SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY | Our Jesuit Values in Action
Finding God in All Things
Cura Personalis
Solidarity and Kinship
Discernment and Reflection
Faith that Does Justice
Our last Mission Monday brought “Finding God in All Things” to life. Community members responded to the question - What is your hope for our community to continue to find God and Love in all things?
“The discernment of the Divine in the ordinary is a challenging practice. But fortunately, it's something we get better at if we open ourselves to it and work at it.”
- Tim J. Myers, Senior Lecturer, English
“I would hope that our community can really embrace this concept and find the sacred in all.”
- Thomas Plante, Professor, Psychology
JESUIT VALUES & MISSION | Cura Personalis
A Jesuit education emphasizes the belief that each person is a unique creation of God. At Santa Clara University, Cura Personalis (meaning ‘care for the whole self’ in Latin) is demonstrated by personal attention in the classroom, a deep respect for diversity and desire for inclusion and an emphasis on holistic care for the mind, body and spirit.
JESUIT VALUES | In 50 Words or Less
A Jesuit educator will… “stress: a belief and confidence in the abiding importance of what you are doing; a shared, practical appreciation of the unique Jesuit educational heritage which is yours; and…“cura personalis”, the concern, care, attention - even love - of the educator for each student in an atmosphere of deep personal trust.”
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ., Homily at St. Peter’s College (1972)