Reflection and the Mission
January 2012 Newsletter

Reflection and Jesuit Education

Watch as members of Xavier University's faculty and staff discuss the importance of reflection in Jesuit education.

Watch the video.

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Student Daily Reflections

Creighton University

At Creighton University, students who are interested in making a deeper connection with the Scriptures and their daily lives contribute reflections on the Mass readings for the day.  These reflections are then posted online for others to read and reflect on. 

 

Read more about the Student Daily Reflection.

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Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm

Highlighted Term

Ignatian pedagogy (from the International Center for Jesuit Education [Rome, 1993]), is a model that seeks to develop men and women of competence, conscience and compassion. Similar to the process of guiding others in the Spiritual Exercises, faculty accompany students in their intellectual, spiritual and emotional development. They do this by following the Ignatian pedagogical paradigm. Through consideration of the context of students' lives, faculty create an environment where students recollect their past experience and assimilate information from newly-provided experiences. Faculty help students learn the skills and techniques of reflection, which shapes their consciousness, and they then challenge students to action in service to others. The evaluation process includes academic mastery as well as ongoing assessments of students' well-rounded growth as persons for others.

View other Ignatian terms.

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Lighting the Way for Student Athletes

Featured Resource

This excellent book of reflections on Jesuit values was written by student athletes for student athletes. Articles include: Magis, Cura Personalis, Solidarity, Service, and several others. The book concludes with reflection questions to help student athletes reflect on their development of these values.

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Featured Prayer

Dear God,
On this day I ask You to grant this request…
May I know who I am and what I am,
Every moment of every day.
May I be a catalyst for light and love,
And bring inspiration to those whose eyes I meet.
May I have the strength to stand tall in the face of conflict,
And the courage to speak my voice, even when I’m scared.
May I have the humility to follow my heart,
And the passion to live my soul’s desires.
May I seek to know the highest truth
And dismiss the gravitational pull of my lower self.
May I embrace and love the totality of myself…
My darkness as well as my light.
May I be brave enough to hear my heart…
To let it soften so that I may gracefully
Choose faith over fear.
Today is my day to surrender anything that stands
Between the sacredness of my humanity and my divinity.
May I be drenched in my Holiness
And engulfed by Your love.
May all else melt away.
And so it is.

View other prayers.

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Monthly Reflection

"If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday."

-Pearl Buck
^{(Picture by Erick Ball)}

More reflections can be found in the book, Creating Privileged Moments.
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