Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of and a reflection on the consolidated summary of the final outputs accomplished by students who finished Religious Education 102 in De La Salle Medical & Health Sciences Institute. The final requirement was to render some form of service, considering their capabilities, talents, and contexts. Anchored on the Gospel maxims and the Social Teachings of the Church, the students were challenged to actualize social responsibility and intensify their sense of mission. Maximizing their access to social media and capitalizing on their technological prowess, the students have graciously put their hearts into their choices of projects and beneficiaries. The consolidated report unravels ingenious strategies in raising funds, in connecting with their recipients, in carrying out the actual projects and in achieving the goals of rendering various acts of service. Mostly through personal sacrifices, the aggregate amount had reached almost half a million pesos, thousands of individuals had been helped and places all over the Philippines and a few foreign countries were reached. Reflecting on the breadth and depth of what the students have achieved, it could be gleaned that despite this pandemic, education of the mind and of the heart remains possible in a virtual classroom; students can explore endless possibilities of reaching out to others and that magnanimity transcends peoples, places, religions, political affiliations, and economic situations. The projects deeply speak about faith, hope, love, service, community spirit and compassion for the less fortunate brethren.
Presenters
Myra PatambangProfessor, Religious Education, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Cavite, Philippines
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Religious Community and Socialization
KEYWORDS
Social Responsibility, Sense of Mission, Service, Compassion, Online Religious Education
