From Mater et Magistra:
Science naturally fits into a framework: young learners absorb foundational knowledge, older students analyze and question, and advanced learners articulate and defend ideas. Classical education uses the Trivium and Quadrivium in forming students to seek truth systematically. Science, when rightly taught, directs students toward wonder and inquiry, reinforcing their understanding of divine order.
As St. Augustine wrote in De Magistro, teaching must engage the intellect and lead the soul toward truth. Scientific literacy, approached through the lens of faith and reason, aligns with this pursuit. Psalm 111:2 (Knox) reminds us, "Great are the works of the Lord; let all who delight in them make search." The Church has always valued reason as a means of knowing God more deeply.
St. Thomas Aquinas affirmed that theology is the highest science because it orders all other knowledge toward God. Yet he also emphasized that natural philosophy (science) is essential, as it reveals God through His creation (Summa Theologica, I, Q. 1, Art. 6). (Read more.)
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