The church has a role in education because Catholics are supposed to teach all nations and to reveal Christ to others. Catechetical instruction is important because it illumines and strengthens the faith. There’s a need for a prayer life and liturgical action.

Bishop Conlon Talks about the Declaration on Christian Education ("Gravissim Educationis"), part 6

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois serves 655,000 parishioners in 120 parishes & 10 missions.  Each year, we serve 39,000 students in 68 schools & 3 universities, 760,000 patients in 3 hospitals, and 36,000 needy in the counties of DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will.

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois serves 655,000 parishioners in 120 parishes & 10 missions. Each year, we serve 39,000 students in 68 schools & 3 universities, 760,000 patients in 3 hospitals, and 36,000 needy in the counties of DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois serves 655,000 parishioners in 120 parishes &amp; 10 missions.  Each year, we serve 39,000 students in 68 schools &amp; 3 universities, 760,000 patients in 3 hospitals, and 36,000 needy in the counties of DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will.

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Bishop Conlon Talks about the Declaration on Christian Education ("Gravissim Educationis"), part 6

Bishop Conlon Talks about the Declaration on Christian Education ("Gravissim Educationis"), part 6