Fr. Peter Hans Kolvenbach, SJ, former Superior General of the
Society of Jesus (“The Jesuits”) said:
“Students, in the course of their formation, must let the
gritty reality of this world into their lives, so they can learn
to feel it, think about it critically, respond to its suffering
and engage it constructively. They should learn to perceive,
think, judge, choose and act for the rights of others, especially
the disadvantaged and the oppressed. . . .[T]he measure of Jesuit
[schools] is not what our students do but who they become and the
adult Christian responsibility they will exercise in future
towards their neighbor and their world. For now, the activities
they engage in, even with much good effect, are for their
formation. This does not make the [school] a training camp for
social activists. Rather, the students need close involvement
with the poor and the marginal now, in order to learn about
reality and become adults of solidarity in the future.”
The Office of Service and Justice at Jesuit High School
recognizes and affirms the good work of the following students,
each of whom completed more than twice the amount of service
required for his grade level.
Magis is a Latin word meaning “more” or “greater.”
In the world of Ignatian spirituality, the notion of
the magis is connected to going deeper in
response to experiences of God’s love in our lives. All students
can pursue the magis simply through their
minimum service requirement.
We recognize here those students who, through the external marker
of completing more than twice what is required of them in
service, have indicated a deep commitment to and love for their
vulnerable neighbors in the Sacramento region and
elsewhere.
