1994 Symposium integrating Ignatian Pedagogy more fully and effectively into the teaching and administration of Jesuit schools.
1997 Symposium dealt with the interplay of EXPERIENCE and REFLECTION within and across disciplines.
2000 Symposium concentrated on the dynamic of active REFLECTION leading to reflective ACTION.
2003 Symposium looking at Cura Personalis, EVALUATION, the fifth major element of the IGNATIAN PEDAGOGICAL PARADIGM.

JSEA 2004 Collquium Cura Aposotolica



The image above comes from John Carrol University's web site. On this page you can hear Howard Gray, S.J.'s keynote talk or read the text.

"Jesuit education provides a rigorous course of study based on the liberal arts. We seek to educate for vision, for hope, and for responsibility. We want our graduates to be haunted for the rest of their lives by the question that grows out of faith: how can I with my life, and with the people I work with, do the greater good, provide the greater service? How can I the promote justice for every person, no matter how racially or culturally or religiously or economically different?" Fr. Edward Glynn, S.J.
Click here for a text of the homily of Edward Glynn, SJ, President of John Carroll University, given at the Eucharistic Liturgy Wednesday morning.

Major documents cited throughout Colloquium:
Many of the Colloquium 2004 documents were given on a CD-ROM. Many can also be accessed through the JSEA Forum.
Documents from the 2003 Symposium: Cura Personalis are available here too.

Fr. Gene Sessa, S.J. wanted to begin to network with other Jesuit high school Theater Department Heads. He hosted a meeting and handed out a list of names and e-mails. A web site has begun at Theater Moderators at Jesuit High Schools in North America. Please send any corrections or additions.


Please send any questions, corrections or suggestions to M. Sciuto

Articles about recent JSEA sponsored gatherings:

One of the best workshops I attended was given by Mrs. Susan Van Wyck from Cheverus High in Portland, Maine. If requested, she will send you "Applying Brian Research: How Neuroscience Informs and Influences Your Teaching, Practical Applications." Just e-mail her with your request.

Other useful articles about neuroscience and teaching:

IMPORTANT JESUIT IDEALS


Two Standards and the Kingdom Ignatius saw human history and human existence as profoundly dramatic, as a struggle between light and darkness, tragedy and joy, good and evil. As men with an Ignatian vision, we cannot fail to perceive the dramatic choices we face. The Two Standards and the Kingdom, as images of these dramatic realities, help us to interpret them.

Magis Magis Excellence in all things -- A thirst for the more, for the greater good, for the most courageous response to the challenges of our time. An ideal and tradition spanning more than four hundred and fifty years. Striving for excellence is a hallmark of Jesuit education: its dedicated faculty, its talented students and alumni living in all parts of the world, and most of all, its rigorous academics rooted in Catholic ideals and the Jesuit tradition. Pursuing its mission of faith, discovery and service,Jesuit education seeks to help talented adolescents develop their talents and abilities and then to go and use those talents and abilities to serve others.


Insignis This describes the sort of person that St. Ignatius would have wanted to draw to the Society of Jesus or be formed through the influence of the Society - a person who was magnanimous, generous, influential, an outstanding leader, and one who would recognize the good and do it. It is also the name of the premier award in the final year in a number of Jesuit schools.


IHS An ancient abbreviation of the name of Jesus formed by taking the first three letters of the Name in Greek (IHSOUS) which was later adopted by the Society of Jesus as a common logo.


Contemplation A particular way of praying encouraged by St. Ignatius whereby the one praying puts him or herself imaginatively into (usually) a gospel scene, using all their senses and interacting with the characters in the story.


Consolation Spiritual consolation is what St. Ignatius calls "any increase in faith, hope and charity." It is when one experiences a feeling or cluster of feelings, of peace and/or positive emotions that draw one towards God. The opposite of "consolation" is "desolation."


Desolation Spiritual desolation includes any of those feelings of depression, gloominess, confusion, and disquiet that moves one away from God. The opposite of "desolation" is "consolation."


Indifference Ignatian indifference is putting aside personal preferences, attachments, and pre-formed opinions to be completely balanced and open to God's will when it comes to making a choice or decision.


contemplatio ad amorem The basic perception that the reality of God is immanent in nature and human history.


the comtemplative in action Ignatian men are those who strive to perceive those deeper and sweeping realities in the ebb and flow of current events in their own lives and in the larger society around them. In one sense they are dreamers, utopian, who dream of the possible, and of the more than possible. But they are also men of action, who will confront the issues of their day, take a stand. this intimate connection between the perception of the Kingdom of God and action to further its growth must be stressed.


Discernment (of spirits) Discernment is "where prayer and action meet." It is a sifting of spiritual movements within oneself in order to be able to identify and distinguish the best choices. Some methods of discernment are outlined in the Spiritual Exercises. Discernment usually involves a consideration of spiritual consolation or desolation. Discernment may be individual (for personal decisions) or communal (where a community wishes to make an important corporate decision prayerfully).

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