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JESUIT VALUES IN ACTION | Discernment & Reflection
Victor Lemus | Campus Minister, Community Justice Formation
JESUIT VALUES & MISSION | Discernment & Reflection
A Jesuit education invites decision making through discernment and reflection. Discernment opens us to the movements in ourselves and our community as we make decisions and take actions that contribute to the greater good. Reflection invites us to pause and consider the world and our place in it before making decisions. Practice discernment through prayer, consultation with others and considering the full impact of actions from diverse angles. Use reflection to challenge the status quo, acknowledge biases and accept responsibilities for actions.
JESUIT VALUES | In 50 Words or Less
Our Jesuit mission calls us to discern - desiring and choosing what is most conducive to fulfilling our human potential. As a law school, personal discernment guides us with humility, joy, and loving kindness. Communal discernment guides us by collectively determining how to best contribute talents in service of others.
Paraphrased from the launch of Santa Clara Law's new magazine: Discern.
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