知识的形成
知识探究, 持续的质疑, 共同追求知识——这些价值观一直是耶稣会的核心, Catholic theological traditions. 我们的知识形成方法优先考虑严谨的学术电子游戏正规平台，提升这些价值观，并对当地和全球社区产生积极影响.
形成
The STM experience is so much more than education. It emphasizes the formation of 学生 as whole people, helping them grow and flourish throughout the intellectual, 精神上的, 部长级, and human dimensions of their lives.
The Four Dimensions of 形成
精神的形成
在STM, 我们相信神学绝不能仅仅是一种学术电子游戏正规平台——它必须是个人的, 精神上的 pursuit that actively envelops one’s entire being. 这就是我们为学生提供各种反思机会的原因, 祈祷, 敬拜, 撤退, and 精神上的 direction. 我们的许多学位课程包括有意的精神形成的组成部分, 我们的学生是波士顿地区信仰团体的重要成员.
人类的形成
How will you serve and lead? Who do you want to become? These questions imbue everything we do, from curricula to student support, immersion experiences abroad, and service opportunities here in Greater Boston. 教授, 管理员, 同学们都鼓励学生参与课堂之外的活动，并重视他们带回的见解.
部长级的形成
All across campus and in parishes across Greater Boston, 我们的学生面临的挑战是成长为部长级领导人，并通过监督部门的安排脱颖而出. 他们在各种项目中担任导师并进行确认, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, and faith formation programs. 这些经历, 反过来, 塑造课堂对话并告知职业识别的过程.
智慧与优雅
“STM的管理人员、教职员工将他们的日常工作视为一种事工、一种使命. 我们的承诺是提供最好的个性化课程，使每个学生在智慧和优雅中不断成长，并随着成熟而发展, well-rounded ministers for the Church and the world today.”
Intentional Living Opportunities
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CSTM宿舍是开放给单身(未婚)外行学生谁是致力于建设社区的工作, have a sincere desire to deepen in their discipleship of Jesus, 并打算从CSTM毕业后服事教会. 本课程面向CSTM所有全日制硕士学位课程的学生开放, 虽然形成过程被想象为特别适合M.Div. 和M.A.T.M. 学生.
社区成员必须有一个承诺，在祷告的基础上形成 精神上的练习 圣. 伊格内修斯，虽然没有以前的精神练习的经验是必需的.
An application will open in early spring each year.
Programming will include (subject to change):
- A weekly dinner on a set night, required of all members, 随后是一场关于合适话题和社区商业的谈话.
- 每周家庭弥撒.
- 在每周约定的时间和日子定期进行集体祷告/信仰分享, including祈祷 opportunities at the CSTM (e.g. Thursday Mass and Repast).
- 每月星期六上午的静修经验或会议，讨论一个固定的形成问题.
- 每周参加当地教会组织的使徒承诺.
- A 3-day group retreat at the beginning of the year.
- An 8-day individually directed retreat at some point in the year.
- Regular 精神上的 direction.
除了, 成员应通过相互协议加入社区建立的共同生活节奏. Common meals are encouraged, and a basic care for the house, 常见的空间, and each other is required of all members. CSTM和更大社区的其他成员将提供支持, and a basic structure will be established to facilitate common life. CSTM众议院成员, both as a community and as individuals, will also be encouraged to support other programs at the school.
形成 Opportunities
作为一所辨别的学校，STM珍视精神方向的传统. 精神导师可以在他们的课程中与学生见面. A stipend is allocated to make this possible for every student.
Opportunities for reflection, 安静的祷告, 校内和校外的经验分享有助于加深学生个人和集体的精神生活. Financial support for 撤退 is allocated to all 学生, 那些感兴趣的人也会有机会自己计划和促进一次撤退.
依纳爵的基本价值观是“男人和女人为他人服务，与他人在一起”，这为STM内外的服务提供了多种机会. Whether 学生 are serving a need at 电子游戏软件, participating in a local project, or working with communities in other parts of the world, service is a central aspect of the process of formation here.
在STM, liturgical life grounds our community, directing our academic pursuits toward the "greater glory of God." It provides an essential formation experience for future ministers, and it binds us together in 祈祷.
Our Approach: Formative Theological Education
Reflect, discern, and grow—in the classroom and beyond.
在接受STM的使命的同时，在智力、精神和社交方面发展. 了解我们培养心灵和思想的综合教育方法.
STM的形成事件
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Conversations That Matter
These semesterly events feature a panel, 演讲者, and group discussions on a wide range of vital topics: racism, 气候变化, the role of women in the Church, pastoral presence in the LGBTQ context, 和更多的.
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New Student Retreat and Social
在STM, student support begins on day one. 九月初, 所有的新学生都被邀请聚集在一起，让他们有机会认识彼此, 一起祈祷, and reflect on their hopes, 恐惧, 目标, 和愿望. 之后，我们以晚餐和耶稣会社区的社交活动结束了这次活动. It is a great night for all!
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Meet Your Directors Night
对于那些在福音工作中寻求与神合作的人来说，属灵方向是辨别能力的核心部分. 每年秋季, 可用的精神导师聚集在一起向感兴趣的学生介绍自己，并分享他们的精神指导方法，以便学生熟悉他们可用的资源.
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社区会议
作为一种持续让整个STM社区参与有关种族正义和跨文化形成的对话的方式, we hold a community meeting once per semester. 这次会议, during which there are no classes or other meetings scheduled, brings together 学生, 教师, 和员工反思一个或多个与STM为更好地形成一个种族公正的信仰社区所做的努力有关的问题.
校友的经历
Meet two alumni and hear about what drew them to STM.
朱莉娅·诺沃特尼，硕士.Div. 女校友
约书亚·梅菲尔德，m.s.A. 校友
International Experiences
Whether they are traveling to El Salvador and the U.S.墨西哥边境, exploring Greater Boston, or attending exchange programs around the world, STM的学生发现了许多与普世教会建立联系的机会, become more alive to the world's needs, and serve as women and men for and with others.