Sacred Heart College
Sacred Heart College is mission-driven.
Sacred Heart of Peterborough embraces the Catholic tradition of teaching and learning that has influenced the historical origins of many universities and colleges worldwide. As learners, teachers and researchers we enter with humility, collegiality and conviction into this dialogue of faith and reason which is centred in the work of St. Thomas Aquinas and found at the heart of a Catholic tradition of intellectual inquiry. Through this community, we offer our broader society a human endeavour which is hope-filled and a pathway of learning that is spiritual.
Motto
The motto for Sacred Heart College is Caritas et Veritas, ("Charity and Truth"). The quotes below from the Catechism of the Catholic Church about Charity and Truth inspire the motto.
1822 Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.
2500 ... truth carries with it the joy and splendor of spiritual beauty. Truth is beautiful in itself. Truth in words, the rational expression of the knowledge of created and uncreated reality, is necessary to man, who is endowed with intellect. But truth can also find other complementary forms of human expression, above all when it is a matter of evoking what is beyond words: the depths of the human heart, the exaltations of the soul, the mystery of God.
Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms for Sacred Heart College incorporates a number of components - the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; a heart open to the world; the Cross of Our Lord; water and blood flowing from the side of Christ; hands embracing the Cross carrying it in the world as a sign of salvation; and the colours of red and gold are found in the Diocesan coat of arms. The motto and coat of arms reflect the Catholic tradition of higher learning which is the mission of Sacred Heart College to integrate Faith and Reason in the search for Truth.
