University Ministry serves and nurtures the personal, spiritual, and social justice concerns of the students, faculty, and staff of the Saint Leo Community. We find our roots and resources coming from a living Catholic tradition rooted in the Benedictine heritage and reflecting very deeply the spirit of the Vatican II.
Ecumenically sensitive, we extend our Ministry to all Christians as well as to our bothers and sisters of the Jewish, Muslim, and other faiths and welcome their own involvement in all our programs. As a pilgrim community of faith centered in Jesus Christ, we try to understand and live out those Benedictine values of hospitality, reverence, respectful listening, reconciliation, and stewardship.
In cooperation especially with Student Affairs as well as with the Academic Departments, University Ministry works to develop "a robust campus life." University Ministry and Student Affairs share programs as well support each other's endeavors.
The most valued Benedictine value for University Ministry is hospitality or community-building in the Residence Halls and with Commuter Students, so that we might learn to live and work together. Especially at the Sunday Evening Liturgy and through out Peer Ministers' ministry, we emphasize in a positive way that we truly are our brothers' and sisters' keeper.
Here at Saint Leo we belong to each other. Thus we need to affirm and call forth the best in each other as well as to challenge any behavior or attitudes that destroy community and our sense of joy in living together. That spirit of cooperation and community extends to University Ministry's work with the President's Office and Academic Services in regard to Faculty and Staff Development in claiming our religious and Catholic roots.
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