CATHOLIC VIRTUES INTO ACTION

The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board has embraced “Catholic Virtues into Action”. This program was created to emphasize our Catholic School Graduate Expectations.

A virtue is a habit or established capability to perform good actions according to a moral standard. In other words, a virtue is a habit that shows people and God that I am a good person.

The notion of virtue is deeply rooted in our Catholic Christian tradition. It is in a community of caring, committed partners that we find the space and time to become our best selves. The main thing to remember is that virtue is increased by two things:

PRACTICE - by practicing the virtues, we develop habits of goodness.

PRAYER - by praying, we receive the grace of God to continue to concentrate on finding ways to follow Jesus’ example in all we say and do.

Our “Catholic Virtues into Action” program is divided into the following monthly themes:

Month

Catholic Virtue

September

Respect

October

Empathy

November

Justice

December

Patience

January

Responsibility

February

Compassion

March 

Forgiveness

April

Stewardship

May

Tolerance

June

Honesty

 

Ours is a sacred mission as we follow in Jesus’ footsteps. This project is designed to help our Catholic schools live out our Gospel message and strengthen our Catholic community. May we be ever mindful of our many blessings as we serve in Catholic Education.

 

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