Perhaps students struggle most intensely when they realize that true self-knowledge is nearly impossible without a knowledge of the other. In serving the other, one grows in self-knowledge, in being with the other, one grows in knowledge of God. This development begins with the onset of compassion.
Compassion is brought about through awareness.
It is a holistic approach which focuses on the causes of problems, e.g., poverty. Community - students expand their vision of community in terms of the world community and how it interacts, as well as, have an experience of commnunity living with one another. Prayer - students expand their vision of styles of prayer and the meaning and importance of prayer in one's daily life and community celebration.