Thought for the Day
March 12, 2026
Education according to Father d’Alzon
Father Emmanuel d’Alzon
Letters to the Sisters, 1865
"Education must form the whole man, body and soul, mind and heart."
Father Emmanuel d 'Alzon reminds us that education is not limited to intellectual instruction, but must develop all the dimensions of the human person.
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