Description of St. John School Faculty Retreat
Main Themes of the Retreat:
- Principles of Catholic Social Teachings
- Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
- Living out Social Justice utilizing the Themes of Catholic Social Teachings
?Discussion Questions:
Catholic Social Teachings
What is my understanding of the teachings?
How do I live them?
What challenges are there to living out the Catholic Social Teachings?
How do I incorporate the teachings into my classroom and lessons?
How can I restate or rephrase Catholic Social Teachings so that my students
have a better understanding of them?
What questions do I have regarding Catholic Social Teachings?
What should our students know regarding social issues?
What resources are there? Which ones do you use?
Spiritual Works of Mercy
What are they?
How are these Works reflected in Catholic Social Teachings and how will we
make them come alive for our students?
Where (or how) have we seen our students living out these Works?