Our Jesuit Identity

The Jesuit high school student at graduation has achieved considerable knowledge of the many needs of local and wider communities and is preparing for the day when he or she will take a place in these communities as a competent, concerned and responsible member. The graduate has begun to acquire the skills and motivation necessary to live as a person for others. Although this attribute will come to fruition in mature adulthood, some predisposition’s will have begun to manifest themselves earlier.

More specifically, the Loyola student at graduation:

• is more aware of selfish attitudes and tendencies which lead one to treat others unjustly; consciously seeks to be more understanding, accepting, and generous with others.
• is beginning to see that Christian faith implies a commitment to a just society.
• is growing in awareness of the global nature of many current social problems (human rights, energy, ecology, food, population, terrorism, arms limitations, etc.) and their impact on various human communities.
• is beginning to understand the structural roots of injustice in social institutions, attitudes and customs.
• recognizes the needs of some disadvantaged segments of the community through working with them in community service programs and has gained some empathetic understanding for their conditions of living.
• compassion for the victims of injustice and a concern for those social is developing both a sense of changes which will assist them in gaining their rights and increased human dignity.
• through reflection and study is becoming aware of alternatives in public policy which govern the services provided for various segments of the community.
• has begun to reflect on public service aspects of future careers.
• is beginning to understand one's obligation as a Christian to participate in the building of a humane, civic and eccelesial community in a way that respects the pluralism of that community.
• is beginning to see the importance of public opinion and voter influence on public policy in local, regional, national and international arenas.
• is just beginning to understand the complexity of many social issues and the need for critical reading of diverse sources of information about them.
• is beginning to confront some of the moral ambiguities imbedded in values promoted by Western culture.
• is just beginning to realize that the values of a consumer society are sometimes in conflict with the demands of a just society, and indeed with the Gospel.