Prayer and the Catholic School

Visible difference Influences the look of the school Links pupils with a Tradition Links pupils with the Church Prayer

The Church Connected with the Church Throughout the whole world Locally Community of faith Origins in the mission of the Church experience of the Church Develops: a sense of belonging a sense of responsibility for the Church for the world Prayer

‘Spiritual children of St Andrew’ The specific purpose of a Catholic education is the formation of boys and girls who will be good citizens of this world, enriching society with the leaven of the Gospel, but who will also be citizens of the world to come. - Bishop J Michael Miller CSB

Serves the common good Requires human formation From competent teachers To create protagonists of culture Catholic education

Time to reflect on learning Take search for truth and wisdom to source of Truth and Wisdom Give thanks to Creator Put academic progress in context of growth in faith Prayer

Faith formation Saints of the 21 st century Citizens of the world to come Formation in prayer!

Prayer Relationship with God => we are capable of relationship Christian anthropology

St Paul: Everyone moved by the Spirit is a son of God … The Spirit himself and our spirit bear united witness that we are children of God … the ones he chose specially long ago and intended to become images of his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest of many brothers cf. Rom 8

Children of God Created by GodCreated for God