My Almost Four Years at St. Joseph's College

Throughout my almost four years at Saint Joseph’s College, I have gained heaps of knowledge about various topics, anywhere from my Sports Management classes to Business to Physical Education. But little did I know, when I signed up to be a Puma, I signed up for something beyond a great education. My beliefs, values, and ethics have been put to the test. Not only going through the huge life changing event of going to college, but I have been asked time and time again what I thought and what I believed. This semester in Core 9, I have learned more about myself than I thought there was to me. My beliefs have blossomed into a never ending love for God and a desire to become closer to God every single day. My values have been tested to the point that I feel as though I have become a better person because I had to think for myself and voice that opinion. With these beliefs and values, I have come to find that my ethical reasoning stems not far from the roots of these beliefs and values in which I feel strongly of. Finding the core to my beliefs has helped me find who I am and I could not be more thankful for that. The very first Core 9 lecture this year, Brother Rob defined Christian Humanism by splitting the phrase up. He defined “Christian” as “Jesus Christ is the fullest expression of what it means to be a human in God’s image”. Then “Humanism” as “recognizing and celebrating the achievements and potentials of human beings”. He also listed five themes of Core 9: Suffering, Creation in God’s Image, Who is Jesus the Christ, The Kingdom of God, and Christian Humanism as a way of life (Reuter). I have revisited these statements and ideas as we have gone through the semester and referenced them many times not only for educational purposes...

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