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Loving

The Verbum Dei graduate is loving.  He is aware that he is loved unconditionally by God, and in turn, shares this depth of love through fidelity toward friends and family, and preferentially those most in need.  He is able to put himself in another’s place and has faced his prejudices and stereotypes.  He is enriched by sharing himself through service with and for others. 

The Verbum Dei graduate:

  • is learning to trust the fidelity of some friends, members of the family, and some adults of the school community.
  • has experienced moments when God's love for him or her as a person began to be felt.
  • is coming it accept and love self as lovable and loved by God and others.
  • has begun to come to grips with personal prejudices and stereotypes; communicates more easily with others, especially with peers of other races, religions, nationalities and socio-economic backgrounds.
  • has experienced the support of various levels of community in the school.
  • has made specific contributions to building up the school community.
  • feels more at ease with persons of the opposite sex.
  • is beginning to integrate sexuality into his or her whole personality.
  • has begun to appreciate deeper personal friendships, but is also learning that not all relationships are profound and long lasting.
  • through service of others, is beginning to appreciate the satisfaction of giving of oneself for other people and thereby finding life enriched.
  • is more capable of putting self in another person's place and understanding what that person is feeling.
  • is more sensitive to the beauty of the created universe and is more caring about life and the natural environment.

Committed to Doing Justice

 
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