Thought for the Day
April 29, 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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