Catholic Social Teaching

 Our religious teaching is not confined to specific daily lessons but permeates the whole life of the school and our dealings with the children, each other and with visitors.    A central plank of our Catholic Life is our Catholic Social Teaching (CST).  Here is a 3 minute video, which explains what social teaching is in the context of our school.

We teach the Caritas in Action programme and this includes the seven strands of:

• Dignity of the human person:  We are called to recognise the dignity and beauty of each person - seen in the image and likeness of God.  
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• Family and Community: How society is organised and structured must reflect the dignity and value of the individual person: their needs and rights to life.
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• Solidarity and the Common Good: This is based on the belief that we are all responsible for one another because we all belong to the one human family.
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• Rights and Responsibilities: Every human being regardless of background or circumstances has equal rights as a person.
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• Option for the poor and vulnerable: Poverty is defined by Catholic Social Teaching as being prevented from living a life worthy of the dignity of a human being due to the lack of being able to provide for one's basic needs.  Poverty denies people their most basic human rights.
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• The dignity of work: This is a combination of both work being a vocation, but also that workers are entitled to dignity for the work they do.
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• Stewardship: We know that all life on earth is sacred and holy and we are responsible and accountable for it.