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EPILOGUE
““I
prayed, and understanding was given to me; I entreated, and the
spirit of Wisdom came to me” (Wisdom 7:7).
“Teach and instruct each other with all wisdom” (Colossians
3:16).
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| 7.1
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We
have put the focus on our commitment to the poor and the
marginalized, in true Christian tradition, so that, through
a relevant and ‘quality education’, they will
regain their legitimate place, rights and privileges and
become full members of our society. Here, we remember the
luminous insight of the Synod of Bishops and the resulting
document, ‘Justice in the World’ (1971) which
says: “Action on behalf of justice and participation
in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as
a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel
and of the Church’s mission for the liberation of
the peoples from every oppressive situation” (# 6). |
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This
policy has highlighted the hope and the strategies to make
the Catholic community participate in the second freedom
struggle that is now taking place and make a substantial
contribution to fashion a new seamless Indian society, as
envisioned by the Constitution of India, across the many
present borders. Hence, we have urged the shift of focus
from ‘maintenance mode’ to ‘mission mode’
in order to contribute to the India that is in the process
of re-making. There is great enthusiasm in India to get
on to the world stage. Our fidelity to the mission of Catholic
Education will contribute to the making of that New India,
as a Regenerated Nation. Gandhiji had assured us: “A
small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable
fire in their mission, can alter the course of history.”
He demonstrated it by engaging in the first freedom struggle. |
7.3 |
In
the context of values and principles becoming more and more
of a casualty, we have urged the nurture of a culture
of faith in the young Catholics and other members
of the student body. |
7.4 |
We
realize the key leadership role that the Church, along with
all progressive forces, must courageously assume, rather
than continue our focus on good administration alone. The
effective implementation of this policy will make happen
the many miracles of multiplication of our present levels
of outcomes. |
7.5 |
“Building
a New India, where every child is educated, where the marginalized
are empowered, where the educational system seeks to transform
society, is our dream. We are confident that with the help
of God, with the dedicated service of our priests and religious
and lay faithful, and the collaboration of all, this dream
will become a reality” (CBCI 2006, 10). |
7.6 |
“There
are moments in history when a new direction has to be given
to an age-old process. That moment is today”
(The National Policy on Education, 1986, 1.1). |
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“In
its ecclesial dimension another characteristic of the Catholic
school has its root: it is a school for all, with special attention
to those who are weakest” (The Catholic School on the Threshold
of the Third Millennium, 1997, 15).
“Every school and every place of non-formal education can
become a centre of a greater network which, from the smallest
village to the most complex metropolis, wraps the world in hope.
It is in education, in fact, that the promise of a more human
future and a more harmonious society lies” (Consecrated
Persons and their Mission in Schools, 2002, 84).
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