“Themes
of Jesuit Education”
Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. Superior General
of the Society of Jesus, (edited by John J. Callahan, S.J.)
1989.
a. Which “Ignatian themes”
or aspects of the “Ignatian world view”
seem to be best reflected in the life of the
University? What evidence
do you see?
b. Which “Ignatian themes”
or aspects of the “Ignatian world view”
seem least reflected in the life of the University?
Why do you thing
that is?
c. Is the University serious
about the promotion of justice? What signs are there that it
is serious? What signs suggest that it is not serious?
What one thing should the University be doing (that it isn’t) to promote
justice?
d. How well do you think
faculty and staff understand the Jesuit
mission? How is information about the
Jesuit mission shared?
“Coming
to Terms with the Mission:
The
Catholic and Jesuit University in America”
John J. Callahan, S.J., Regis University,
©1998.
These questions, slightly modified in some
cases, were taken from pages 1 and 13 of Fr. Callahan’s article.
a. How does the mission
affect the attitudes we bring to our work?
b. What are the key characteristics
of Catholic and Jesuit education
and how do we incorporate them in our institution?
c. How does academic freedom
mesh with the Mission of Catholic
Education?
d. How do Jesuits and non-Jesuits,
Catholics and non-Catholics,
Christians and non-Christians further Catholic
and Jesuit education?
e. Do we think about our
values and beliefs and encourage and
actively assist others to do the same?
f. How does the mission
reach students “where they live?”
“Discovering
a Sacred World:
Ignatius
Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises and Its Influence on Education” John J.
Callahan, S.J., ©1997.
a. How can or does Jesuit
education foster/enhance the ability to
analyze, evaluate and make choices?
b. How can and does Jesuit
education promote Christian values?
c. How do we promote the
appreciation of the creation/human dignity
and foster the willingness and self confidence
required to choose
contrary to worldly values?
d. In what ways do we encourage
students/staff to exercise
creativity, imagination and self reflection?
"Shared Vision: Jesuit Spirit in Education
- Part Three: Transitions
Produced by The Institute of Jesuit Sources"
Small Group Questions:
a. In the United States,
how have Jesuit institutions responded to
“the signs of the times”?
b. In these changing times,
what characteristics make this
institution distinctively Jesuit?
c. What is “the next step”
for those of us involved in Jesuit
education?
