RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

Magis—“More”Our Jesuit Heritage: We respond gratefully to “finding God in all things” with a desire toseek what brings about the greater glory of God. We desire to respond in the fullest, mostauthentic way possible, always asking, “What more can I be and do?” Through ongoingreflection and discernment at both the personal and structural level, we desire to thinkand act creatively and to challenge the status quo when appropriate.Living Our Tradition Today: We are committed to excellence; therefore, we strive:To understand better ourselves and others as people loved by God. To seek greaterknowledge of the academic, spiritual, and social disciplines. To give greater love, care,and compassion for our neighbor. To find more purposeful and effective ways to carryout our work.Reflection and DiscernmentOur Jesuit Heritage: God has created us with the ability—through reflection and discernment—todiscover God’s guidance and will in every part of creation. We are called toapply this reflection and discernment to our lives and our human relationships, seekingalways to discover how God wishes us to interact with others and the world around us.By attending to motivations, feelings, thoughts, and patterns of decision-making, we canimprove the freedom, goodness, and authenticity of our actions.Living Our Tradition Today: We are committed to the examined life; therefore, we strive:To seek for a greater knowledge of all creation. To reflect on our own lived experience ofthe world. To discern the movements of our heart and reason. To listen to the experienceof other people.Cura Personalis—“Care for the Whole Person”Our Jesuit Heritage: God desires all persons to discover how to live more fully, morefreely, and more authentically as the people God has made us to be. To help people dothis, we honor, care for, and educate the whole person by encouraging all people to striveafter intellectual, physical, artistic, social, psychological, moral, and spiritual health andwell-being. In our human relationships, we respect and nurture the whole person, not juston our campus, but in the neighborhood, city, and beyond.Living Our Tradition Today: We are committed to caring for others in and outside theclassroom; therefore, we strive to help people: To understand their inherent human dignity.To reach their greatest human potential. To share their experience and knowledgewith others. To act in a way that reflects this growth.Contemplation in ActionOur Jesuit Heritage: Our reflection and discernment leads to action that builds up ourcommunity, serves others, promotes justice, and leads others to similar action. Becausewe all have the ability to discover God’s will and guidance and to act accordingly, weare called to respond purposefully by freely giving what we have been given by God. Webelieve that people can make a claim on our time, energy, and attention and that there isa necessary connection and interdependence between us.7