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NCEA Monthly Feature School: Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland
Academy of Our Lady of Peace Becomes 1st Fair Trade High School in San Diego, 7th in State
Fostering “Lives of Service” at St. Mary School
Catholic School Inclusion: An Education Beyond the Textbook
Catholic School Educators: Call to Discipleship
NCEA is pleased to share its new weekly reflection series “Catholic School Educators: Call to Discipleship” for the new liturgical year. This series shares reflections for educators contributed by Justin McClain, teacher at Bishop McNamara High School and author of Called to Teach: Daily Inspiration for Catholic Educators. The weekly reflections are a regular feature in our Friday Weekly Round Up blog posts on www.nceatalk.org – check back each Friday for a new weekly reflection.
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – February 19, 2017
Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:38-48
“Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.”
Those who mistakenly believe that teaching is an easy profession, let alone that many have this vocation, have probably never experienced the third quarter as an educator. In the midst of the difficulties that may come as you prepare your students for the remainder of the academic year, continue to give your all. Although it may seem easier said than done, strive to exude joy for your students, because they need all of the sources of optimism and hope that they can get. Your selfless gift of devotion to the ultimate wellbeing of your students’ souls is in imitation of Christ’s selflessness with which he invites us to be open to the gift of his salvation.
How can you spiritually provide for your students while encouraging them to do so for others?
