Not
long after beginning a teaching career at one of our schools, my
curiosity regarding the notion of ‘Jesuit Education’ was aroused. It
was a pervasive concept, often spoken of, but at the same time a very
nebulous issue. Ask a Jesuit and you soon had them groping for
descriptions. A few standard phrases were offered - ‘a liberal
education’, ‘the formation of an articulate person’, ‘excellence’ and
‘the influential leader’ were some. Reference was invariably made to
the Ratio Studiorum, which, so I was assured, would have all the
answers.
by Ross Jones SJ, No 12 - November 1998