CHAPTER 1

Lesson 5

Values Formation

and You

“Education in values means the cultivation of affectivity, leading the educand through exposure to experience of value and the valuable. – R. Aquino

Transcendent value

There are unchanging and universal values. The values of love, care and concern for our fellowmen are values for all people regardless of time and space.They remain unchange amidst changing times. These are called transcendent values.

Values are both taught and caught

Value formation is a training of the intellect and will“The intellect proposes and the will

disposes.” St. Thomas Aquinas.“Thought must precede the

deliberation of the will.” William Kelly 1965.

Virtuous vs. Vicious lifeand their effect on the

will...a virtuous life strengthens you to live by the right values and live a life of abundance and joy while a vicious life leads you to perdition and misery.

Hierarchy of Values

(Max Scheler)

Pleasure values

Vital valuesSpiritual values

values of

the Holy

“we do not live by bread alone but also by the word that comes from the mouth of God” – Luke 4:4 “we do not live by bread alone but also by the word that comes from the mouth of God” – Luke 4:4