When you strip away everything else, what is the primary purpose of a Catholic high school? It comes down to this:
Catholic high schools are called to cooperate with God’s grace
in the lives of their students to encourage a living encounter with Christ.
Through a school's liturgies, common prayer, study, and service initiatives,
students should be immersed in a culture where the life
of faith is so pervasive that it is natural and, to a certain extent,
unnoticed—almost like breathing.
In essence, this is the great gift of a Catholic school: that the practice of faith is not an isolated “Sunday obligation,” but an integral part of daily life, providing meaning, direction, and synthesis to the fragments of a teenager’s busy life. In this goal, we should welcome the participation of students and families of all Christian faiths, united in service as we are to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In essence, this is the great gift of a Catholic school: that the practice of faith is not an isolated “Sunday obligation,” but an integral part of daily life, providing meaning, direction, and synthesis to the fragments of a teenager’s busy life. In this goal, we should welcome the participation of students and families of all Christian faiths, united in service as we are to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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