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Draft of Working Document on “Caritas Literacy” ICC Project*

CARITAS LITERACY
Caritas “Literacy” is used instead of the more technical term “compe-
tencies” to acknowledge that caring and caritas consciousness encom-
passes unique attributes. These human and humane attributes include
an intentional, cultivated, and learned approach of the whole person
to have “fluency” and learned skills of emotional and heart-centered
intelligence, knowledge, and skillful ways of Being Human; to culti-
vate a consciousness evolution that opens up the higher level ener-
getic, infinite spiritual field of one’s humanity.

* Reprinted with permission of working subgroup from International Caritas
Consortium (June 2007). (Subgroup of International Caritas Consortium:
Gene Rigotti, Joanne Duffy, Jim D’Alfonso, Teri Woodward, Jean Watson.)
Modified by Jean Watson, January 30, 2008.

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