鈥淲e find those who can enumerate very particularly all that Jesus Christ said and did, but what does He care for that? He said and did so, not that we should recount it in words, but show him in our lives, in our daily practice.鈥� - Catherine McAuley, Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy
Saint Joseph鈥檚 College commits itself to serving the needs of our community and beyond with the recognition that our perspectives are shaped by religion, nationality, experience, culture, status, and more. Unjust social structures dehumanize individuals and groups, devalue human life, alienate peoples from one another, escalate violence, engender poverty, and degrade our environment.聽 In order to confront them, we embrace and actively promote dignity, equality, and solidarity as vital expressions of our Core Values, the , and .
Our Core Values
The mission of Saint Joseph鈥檚 College calls us to make our core values visible in our daily interactions with one another.聽 These values include integrity which requires a concern for the common good, a commitment to a community that embraces radical hospitality and inclusive relationships, respect for each member of our community, compassion and mercy for those who are excluded, and addressing injustices within and outside of our community.
Our Mercy Heritage
As an institution founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Joseph鈥檚 College shares in their to 鈥渟ee Jesus in the most marginalized people and take a vow of service to perform works of Mercy that alleviate suffering.鈥� Drawing upon their long standing concern for justice and service to the poor, the Sisters of Mercy have articulated critical concerns which guide Saint Joseph鈥檚 College鈥檚 commitment to dignity, mercy, and solidarity. They are the , , , , and .
Our Catholic Identity
The Roman Catholic Church is a culturally diverse global institution with the most growth now taking place in Africa, Asia, and South America.聽 In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it created schools in America to serve immigrant populations for whom access to education was being denied.聽 The Christian practice of hospitality finds its origin in the ministry of Jesus who welcomed outcasts and the marginalized.
These values, individually and together, are expressions of the Church鈥檚 commitment to justice as articulated in . The foundation of this body of teaching is that all persons are imprinted with God鈥檚 image which confers upon them an incomparable dignity that is to be respected and protected without condition.
Contact
Office of Mission, Sponsorship, and Planning
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Who We Are
