Benedictine Values

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Through our school there are five major themes that students should live by in everyday life. These values are not only supposed to be what we do in school, but also out and about in our activities and our free time. These Benedictine values are: Love of Learning, Respect, Stewardship, Community, and Hospitality. The speakers in which we listened to on Thursday and Tuesday demonstrated what it meant to live out the Benedictine values. It is easier said than done to live out in the Benedictine values. Each value has its own purpose independently, but each of the values connect to one another. All of the speakers we listened to helped me learn more about what the Benedictine values mean and how I as a person can live out these values. The first …show more content…

The lawyer worked especially with environmental cases. When asked what his favorite value was he said Respect, but when he was talking about his life and his work in court I couldn’t help but think that Stewardship really stood out in him. Obviously, Respect is an important part of his personal life, however I think that Stewardship was a large part of his work. His work in Stewardship was working to preserve God’s creation of nature, people, and honoring the world we live in. When asked what value he would add to the five Benedictine values, he said “Justice”. I think that justice relates to Respect and Stewardship. It is interesting how he lived out what value he believed most in, and that each of the values affect him in his personal and work …show more content…

As the panel of speakers related to the Benedictine values in their life, I also find myself trying to live out these values even before I even knew what they were. I think Love of Learning is a very important value. It may not be my favorite, but it is something I relate to in college. The speaker on Tuesday mentioned that the more you learn, the more you don’t know. I can relate to this in my work life at school, as I am becoming a more involved student finding out more about the science fields I am interested in. Hospitality has been a value that I have better learned since I came to St. Scholastica. I have learned what it is like to be accepted into a new school, and furthermore, a new team. Being a part of the baseball team here has been inspiring to me and I think one of the main reasons I like it so much is because I was accepted and welcomed. Community is another value which has been introduced to me more as I am more involved with the baseball team here at St. Scholastica. After I was welcomed as a new player, I have become a part of the Community that the baseball team takes so much pride in. Even though I was in many activities in high school, I have never been a part of a community that cares and watches out for one another like the team

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