Those engaged in the work of education are to look on their students as children of God, redeemed by Christ, the most precious trust which the Heart of Jesus can place in their keeping. Constitutions of 1815

Response … Compassion pulls us out of ourselves and into the heart of another, placing us on holy ground where we instinctively take off our shoes and walk in reverence. Kathleen Hughes rscj

Spirituality of the Sacred Heart is Incarnational. At the heart of our relationships we recognize that Jesus is present in the students, clients, co-workers, et al as in ourselves. To engage in teaching and learning in the culture of our schools means to touch the face of God, and more important, it means to reveal God’s face to others

Sacred Heart Competencies Silence Listening Dialogue Self-Knowledge Leading to Maturity Hope as Compassionate Action Reflection..Examen of Consciousness

SilenceListeningDialogue Self-Knowledge Maturity Hope as Compassionate Action Examen of Consciousness Compassion

Master Thinker Advanced Thinker Practicing Thinker Beginning Thinker Challenged Thinker Unreflective Thinker Stages of Critical Thinking Development Teaching What Matters Most

Compassionate Action = Human Full Alive = Glory of God Advanced Compassionate Action Practicing Compassionate Action Beginning Compassionate Action Challenged Compassionate Action Unreflective Compassionate Action Stages of Compassionate Action

God’s reality breaks through to the inmost chamber of our own reality GodHumanity JESUS CHRIST Incarnation