<p>This article analyzes the Hegelian theory of mutual recognition, and how it has been developed through Jürgen Habermas, Karl-Otto Apel, and Axel Honneth in order to practically apply the theory for use in the Catholic classroom as both teacher and student come to mutually recognize Christ in one another, according to the demands set forth by Ss. Clement of Alexandria, Augustine of Hippo, and Thomas Aquinas. There is space to apply the theory of mutual recognition, mostly associated with George Willem Friedrich Hegel, within the Theology classroom. This philosophical concept emphasizes the importance of reduction of self for the recognition of other. The article highlights the desire for intersubjectivity as pushed forward by Habermas or Apel in the linguistic turn. Following this is a discussion of Honneth’s empirical approach to intersubjective development by tracking George Mead’s naturalistic approach. After evaluating how loving relationships lead to the development of moral character, this article claims that teachers must further the self-worth of their students in a loving relationship. Teachers could find proper methods of fostering vulnerability within their own classrooms to foster better relationships with willing students that could invite better theological education. This would also demand vulnerability on the side of students, and while that is outside of a teacher’s control, it may be possible to foster an environment that facilitates a student to achieve this level of vulnerability more easily. The second portion of this article focuses on what mutual recognition would look like in a specifically Catholic classroom. By focusing on Augustine, Aquinas, and Clement’s definitions of teacher, as found in their respective writings On the Teacher, the Christ and truth within the student become apparent. Mutual recognition is then worked theologically by morphing the philosophical concept of intersubjectivity to a theocentric recognition of Christ in the other. Therefore, mutual recognition is made possible within a Catholic Theology classroom when the teacher recognizes Christ in the student and the student recognizes Christ in the teacher.</p>