Vision & Mission

For half a century, Loyola School of Theology (LST) has been providing quality theological and pastoral education under the direction of the Society of Jesus. Approved as an ecclesiastical faculty by the Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education on 13 August 1999, LST offers programs leading to the canonical degrees of Bachelor in Sacred Theology (STB), Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL), and Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD). LST also offers civil degrees in the masteral and doctoral level in theology, scripture, and pastoral studies through the Graduate School of the Ateneo de Manila University.

Since its foundation in 1965, LST has been serving not only the Philippine Church but the other local churches of Asia and the Pacific as well. Our community is enriched by faculty and students of diverse cultures and different nationalities, all co-learners in our mission “to educate in the faith, sustain personal theological growth, and assist in the effective empowerment of all who desire to serve God's people by ministries in and of the Church.” Many have come to LST to expand and share their knowledge and insight through the many programs we offer — each marked with the excellence and relevance Jesuit education has always tried to achieve.

Join our community, and learn from and with us.

Fr. Enrico C. Eusebio, SJ
Dean

Vision and Mission

LST is a Jesuit and Filipino institution and community of learning dedicated to formative theological education and research within the Catholic tradition. It is responsive to contemporary ecclesial and social concerns for the building up and service of the Church in the Philippines and in neighboring countries.

Through its inculturated courses, programs, and institutional and human resources, LST seeks to educate in the faith, sustain personal theological growth, and assist in effective empowerment of all who desire to serve God's people by ministries in and of the Church. It labors so that the members of its academic community may become academically competent, spiritually well-grounded, and apostolically motivated for Christian discipleship, renewed evangelization, social transformation, and responsible stewardship of the earth.