“It is a sacred privilege and an awesome responsibility to be an educator.” Thomas H. Groome is an author, academic and a former Catholic priest. A professor in at Boston College, he lectures in theology and Religious Education. Born in County Kildare, Groome studied at St. Patrick's College, Carlow. A deeply Catholic man, Groome was ordained as a Priest in 1968. Seventeen years into his ministry Groome took a one-year sabbatical, during which time he fell in love with a woman. After being granted
Culture is a word that many different definitions; however, put simply, culture is the beliefs and values of people, which ties development of languages and traditions together. In Paul K. Conkin article, “Evangelicals, Fugitives, and Hillbillies: Tennessee’s impact on American National Culture,” Conkin writes about culture, or more specifically Tennessee’s culture. His essay begins with explaining why no one has really written about a culture within state boundaries, and he doesn’t blame it on a
SPIRITUALITY AS IT RELATES TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH STATUS Significance if the concept Religious beliefs are important in a patient’s life yet majority of nurses are not comfortable with discussing the subject of religion with their patients, since health cares for the total man including the spiritual aspect of an individual’s life it is important for the nurses to be aware of the patient’s belief and how he or she value spiritual care. This is also very important in the end stage of life, since some
The guideline of cultural banana value-added in ta Ong commune, Chamkar Leu district, Kampong Cham province, Cambodia Khin Menglorm [footnoteRef:1] เบญจวรรณ วงษาว[footnoteRef:2] คนึงนิตย์ ไสยโสภณ[footnoteRef:3] [1: นักศึกษาปรัชญาโท หลักสูตรศิลปศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาการวิจัยเพื่อพัฒนาท้องถิ่น มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุรินทร์] [2: อาจารย์ ดร. คณะมนุษยศาสตร์ และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุรินทร์] [3: ผู้ช่วยศาสตราจารย์ ดร. คณะมนุษยศาสตร์ และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุรินทร์] Abstract:
moral values that are absolute and eternal. Indeed, it is necessary for a universal set of moral values to exist, and while some are subject to debate, there seem to be already some absolute and universal moral values in place. Morality, after all, functions to ensure harmony and stability among people. In order for society to function, people must agree upon a certain set of ground rules to not break, especially so in the field of morality. In essence, there exist some universal moral values, while
fighting corruption. In countries where religion plays a central role in people’s lives, it is expected that many people, including public servants, will derive their moral and ethical values from their religion. Attempt to reduce corruption have had limited success, leading to a renewed interest in the role that religious values might play in future initiatives. Religion encourages man to be acquainted with ethical standard which would be free from personal or social influence. For example, in order to
Although gratitude is always beneficial, it is not always easy. How do we develop a thankful heart? We can learn a lot about how to become thankful in all circumstances from the passage that we commonly call the Lord’s Prayer. The Lord’s Prayer is a prayer that Jesus taught His disciples in Matthew 6 and Luke 11. Its purpose was to be a pattern for our thoughts and attitudes. The context of the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew is the Sermon on the Mount (Matt.5-7). This sermon probably covered several days
Previously, I have defined spirituality as having a connection or intimacy with the world, both in it and beyond it, past just the physical or material dimension. I also believe that this awareness of something other or greater than ourselves, influences our decisions and the way we live our lives. Sometimes, these moments of understanding and clarity come at a time when we are most confused and questioning decisions we have made about our careers, relationships, or finances. Occasionally, this understanding
their efficiency and competitive positioning Schein (1990) was of the opinion that, organisational culture is developed in three different phase, i.e. observable artifacts, Values and Basic assumptions. Observable artifacts consist of tangible and observable things like dress code, success stories, rituals and ceremonies etc. Values can only be observed overtime in order to understand why certain things
higher value that FIT. This is the reason that JAPAN has a promotional display ad that I saw in TTG that has a statement that goes like this” Thank You Very Much for Putting MICE in Japan” International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) statistics show, that a Total of 400,000 conferences and exhibitions are held worldwide every year at the total outlay of US$280 billion. The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) points out that as annual MICE industry output value has already