{"id":13,"date":"2012-08-01T19:04:44","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T19:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-heritage\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2017-09-13T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T19:09:09","slug":"catholic-tradition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/catholic-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Jesuit and Catholic Attitudes of Heart<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Reverence, Gratitude, Forgiveness, Generosity, Fidelity, Compassion, Hope<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Jesuit and Catholic Values as Articulated at Saint Peter&#8217;s<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Discernment of Spirits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Through self-knowledge to freedom<\/li>\n<li>Paying attention to the movements of the heart<\/li>\n<li>Values and intellect together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Cura Personalis:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Care of the whole person<\/li>\n<li>Dignity and value of each person<\/li>\n<li>Education of the whole person<\/li>\n<li>Solidarity with others<\/li>\n<li>Men and women with and for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Finding God in All Things:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contemplatives in action<\/li>\n<li>Stewards of creation<\/li>\n<li>Global perspective<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual curiosity<\/li>\n<li>The bedrock of Jesuit education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Magis<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFor the greater glory of God\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Freedom to choose<\/li>\n<li>Excellence and rigor in all things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u201cMen and women with and for others\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solidarity and equality of all people<\/li>\n<li>Dignity of the human person<\/li>\n<li>Social nature of the human person<\/li>\n<li>Care of creation<\/li>\n<li>Service: love shown by action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Service of Faith and Promotion of Justice:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faith is a verb, lived in our acts of justice<\/li>\n<li>Act justly: respect the demands of right relationship<\/li>\n<li>Promote the common good<\/li>\n<li>Preferential option for the poor (Mt 25)<\/li>\n<li>Critical thinking and effective communications<\/li>\n<li>Life-long commitment to service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Catholic Principles and Values<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Dignity of the Human Person<\/li>\n<li>Equality and Solidarity of All People<\/li>\n<li>Social Nature of the Human Person<\/li>\n<li>Political and Economic Rights and Responsibilities<\/li>\n<li>Promotion of the Common Good<\/li>\n<li>Preferential Option for the Poor<\/li>\n<li>Promotion of Peace<\/li>\n<li>Care for God\u2019s Creation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Jesuit Values<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Sense of the Giftedness of Creation <\/strong><br \/>\n(World-affirming \/ Find God in all things)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dignity and Value of Each Person <\/strong><br \/>\n(Person-centered \/ Appreciation of diversity \/ Solidarity)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Development of the Whole Person <\/strong><br \/>\n(Humanistic education \/ Responsible decision-making)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call to Human Excellence <\/strong><br \/>\n(Academic rigor \/ Development of gifts and talents)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Action-oriented <\/strong><br \/>\n(Compassionate service \/ Agents of change for a better world)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ideals of Jesuit Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pursuit of Excellence<\/li>\n<li>Respect for the World, Its History and Mystery<\/li>\n<li>Learning from Experience<\/li>\n<li>Contemplative Vision Formed by Hope<\/li>\n<li>Development of Personal Potential<\/li>\n<li>Critical Thinking and Effective Communication<\/li>\n<li>Appreciation of Things both Great and Small<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to Service<\/li>\n<li>Linking Faith with Justice<\/li>\n<li>Special Concern for the Poor and Oppressed<\/li>\n<li>International and Global Perspective<\/li>\n<li>Discerning Mindset: Finding God in all Things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Jesuit Education Is&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Instrumental:<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u2026not an end in itself, but a means to the service of God and others.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Centered:<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u2026adapted to the individual as much as possible, to nurture an independent and responsible learner.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characterized by Structure:<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u2026with systematic organization of successive objectives and systematic procedures for evaluation and accountability.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexible:<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u2026 freedom is encouraged and personal responsibility and self-direction expected; the teacher is an experienced guide, not primarily a deliverer of pre-packaged knowledge.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eclectic:<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u2026drawing on a variety of the best methods and techniques available.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personal:<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u2026the whole person is affected, with the goals of personal appropriation, attitudinal and behavioral change, and overall excellence.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Petrean Pledge<\/h3>\n<p><em>As a Petrean, I embrace the values that foster the human respect and integrity needed for people to live, work, study and interact as a learning community at Saint Peter\u2019s College.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">In this spirit,I will act in accordance with the<br \/>\nvalues defined in the College\u2019s<br \/>\nmission statement.I will respect the uniqueness and<br \/>\ndignity of each person.I will practice personal and academic<br \/>\nhonesty.<\/p>\n<p>I will be responsible and accountable<br \/>\nfor my actions and their impact on<br \/>\nothers.<\/p>\n<p>I will abide by the policies of the<br \/>\nCollege.<\/p>\n<p>I will demonstrate self-discipline in<br \/>\nall situations and seek peaceful<br \/>\nresolutions of adverse situations.<\/p>\n<p>And,<\/p>\n<p>I will publicly stand for all of these<br \/>\nprinciples.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesuit and Catholic Attitudes of Heart Reverence, Gratitude, Forgiveness, Generosity, Fidelity, Compassion, Hope Jesuit and Catholic Values as Articulated at Saint Peter&#8217;s Discernment of Spirits: Through self-knowledge to freedom Paying attention to the movements of the heart Values and intellect together Cura Personalis: Care of the whole person Dignity and value of each person Education [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}