The first is a sceptical view towards the power of the religious ethics in converting man to be more moral, arguing that, though religions have been with mankind for so long, with the teachings of all religions being for the practices of good deeds and harmony/concord, crime and violence are still increasing. Meanwhile, the others hold the view that the values of religious ethics and morals in the behaviours within the family and in the society do remain. | Catholic Dogma of Piety and Harmony in Human Education in Vietnam Today Do Lan Hien1 1 Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics. Email: dolanhien67@ Received: Sep. 21, 2016. Accepted: Oct. 21, 2016. Abstract: Facing the instability within the family life and in the society worldwide as well as in Vietnam, people tend to discuss more and more the issues of morality and ethics and seek solutions to the lack of stability. Among them, the views and solutions of religions have been discussed quite a lot. There are two different viewpoints on the issue. The first is a sceptical view towards the power of the religious ethics in converting man to be more moral, arguing that, though religions have been with mankind for so long, with the teachings of all religions being for the practices of good deeds and harmony/concord, crime and violence are still increasing. Meanwhile, the others hold the view that the values of religious ethics and morals in the behaviours within the family and in the society do remain. Keywords: Piety and harmony/peace/concord, Catholicism, family, society. 1. Introduction Catholic dogmas include two important ones, namely the filial piety and affections to one’s parents and family, and the benevolence and kindness to people in a society. The Catholic Church has called for people to be harmonious, give love to others and bring peace to the world, but the numbers of conflicts and wars are still increasing day by day. Crimes, violence, moral crises both in families and societies bring about worries, unrest and doubt towards the power of change of each religion’s dogma of harmony. In this paper, the author discusses the humane Catholic values of piety and harmony in human education in Vietnam today. 2. Filial piety in families In the first days after it was brought into Vietnam, there was misunderstanding of Catholicism, regarding filial piety on whether to worship God only or to worship one’s ancestors. However, in the Bible (Old .
