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Catholic Schools & Labor
The Catholic School: A Community of Faith
"The Catholic school is best described as a community of faith, formed
by gospel values, whose purpose is service to others. To be a community
of faith whose members are united by the very Spirit of God into a
"unique
fellowship," the school must be consciously and publicly guided in all
its actions by the teachings and the spirit of Jesus. Not only is this
true of all individuals associated with the school in any way, it is
also
true of all groups and organizations related to the school.
"In this community, it is fitting and, indeed, necessary that the
question
of teacher organization be approached, not in a negative or adversarial
way, but in an atmosphere of trust and understanding. There is no
intrinsic
reason to fear the consequences of a teacher organization established
according
to the wishes of the teacher employees. The very fact that a Catholic
school
is called to be a community of faith should persuade the administration
to accept and welcome employee initiative in this regard."
(Teacher Organizations in Catholic Schools - A Report: USCC
Subcommittee
on Teachers, September 15, 1977)
In this section of the web site you will
find materials
that address some of the issues which may face teachers in our Catholic
School system. It is our hope that this information will assist both
school
employees and school administrators to better understand our Catholic
Social
Justice Tradition as it relates to Catholic Schools.
- Catholic
Social Justice Teaching and Catholic School Teacher‟s Unions: Failing to Practice What You Preach - By
Charles S. Chesnavage (Ph.D Student at Fordham University in New York,
NY)
- Struggle for Dignity: A brief history of teacher unionism in
Catholic schools in California - by Christian Clifford
(President, San Francisco Archdiocesan Federation of Teachers)
- Crumbs from the Table: Reflections on
Benedict XVI, Reception of Holy Communion and Canonical Procedures for
Defamation - Keynote Address by Fr. Sinclair Oubre, J.C.L. at
2005 National Association of Catholic School Teachers
- Situational Social
Justice - Rita Schwartz (April 2004)
- Dorothy
Day's
Continuing Relevance: A talk by Professor David L. Gregory (The
points made in this article reflect those presented by Professor
Gregory at the the 2003 National Association of Catholic School
Teachers
Convention)
- Newark
Archdiocese
"No Sweat"
School Uniform Initiative
- Church Institutions
&
Rights of Workers
- Msgr. George Higgins (October 23, 2000)
- Some Pastoral &
Labor
Reflections
Regarding Catholic Education - Fr. Sinclair Oubre, J.C.L. (October 9,
1999)
- Catholic School
Teachers'
Union - Msgr.
George Higgins (October 16, 1998)
- Justice
in the
Church:
The Unfinished Business of Catholic Social Teaching - Fr. Richard
McBrien
(October 12, 1996)
- Teacher Organizations
in Catholic Schools - A Report (USCC Subcommittee on Teacher
Organizations (September 15, 1977
Papal
Social Encyclicals
Other
Catholic Social Teachings General
Articles
of Interest
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