Kevin, thought the comment was directed at a player from another team. During the award ceremonies Tom called out a derogatory comment to one of his friends. My son, Kevin, at age 18, went to a basketball tournament at his old high school with a friend, Tom. I’d like to begin with an account of an act of moral courage. She received an MA in Religious Studies from Howard University Divinity School, and is the author of DoubleClose, the Young Child’s Knowledge of God. by Catherine MarescaĬatherine Maresca is the founder and director of the Center for Children and Theology. (Presented at Pace Universtity conference on the Ethics of Parenting 1999, American Montessori Society Conference 2005, Children’s Spirituality Conference 2016). Help is offered with moral prophecies, parables, and maxims from the Scriptures. Preparation of the mind-at the age of six the facility for judgment, the conscience, begins to be formed. A strong connection between will and action is fostered by the Montessori Method’s use of choice, freedom, and movement. Preparation of the body-the body can carry out the choice of the heart and mind only if self-discipline is present. This preparation begins with life, long before the formation of conscience begins. Together the work of these women yields the following elements of moral formation: Preparation of the heart-children must be in relationship with God and others to act with love. This paper extracts principles of moral formation from the catechetical work of Sofia Cavalletti and the pedagogical work of Maria Montessori.
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