1. John Paul II, "Encyclical Letter FIDES ET RATIO of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II to the bishops of the Catholic Church of the relationship between faith and reason." 14 September 1998. Papal Documents Vatican: The Holy See Website. 19 April 2005 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/
This resource explains how faith and reason are related, and how they cannot be separated. Thus, reason is needed to arrive at God.
2. John Paul II, "Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation PASTORES DABO VOBIS to the bishops, clergy, and faithful on the formation of priests in the circumstances of the present day." 25 March 1992. Papal Documents Vatican: The Holy See Website. 19 April 2005 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/
The citation pulled from this text shows how a pastoral look at the need for an education in the sciences.
3. Second Vatican Council, "Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the modern world GAUDIUM ET SPES." 7 December 1965. Papal Documents Vatican: The Holy See Website. 19 April 2005 http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/
This resource looks at how education is needed in an ever-changing world, and how the education should be evolving as well.
4. Committee on Priestly Formation, Program for Priestly Formation, 5th ed (Washington DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2006)
This resource looks at intellectual formation, its importance in the life of a seminarian, and how it relates to the world.