... SOUL SEARCHING... Labor Law, of course, makes available the options of the redundancy and retrenchment provisions, provided legal conditions are complied with. But charity is a law for Catholic schools that takes precedence over all human law, for its origin is the very reason that our Catholic schools exist — the Lord Jesus. Turning away many of the faithful co-workers we have had who have been loyal to our schools and to the local Church for all these years is a most unwelcome prospect, and we dissuade our Catholic school administrators from finding recourse in these provisions of law all too easily. And in the design of the curriculum for the additional years of high school, we direct that Catholic schools keep ever in mind the raison d’etre of our Catholic schools: evangelization and formation. By accepting appointment and engagement with our Catholic schools, a Catholic teacher is given the opportunity to truly serve God’s people, especially the young. This should not, however, lull our school administrators into complacency about the legitimate needs of our Catholic school employees. The Catholic school must be person oriented and mission driven. cbcpnews/cbcpnews/?p=37539
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 02:01:54 +0000