Abstract
Magis Catholic Teacher Corps is a two year program centered on community living, academic coursework and Ignatian Spirituality that prepares and supports highly motivated, faith-filled teachers to serve in under-resourced Catholic Schools throughout Nebraska and South Dakota.
Magis, a Latin term meaning “the more,” is the charism of the Society of Jesus that embodies St. Ignatius’ question in his Spiritual Exercises: “What more can I do for Christ?” Magis Catholic Teacher Corps recruits college graduates who view education as their vocation and their ministry. In a spirit of service, our teachers respond to the question “what more can I do for Christ?” by making a two or three year commitment to teach in under-resourced Catholic schools. During these years, teachers live together in intentional Christian community as they pursue educational, professional, and spiritual development.