Commencement of “DOCAT” – Teachers’ Training Programme on Social Doctrine

「社會訓導」教師培訓課程開課 (天主教週報「號角報」 2022年11月25日報導) - 下載PDF版本

由澳門教區生命委員會、教區天主教教育委員會以及聖若瑟大學持續進修部合辦的「社會訓導」教師培訓課程於二零二二年十一月十七日正式開課，課程由李斌生主教、生委關社組組長葉永強先生以及其他分享嘉賓負責帶領，盼望透過共同反思《DOCAT》一書內的各個課題，讓教區學校任教的品德與公民科老師，特別是當中的非教友老師，了解天主教在社會訓導方面的重要原則，從而令他們認識信仰與社會的連繫。

The "DOCAT" Teachers’ Training Programme on Social Doctrine co-organised by the Diocesan Commission for Life (CDV), the Diocesan Catholic Education Commission (CDEC) and the Lifelong Learning Office (LLO) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has commenced on 17 November 2022. The Programme is delivered jointly by the Reverend Bishop Stephen Lee and the leader of the Social Concerns Group under the CDV, Mr. Yp Weng Keong, along with other invited guests to share their expertise in individual topics covered in the “DOCAT” textbook. The Programme was designed to guide subject teachers of Moral and Civic Education from Diocesan Schools, especially non-Catholic ones, through the main principles of social doctrine teachings in the Church for a better understanding of the close bond between faith and society.

在開課當天，李主教向學員簡單介紹生命委員會的主要工作，是以關懷社會、醫學科技倫理以及惜身文化三個範疇展開，為推動人類大家庭的福祉出發，促進人性及社會幅度的整全生態觀。李主教繼而指出本課程由關社組帶動，內容依循「天主教社會訓導」的十二個相關課題，讓學員認識天主教的核心價值，並學習如何以行動去展現對家庭、社會、國家、以及世界的關愛；他更引用教宗方濟各的話語：「藉著福音，先改變自己，進而擴及周圍，最後是整個世界。」道出社會訓導背後的重要信念。李主教期盼學員能學以致用，將基督的價值滲透在各個層面的教學上，提升下一代的社會意識和道德感，培養他們度正義和良善的生活。

In the first lesson of the Programme, the Reverend Bishop started with the introduction of the three major scopes of the services of CDV, namely social concern; ethics in medicine and technology; and the culture of theology of the body, with a purpose to promote the well-being of the mankind as well as a holistic ecological vision of humanity and social dimension. The Bishop continued to point out that the Programme was initiated by the Social Concerns Group and was designed in a manner that the twelve topics on Catholic Social Doctrine were all covered, enabling participants to understand the core values of the Catholic Church and to learn how to act in a way that shows progressive care for one’s family, society, nation and then the world. He also quoted what Pope Francis mentioned in the forewords of “DOCAT”: " It is like a user’s manual that helps us change ourselves with the Gospel first, and then our closest surroundings, and finally the whole world.” The Bishop anticipated that the participants could put into practice what they would have learnt, such that the Christian values would permeate all aspects of their teaching, raising the social awareness and moral sense of the next generation and fostering in them a life of justice and goodness.

接着，李主教透過深入淺出的方式，釐清在天主教角度所提及有關愛、正義和自由的觀念，有別於現今社會中的理解；他提醒學員須清楚明白這些字眼的定義，才能更好地學習餘下社訓的課題。最後課堂以小組討論及匯報結束，各小組均分享對講授內容的關注和反思，學員獲益良多。

The Bishop then clarified, in a simple yet insightful manner, that the concepts of love, justice and freedom from a Catholic perspective are different from those understood in societies nowadays. He proceeded to remind the participants of the need to clearly understand the definitions of these terms so as to better learn the remaining topics of the Programme. The lesson was concluded with a group discussion and presentation, in which each group shared their concerns and reflections on the contents covered in the first lesson.