Mission Schools

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It is sad to hear how our catholic schools are deteriorating as time goes by due to many reasons but basically due to money, lack of religious in the teaching field and also government biases. Sometimes i wonder why our church is not doing much to safe this schools like making its own rules and holding onto the management. I believe there are many capable Catholics there willing to work with the church in whatever they are doing however is the church looking out for them?? We always see old worn out people running parish councils and other ministries in the archdiocese with some sitting there for donkey years!!! There are many young people who want to work for the church but just dont make it an option because of life, future matters..

Why cant our bishop source out talents within our church, hire them, pay them good decent wages capable for sustaining basic life according to where they live for the church? You know some people need double jobs to earn a willing and at least the church can be an option as a workplace. Sometimes why just the lay arnt our priest all graduates therefore why not use them too according to their specialists to upbringing certain areas of church importance. If money is of concern with he grace of God i font think so. The Vatican has reported before of going into a surplus after 7 years running into deficit and yet they are surviving. And if the church is really giving out for the people and helping out then of course people would be of no doubt to come forward to help the church financially. Sometimes we should not take things to complicatedly but think simple basics and fundamentals. Its disheartening to look the church has always being redundant with time. It should be more proactive and not passive. There is more to gain then loose.

One might argue that the church is not a corporate body but still it cant forget and hope on people nowadays to work for free or with minimum wages. It is hard to live in today's world without money especially if you have a family. Furthermore if the church expects people to have some sort of unconditional commitment when working with the church then its very wrong for at one thought, the church would not be in anybodies list of cara cari makan. But why not think that once we bring people in then with the guidance of the priest in charge and in the spirit for working in the church perhaps people will then decline further wages and might work for free or maybe some will then thinking about joining the religious life?? Arn't we praying the prayer for vocations every Sunday. All pray and no work makes no point.

The church needs to make itself an option for the younger generation and therefore need to keep up with time.

Same for the schools - perhaps it should take the initiative to hold onto the management and also the hiring of teachers and principles together with the government paying them their salaries. Take a look on how many private run retarded schools are run. The teaches salaries are paid and the school board of governers pays allowances. Another way the school can take control is in selection of students and the number of them too so that in the end there would not be any flooding of students of a particular race in a school. There are many ways to work things out and there is no impossibilities. I urge the Bishops and the Superior generals of the the various religious bodies, professional lay people to come together sit down discuss and come up with a solid plan directed to save our schools. Some schools really serve the benefit of the people like in its location. Closing down a school will make a difference in peoples life as there is where they all grew up. The video link above explains.