Spiritualitas Diakonia Guru Pendidikan Agama Katolik (Sebuah Refleksi atas Panggilan Guru PAK di Tahun Diakonia)

Abstract

A Catholic Religious Education Teacher is called to become a
servant. He/She dedicate Him/Her self to present the Kingdom
of God for others, wherever He/She work. Ruteng Diocese
has decided the year of 2019 as Diacony Year. It is one of the
implementations of Third Synod of this Diocese. Diacony is the
preaching of the Church to serve all the creatures. The specialty
of Diacony is presenting the Kingdom of God in concrete work in
the fields of economics, politics, law, education, culture, including
technology and the world of social communication.
As thecitizens of the Church of God’s People, every person (and
group of people) is called to carry out the mission of service that
is to present the Kingdom in to the world in accordance with the
professions and fields of duty entrusted to it. Likewise, a teacher.
Teachers, including Catholic Religious Education Teachers who
work in education field, have the responsibility to implement this
year of service (diacony) through their specific duties as a teacher
and educator as well as a catechist. Through his/her work as a
teacher and educator, Catholic Religious Education Teachers
present the Kingdom of God to students in the school. Likewise
in carrying out its function as a catechist. He/She presents the
kingdom of God to anyone wherever He/She works as a catechist.
This paper is a reflection of the implementation of the duties of a
Catholic Religious Education Teacher who must actually have a
diacony spirituality. Diacony spirituality is inherent in a Catholic
Religious Education Teacher when He/She is on a mission as a
servant, not as a mere worker. In the context of interpreting this
Year of service/diacony, there is a reflective question which is
evocative and suing which is asked, “Is the Catholic Religious
Education Teacher still aware of his calling as a minister with
some virtues inherent in the ministry of service?