children how to
go to heaven. It is not important, it is not as important as
telling them that everything that you see with your eyes
came from God.”
–Archbishop soc villegas
Task and Goal of Catholic Education
is above all a question of
communicating Christ,
helping to form Christ
in the lives of others.
"Authentic Catholic educators recognize
Christ and his understanding of the human
person as the measure of a school's
catholicity.”