De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

How incredibly tragic that increasingly we watch the apostasy of the Bishops and England and Wales.  Throughout history, the Church has proposed a way of living given to us directly by Jesus Christ. He challenges us not to be slaves to our desires, to take a higher path and seek to be better humans who respect each other and creation. This path has always constituted a challenge to the dark forces of evil that control the secular polity but we have always had brave men and women who have been granted the wisdom, intelligence and insight to stand for that truth against the mainstream of the contemporary culture. Today it seems the men appointed to teach it don't have the courage or the integrity to do so. They prefer compromise in order to curry favour with those dark forces. If the Church has something powerful and life changing to impart, it should stand up and proclaim it proudly, fully aware that, as has always been the case, this proclamation of truth may cost us everything. To...

I'm not a teacher, but I am a school governor, a business leader, a catechist and, most importantly, a parent. Because of these facets of my life, I have more than a passing interest in education. My experience has caused me to be somewhat in awe of those who value our future to the extent that they are prepared to dedicate their lives to the formation of the next generation. However, I am not without concern, especially with regard to my own academic specialty, Religious Education. "But Mark," you might say, "How are you qualified to comment?", and you would have a point, notwithstanding my qualifications as noted above, so I am not going to comment. Instead, I am going to re-blog this , from a highly experienced senior teacher who I have a great deal of respect for. He says it better than I ever could. I am posting it here because I think what he has written deserves a wider audience. He makes some very important points about the sanitisation of the edu...