- Living in Sanctifying Grace
- Through sacred classic Roman liturgy (sacraments, sacramentals, Divinum Officium), supported by contemplative ethos, supernaturally vitalizing intellectual virtues
- Invigorating Catholic Identity
- Conviction-forming through intense, prolonged study and prayer
- Intellectual Role Models: St. Athanasius, St. Thomas Aquinas
- Weighing all in the light of Eternity and Tradition
- Fostering theological and cardinal virtues
- Illumined by sacred classical Roman liturgy
- Living St. Ignatius Loyola’s Principle and Foundation
- With the aid of discursive and contemplative prayer
- Focusing with aid of silence, both relative and absolute (Le Grand Silence)
- Sensitizing Alertness to Priestly Leadership Responsibility
- Sense of being guardian of eternal truths imbuing sense of intellectual responsibility
- Fostering Intellectual Excellence
- Motivated by passion for Truth
- Critical thinking through in-depth study of classical logic and Scholastic method
- Sense of wonder, humility, gratitude in presence of divine truths
- Intellectual courage
- Sharpening intuition, memory, and perception
- Identifying best personal study methods
- Developing Enterprising Spirit
- Imaginativeness through wide-ranging cultural development
- Spirit of initiative constantly encouraged
- Acting with Urgency
- Learning to “redeem the time” (Ephesians 5:16)
- Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam: Ever Self-Equipping – 360 degrees, 24/7
- Supported by healthy schedule, eating habits, fasting, sports, physical exercise, contact with the outdoors
- Guided by Mentors amid a Band of Brothers