Cura personalis
Cura personalis (Latin meaning “care for the [individual] person) – A hallmark of Ignatian spirituality (where in one-on-one spiritual guidance, the guide adapts the Spiritual Exercises to the unique individual making them) and therefore of Jesuit education (where the teacher establishes a personal relationship with students, listens to them in the process of teaching, and draws them toward personal initiative and responsibility for learning). *
The attitude of respect for the dignity of each individual derives from the Judeaeo-Christian vision of human beings as unique creations of God, of God’s embracing of humanity in the person of Jesus, and of human destiny as ultimate communion with God and all the saints in everlasting life.
*Excerpt taken from, “Do You Speak Ignatian? A Glossary of Terms Used in Ignatian and Jesuit Circles.” Traub S.J., George W. Ignatian Programs/Mission & Ministry, Xavier University.