Formation Towards Parish Community as the Goal of Religious Education in Schools Cover Image

Wychowanie do wspólnoty parafialnejjako zadanie szkolnej lekcji religii
Formation Towards Parish Community as the Goal of Religious Education in Schools

Author(s): Wojciech Osial
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Księgarnia Świętego Jacka
Keywords: catechesis; catechist; community; parish; religious education in schools

Summary/Abstract: The article entitled „Formation Towards Parish Community as the Goal of Religious Education in Schools” is an attempt to describe the role and meaning of religious education in the process of making the parish into a community. The author proves that the religious education inschools can greatly influence to transform the parish into community and the meaning of catechetical instruction cannot be diminished. This analysis is based on the correlation between the catechetical teachingin schools and the pastoral-catechetical activity in the parish. Fr. W. Osial relates first how the catechetical task of formation towards the community is viewed in the documents of the Church. The documents say that this is one of the six fundamental goals of catechesis. The second part of the article is an analysis of the content and forms of education for the community. Numerous and specifice xamples of th ecatechetical activity inschools are presented here and are divided into short and long-term (based on the formation in various religious groups) activities. In the last part the author explores the question of the role of the teacher in the process of drawing the pupils into the parish. The teacher’s attitude is one of the most important factors in influencingtheparticipation of young people in the initiatives directed to them. The teacher’s importance as a role model is also stressed, as well as his personal engagement and openness to the problems of youth.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 193-205
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish