HCDC VISION-MISSION

The Holy Cross of Davao College envisions a fully vibrant community of believers and
Christ-centered evangelizers, educated in the faith, animated by the passion for truth,
and engaged in building a more humane world.
As members of this Filipino archdiocesan educational institution, we commit
ourselves to cultivate high quality Catholic education for all, attentive to the needs of the
less fortunate; nurture a culture of excellence and holiness; and provide a human and
Christian learning environment for the integral liberating formation of persons who will
become effective agents of social transformation.
From faith to truth, we uphold the values of servant leadership, dialogue, justice, peace,
and integrity of creation, with wisdom as the underlying principle.
 The concept of the community in the Vision of HCDC is strongly grounded on the
principle of community formed by Jesus Christ, the First Christian Community, which the
believers of Jesus today considered as the IDEAL COMMUNITY. The first Christian
community lived the true spirit of a community which imbibed the vision of Jesus as a
restoration of the life of the Community of Yahweh in the Old Testament, the “Qahal
Yahweh”, which was made into a holy nation in Mt. Sinai. The experience of the first
Christian community is recorded by the Acts of the Apostles 2:44-47
“Now all the believers lived together and shared all their belongings. They would sell
their property and all they had and distribute the proceeds to others according to their
need. Each day they met together in the temple area; they broke bread in their homes;
they shared their food with great joy and simplicity of heart; they praised God and won
the people’s favor.”
 
1. HCDC’s Mission
 
HCDC’s great commitment centered mainly on two aspects:
 
a. to cultivate high quality Catholic education for all, attentive to the needs of the less fortunate;
 
Catholic means universal, and education means the process facilitating learning. This implies that the
school’s commitment is intended for genuine development of the whole person with special attention to
the weakest and the less fortunate. This quality Catholic Education is to serve what is best for students in
terms of spiritual, intellectual, emotional, moral, cultural, social and physical formation
(Rodulfa, 2013, pp.8-12).
a. nurture a culture of excellence and holiness and provide a human and
Christian learning environment
 
The HCDC’s commitment to create a Christian Environment is heeding a
Gospel command which makes HCDC not only a social institution but a
theologically founded one (Rodulfa,2013. p.14). Nurture a culture of
excellence and holiness in the spirit of respect and harmony is vital in
transforming society to become more humane and peace-loving where
everyone can breathe a freely a Christian life-giving spirit.
 
1. HCDC’s Core Values
 From that Vision and mission, HCDC upholds to the Core values on: Servant Leadership, dialogue, justice, peace and
integrity of creation.
SERVANT Holy Crossian’s greatest responsibility is to be a servant-
LEADERSHIP leader, a disciple of Jesus Christ.

DIALOGUE Holy Crossian’s greatest consciousness to dialogue with

respect and harmony

JUSTICE Holy Crossian’s greatest consciousness is always to be just and

agent of justice in stewardship

PEACE Holy Crossian’s greatest inspiration is Peace, the person Jesus

Christ, “Christ is our Peace.”

SERVICE Holy Crossian’s greatest commitment to serve God in Jesus

Christ
1. Institutional Intended Learning Outcomes 
In our commitment to the “integral formation of persons who will be effective agents of social transformation,” we intended to
graduates who are God-fearing, globally competitive and equipped with the 21st –century skills, namely, Life and Career,
Learning and Innovation (4Cs), Information, Media and Technology skills.
Hence, HCDC graduate is:
 
2. A “CROSSIAN CRITICAL THINKER”: one who insightfully discerns complex realities, accurately evaluates evidences,
interpreting them truthfully based on moral standards, and comprehensively seeks out both conventional and innovative
ways to solve a variety of non-familiar problems.
3. A “CROSSIAN INNOVATOR”: one who is aware of his own creativity and how it can contribute to the community,
maximizes creative efforts using a wide variety of techniques and approaches and is responsive to constructive feedback
with eagerness to learn from mistakes. 
3. A “CROSSIAN INFOTECH SAVVY”: one who competently gathers and organizes information, critically analyzes and
evaluates them based on established moral criteria, and efficiently and effectively applies them, thereby providing
appropriate solutions to various needs.
 
4. A “CHRISTIAN ‘KENOSIS’ (selfless person)”: one who embraces with conviction the Christ-like
character of emptying one’s self in order to obediently follow the will of God (Maka-Diyos), to humbly
seek the welfare of others (Maka-Tao), to justly advance the interest of one’s country (Maka-Bayan)
and to diligently take care of creation (Maka-Kalikasan).
 
5. A “CROSSIAN TEAM PLAYER”: one who consistently commits to personal and shared
responsibilities, constructively contributes ideas and resources to improve team efforts, generously
assists others in their roles, and harmoniously works with people with different viewpoints.
 
6. A “CROSSIAN EVANGELIZER”: one who listens reflectively, articulates thoughts and ideas
effectively through appropriate media and techniques, and communicates efficiently truths and
values that are inspired by the Gospel.
1.The Spirituality of a Holy Crossian
A faithful Christian Catholic always desires transformation.
Any spiritual path that does not lead to a real transformation
is useless. At worst, we can fool ourselves into thinking we’re
engaged in something deep when we’re engaged in nothing
of substance. A full-blooded Holy Crossian would surely ask,
“Am I transformed?” Surely, cannot fool ourselves the fact,
we always search for spirituality that would transform us.
Spirituality may be understood in different manner but the simplest
way to it is to understand it as a way of life or an engagement with
God as God has revealed himself in Jesus Christ. It also has to be
grounded in a religious tradition. The term spirituality refers to both a
lived experience religious and academic discipline. For Christians, it
means one’s entire life as understood, felt, imagined and decided
upon in relationship to God, self, others and nature in Christ Jesus
empowered by the Holy Spirit.
 
1. The Spirituality of the Cross
The Catechism for Filipino Catholics (CFC no. 557-559) taught that the Cross is a symbol of saving
love. The cross is the glory of the Christians not because of the suffering that it brings but because of
the Good News that it exalts. The Cross and the resurrection are paired as one saving event in the life
of Christians and it is the central teaching of Christian doctrine and theology. The Cross of Jesus
becomes the saving cross because of the sacrificial submission to offer His life for the Salvation of all
humanity, world and history. This also serves as the summit of the total life story of Jesus. Thus the
way of life of a Holy Crossian is a reflection of this way of life of Jesus Christ on the Cross who is
triumphant over all forms of human evils. Hence the HCDC community of Christ-centered Evangelizers
upholds that the Spirituality of the Cross must always be concretized in our daily life especially in the
task of taking care of the property of God as Jesus did on earth.
 
The sign of the Cross:
The sign of the crossor in Latin, “signumcrucis”, is the shortest prayer that a Christian does. It is a
powerful sign that marks us as children of God who have thrown off the slavery of Satan and embraced
the Cross of Christ as the way to salvation. The Cross destroyed death and hell, and through it, Jesus
redeemed the world. By make the sign of the cross, we acknowledge that he has redeemed us, and that
through baptism we have become the children of God.
Because the sign of the Cross is the mark of our redemption, Satan hates it. Demons flee from the sign
of the cross when it is devoutly made. St. Cyril of Jerusalem (AD 386), Bishop of Jerusalem, says the
following of this powerful sign:
“Let us, therefore, not be ashamed of the Cross of Christ; but though another hide it, do thou
openly seal it upon thy forehead, that the devils may behold the royal sign and flee trembling far
away. Make then this sign at eating and drinking, at sitting, at lying down, at rising up, at speaking,
at walking: in a word, at every act.”
 
In the sermon of St. Theodore, the Studite: Oratio in
adorationemcrucis: PG 99, 691-694, 695,698-99., He said:
“By the cross, death was slain and Adam was restored to life.
The cross is the glory of all the apostles, the crown of the
martyrs, the sanctification of the saints. By the cross, we put
on Christ and cast aside our former self. By the cross, we,
the sheep of Christ, have been gathered into one flock,
destined for the sheepfolds of heaven.”
 
1.The Spirituality of the Cross is concretized in Stewardship
Stewardship is simply rooted on the truth of Creation with its Biblical
basis on Genesis 1:1-2:4a and Genesis 2:1-15. Christianity upheld
on the belief that God is the owner of all things that everything is
from God and it belongs to God. GOD is THE CREATOR/TRUE
STEWARD, God is the Source of all good things and He manifests
Himself through the goodness of His creation.
a. Human Person: Co-creator, Steward of God’s Creation
God set man and woman over the whole world, and he provided for their well-
being and benefits (Genesis 1.28-30). He also made them stewards of his
creation. The Spirituality of Stewardship is a faithful adherence to the
understanding that the human person is created in the image and likeness of
God (Gen. 1:26-27), the human person is called to have an INTIMATE
relationship with God (Gen. 2:7), and he is called to TILL and CARE for GOD’S
CREATION (Gen. 2:15). The human person is called to be a faithful manager
of what belongs to God and to others. The human person is therefore
accountable to God, the owner of all Gifts.
a.Jesus Christ: The True Steward
However, humans whom God has entrusted to take care of His
creation failed to be a faithful manager of God’s beautiful Creation
(Gen. 3:1-24), Jesus committed to take a stand in the presence of
His Father, He modeled to be the true Trustee of God, He made
Himself a Steward in His proclamation of the Reign-Kingdom of
God, He defended life, humans, nature, society against all forms of
destruction even until death and Jesus invited us to follow Him (Jn.
21:15-19)
a. Stewardship as a Spiritual Practice (Gen. 1:28)
Stewardship is simply understood as a way of Life, a call to live a Holy life and a call to become a
Mature Disciple of Jesus. STEWARDSHIP is a Life style that depicts Who and What we are and what
we believe. It is an expression of discipleship with the power to change, understand and live out our
lives.  
Stewardship as a kind of Spirituality has a purpose of bringing us closer and to a greater awareness of
God and to nurture our relationship with him. It intends for us to cultivate our faith in God, so that we
will make Him as the priority and focus of our lives. As believers of God we have the responsibility to
cultivate trust, so that will submit ourselves to God with confidence that he will always provide for us
and take care of us. With this trust, we then appreciate and be satisfied with all that he gives us, and
use God’s gifts for our own benefit prudently, for the good of others generously, and for God’s glory
ultimately. Presented below is a diagram of Spirituality of Stewardship:
 Diagram of STEWARDSHIP
GOD IS THE OWNER OF ALL GOOD
THINGS
“Everything is a Gift”

Human Person is. ... * Image & Likeness of God (Gen. 1:26 – 27)
*Intimate with God (breath of God) (Gen. 2:7)
*to till & to care (Gen. 2:15)
*Disciple of Jesus Christ (faith and conversion)
* Tend and Feed my sheep (Jn. 21:15-19)
 STEWARD
(A faithful manager of what belongs to another, one who is accountable to the owner)
Stewardship

* A WAY OF LIFE
* A CALL TO A HOLY LIFE
* A MATURE
DISCIPLESHIP
(. . .is a lifestyle that reflects who we are and what we Believe)

is an expression of discipleship with the

is not a noun, Stewardship is an action word

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 Conservation
Maximum utilization of resources (human/material)
Budget optimization
Minimization of Expenses (operational definition)

Simple Lifestyle

Live simply
Option for simple living
Financial management
Culture of saving
Wise spending
Sense of contentment
 Ecological advocacy
Segregation
Zero Waste
Re-cycling
Total Waste Management
Rehabilitation of Nature
 Spiritual Discipline
Power to change how we live (paradigm shift)
Taking and giving
Social responsibility
A lifestyle of sharing of time, talent, treasure
Values re-orientation to God’s plan
Formed commitment
Conscious decision
Prayerful life
 Other concrete actions:
Co-responsibility
Respecting life
Fraternal correction
Shepherding

Therefore, stewardship is not a noun. This means, it is not just a concept to be

thought of but stewardship is an action word in which it is dead when it is not put into
action. It is something that a believer of God has to live as a lifestyle.