Depending on your concept of time, the next few months will either fleet or freeze, but nonetheless will

pass regardless
of your opinion or situation in life. As we stand on the peripheries of our college life, and as we gander over the edge, we
are overcome with a gush of emotions and memories that breed nostalgia in us. Some people wish years of formal
education would just whisk right by them, others want, and even indulge themselves with, slower years and richer
memories of life in the university. As followers of St. Ignatius, we must reflect and ponder on the half a decade of
undergraduate studies and ask ourselves, “Have we lived up to the Jesuit expectation of formation and transformation
and allowed truly ourselves to become men and women for others?”

Thesis: Central to Jesuit education is spiritual formation, and we ask further, “How has theology paved the way for us
to become sui generis leaders in the future?”

First par (KYONG): Discuss how Theo 141 is more or less a culmination of our past theology classes
1) Discuss the revelation of God and His kingdom from lessons of Theo 111, talk on Jesus and the Church from
lessons of Theo 121 and discuss Christian morality in Theo 131
2) Like ethics and morality, theology confined to the classroom is hours of wasted education.
a. We are called to personify the message of humility, charity and brotherly love in Jesus’ eight beatitudes
b. Less ideal more actual: Theo 141 allowed us to connect to the community and fulfill our responsibilities
as outlined in the catholic social teachings and encyclicals
c. Talk about immersions.
3) Conclusion: ultimately, all theology classes are deeply woven together.

Second par (ALDRICK): Has theology paved way for us to fulfill the VMG of Ateneo de Davao University?
1) Apart from exemplar academic formation of the university, how has the university prepared us to become
future leaders of society, especially for Mindanao?
2) What does it take to become a sui generis leader? What does it even mean? How has theology 141, and
theology in general, formed us to become sui generis leaders?
3) How should we use the principles of catholic social teachings, idea of common good and teachings laid down in
the encyclicals to establish interreligious dialogue?
a. Humans are people first and foremost, and we must foster vibrant community service regardless of the
community’s religious affiliation or belief
4) How does the encyclicals address the concern on environmental issues?
a. What have we done to address environmental degradation? Tree planting, coastal cleanups, etc.
5) How can we use our learnings in theology in conjunction with our profession to address the issue of poverty?
a. Discuss how job creation and entrepreneurship address the endemic problem of poverty.

Third par (GLENN): Are we ready to serve the community, to the benefit of the common good as we step out of the
university?
1) Can we still fulfill our duties to the vulnerable and to God when we are faced with the grueling realities of
employment and everyday life?
2) How must we strengthen our resolve and not forget our Atenean values?
3) Inspired action is not necessarily related with an end goal, but rather the motivation that gets you to act
a. More deontological rather than utilitarian.