St. Louis University High School

“The full school community gathers five or six times a year for Mass where students are visible contributors to the various ministries. Each grade level attends Mass quarterly as a class, usually held in our beautiful Chapel of the Beloved Disciple.”

“Students take an active role in liturgies as eucharistic ministers, servers, lectors and musicians. We celebrate the Eucharist in a variety of settings throughout the school year, including daily Masses, all-school Masses, quarterly class Masses and Sunday family Masses.”

“4 All-School Mass: Mass of the Holy Spirit”

“8 All-School Mass: Feast of the Immaculate Conception”

“10 All-School Mass: Ash Wednesday”

“29 All-School Mass: Mass of Praise and Gratitude”

“Opportunities for daily Mass and prayer Quarterly class Mass and prayer service”

“We celebrate Mass at 7:45 a.m. on regular school days in the Chapel of the Beloved Disciple. Students, families and visitors are welcome to begin the day with us in prayer.”

“Students take an active role in liturgies as eucharistic ministers, servers, lectors and musicians. We celebrate the Eucharist in a variety of settings throughout the school year, including daily Masses, all-school Masses, quarterly class Masses and Sunday family Masses.”

“Opportunities for daily Mass and prayer Quarterly class Mass and prayer service”

“Opportunities for reconciliation are offered throughout the year, with a special focus paid to the liturgical seasons of Advent and Lent.”

“All juniors are required to attend a Kairos retreat sometime throughout the year. Kairos Retreat A three-day, two-night retreat led by seniors and adults in which juniors go away to a local retreat house to join the leadership team for community, prayer, reflection and reconciliation.”

“We celebrate Mass at 7:45 a.m. on regular school days in the Chapel of the Beloved Disciple. Students, families and visitors are welcome to begin the day with us in prayer.”

“Students take an active role in liturgies as eucharistic ministers, servers, lectors and musicians. We celebrate the Eucharist in a variety of settings throughout the school year, including daily Masses, all-school Masses, quarterly class Masses and Sunday family Masses.”

“4 Jesuit Priests”

“4 units of English 4 units of Theology”

“THEOLOGY I (TH100) Full-year course | Freshman requirement | 1.0 credit”

“The Theology Department offers a four-year required curriculum consisting of: * A seven semester program of required courses”

“CHRISTIAN LIFE CHOICES (TH411) One-semester course | Senior requirement | Fall semester | 0.5 credit”

“SENIOR YEAR SECOND SEMESTER ELECTIVES (One required):”

“This course teaches basic Catholic Moral philosophy and principles such as Natural Law, conscience formation, and Catholic Social Teaching. It also asks students to apply these principles to the compelling moral questions of the day.”

“First semester serves as an introduction to fundamental ideas about how a Catholic understands Faith and how key beliefs of our Faith can be explained in an intelligent manner. We also investigate ideas of thinkers who challenge our beliefs”

“Help students explain and defend the Catholic Faith in a reasonable and appealing way.”

“Faith formation and religious education are the responsibility of the entire SLUH community. Accordingly, we seek to collaborate with the Campus Ministry team, the Community Service program, other academic departments”

“Consideration of how Christian principles apply to the real world.”

“The associated social ramifications and ethical issues will also be explored in light of Catholic social teaching.”

“We are a Catholic, Jesuit college-preparatory high school for young men, committed to our presence in the city of St. Louis and dedicated to building Christ’s kingdom of truth, justice, love and peace.”

“All students are required to participate in a retreat during each of their four years. Each retreat is led by SLUH faculty, staff, and in some cases, fellow students. Students incur no additional cost to attend any SLUH retreat.”

“A day-long retreat for the freshman class, held at SLUH in February. This is required for the entire class, taking scheduling priority over other extra-curricular activities.”

“A two-day (no overnight) retreat for the sophomore class, held at SLUH in April. This is required for the entire class”

“All juniors are required to attend a Kairos retreat sometime throughout the year. Kairos Retreat A three-day, two-night retreat led by seniors and adults in which juniors go away to a local retreat house to join the leadership team for community, prayer, reflection and reconciliation.”

“All seniors are required to participate in one of several retreat choices throughout the year.”

“All juniors are required to attend Kairos, which is an overnight retreat (3 days, 2 nights).”

“Meet Our Campus Ministers Brian Gilmore 2002 ASC 17, Director of Campus Ministry School: (314) 269-2130 Jack Gorman Theology Faculty, Campus Ministry Julie Lewis School: (314) 269-2147 Eric Ramirez, SJ Christopher Stahl 2016 ASC 31 School: (314) 269-2194”

“We have five campus ministers who each split time with another academic department.”

“Men for Life, Andrew Schaeperkoetter (aschaeperkoetter@sluh.org)”

“Pastoral Teams, Brian Gilmore (bgilmore@sluh.org)”

“Liturgical Music, Brian Gilmore (bgilmore@sluh.org)”

“The Sodality of Our Lady, Mike Lally (mlally@sluh.org)”

“Members of the St. Louis U. High Students for Life travel to Washington D.C. each January to participate in the March for Life”

“each grade level has their own Pastoral Team that meets weekly at lunch with a Campus Minister. These teams form community and plan participation in upcoming Masses, Prayer Services, our annual Fish Fry, and other departmental programs.”

“Each day at SLUH begins and ends with prayer over the PA. Toward the end of the day, students lead the community in a two-minute Examen, a daily prayer rooted in Ignatian spirituality”

“In addition to starting and ending each day with prayer, we dedicate two minutes of reflective silence daily to the Examen of Consciousness.”

“All freshmen participate in two separate service afternoons, one at a nearby senior living facility and one cooking and serving a meal in a transitional housing community.”

“All sophomores independently complete 10 hours of service of presence as part of their first semester theology curriculum.”

“Juniors have no service requirement for Campus Ministry”

“For three-plus weeks in January, seniors step out of the classroom and complete full-time service work at partner organizations.”

“Campus Ministry coordinates a three year service requirement based around the notion of “service of presence.””

“This course teaches basic Catholic Moral philosophy and principles such as Natural Law, conscience formation, and Catholic Social Teaching. It also asks students to apply these principles to the compelling moral questions of the day.”

“Members of the St. Louis U. High Students for Life travel to Washington D.C. each January to participate in the March for Life”

“Men for Life, Andrew Schaeperkoetter (aschaeperkoetter@sluh.org)”

“The annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice brings together in Washington D.C. members of Jesuit schools and organizations to explore issues of social justice through the lens of Catholic faith and Ignatian spirituality.”

“The Arrupe Leaders Summit is a weekend gathering in California that brings together emerging student leaders from Jesuit and other Catholic high schools and parishes.”

“SLUH has been sending students on the Honduras Immersion Experience for over 20 years where they work at a nutrition center that serves malnourished children from Yoro”

“The Kino Border Initiative (KBI) is a Jesuit organization that works in the area of migration”

“The Urban Challenge Program is an urban, service-learning, immersion experience rooted in the Catholic faith tradition”

“An overnight retreat exploring what it is like to be homeless in the city of St. Louis. It examines poverty from several angles in conjunction with Catholic Social Teaching”