A bishop is urging schools to be “a centre of prayer, ideally with a chapel and a chaplain,” after visiting all 76 Catholic schools in his diocese.
In a pastoral letter to be read on Sunday, Bishop Philip Egan of the Diocese of Portsmouth shares his findings and aspirations for Catholic schooling after visiting the schools over an 18-month period.
“In a Catholic school – independent, voluntary aided, free or academy - everything should be done to create an authentic Christian ethos.
"The entire curriculum should be so centred on Christ that all teaching and learning, and all subject-areas, especially the sciences and humanities, become interrelated and unified in Him,” Bishop Egan said, before emphasising the role of prayer in daily school life: “The school should be a centre of prayer, ideally with a chapel and a chaplain.”
