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What are some of the Jesuit values that inspire education at Regis University?

If you take a walk around the Lowell campus you will be sure to notice a sculpture of St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. On the plaza near Carroll Hall there is a large compass with a number of phrases on it. These words describe some of the key values in Jesuit higher education.

Sculpture of Ignatius

CURA PERSONALIS

Latin meaning "care for the person," cura personalis is having concern and care for the personal development of the whole person. This implies a dedication to promoting human dignity and care for the mind, body and spirit of the person.

MAGIS

Latin meaning the “more,” “Magis” embodies the act of discerning the best choice in a given situation to better glorify or serve God. The Magis does NOT mean to always do or give “more” to the point of exhaustion. Magis is the value of striving for the better, striving for excellence.

MEN AND WOMEN FOR AND WITH OTHERS

This value embodies a spirit of giving and providing service to the poor and marginalized and pursuing justice on behalf of all persons.

UNITY OF MIND AND HEART

Our hearts and minds are not divided; they are congruent when the whole person is educated.

CONTEMPLATIVES IN ACTION

Although we are thoughtful and philosophical, we do not merely think about social problems, we take action to address them.

FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS

This may be the one phrase that sums up Ignatian Spirituality. It invites a person to search for and find God in every circumstance of life; God is present everywhere and can be found in all of creation.

Plaza in front of Carroll Hall

Learn about the Jesuits

Regis University is located in the Missouri Province. Visit them at Jesuits of the Missouri Province .

To learn more about the history, spirituality, and current international work of the Jesuits go to The Society of Jesus website.

Get Involved

To get involved in the Jesuit Mission, please visit the Jesuit Refugee Service. As an international Catholic organization and a work of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is present in nearly 50 countries throughout the world. Its mission is to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced persons.

Come to the Lowell campus to hear excellent presentations.

Fall 2009 Speaker Series: “Catholicism in the Modern World” Tuesday or Thursday at 7:00 PM at the Lowell campus in the St. John Francis Regis Chapel.
    • Thursday, September 17: "“Catholic Literary Imagination: What Would Jesus View?” by Ron Hansen, Novelist, Essayist, and the Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Santa Clara University.
    • Tuesday, October 6: “A Hunger for Peace: Nonviolence in an Age of Terror.” by Fr. Louie Vitale, OFM, A Franciscan priest who served as the provincial of the California Franciscan Friars from 1979 to 1988 and recently completed twelve years as the pastor of St. Boniface Catholic Church in a low-income neighborhood in San Francisco, California. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology at the UCLA.
    • Thursday, October 29: “The University and the Church: Reflections on a 40 Year Journey" by John Kane, Ph.D., Past Chair and Professor of Religious Studies at Regis University. He has regularly been active in the Denver area in support of justice and peace concerns, ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue, and Catholic church reform.
    • Thursday, November 5: "Choosing Peace: Embracing A New Journey" by Sister Peggy O’Neill, SC, a Sister of Charity teaching at the University of Central America in El Salvador (the Jesuit university in San Salvador). Sister O'Neill holds a doctoral degree in theology from New York University and has worked in Central America for almost 25 years.

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