Religious Ties
Students of all faiths are accepted at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, though the campus ministry program draws on the history and tradition of the Dominican Order, started by St. Dominic de Guzman more than 800 years ago in Spain. The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose carry on St. Dominic’s vision of Veritas (truth) through the four pillars of the Dominican Order: prayer, study, community and service.
Students at each grade level participate in spiritual retreats led by adult and trained peer leaders, including one- and two-day retreats for underclasswomen, a four-day retreat to Catalina Island for juniors, two days of prayer and a four-day Kairos retreat for seniors, and a final Kairos day of prayer in spring of senior year.
The faculty campus minister trains students to minister during liturgies, retreats and community service opportunities. Each grade elects its own campus minister to lead peers in prayer during class meetings, while the ASB campus minister starts the beginning of each day with a prayer over the public announcement system. Students are trained as peer leaders in the LIFE (Living in Faith Experiences) program, as Journey Leaders and as Kairos leaders, all of whom lead retreats.
FSHA’s religion classes include the study of ethics, world religions, Catholicism, the Old and New Testaments and applied theology. Each student must complete 15 hours of Christian community service in her freshman, sophomore and junior years. Seniors have a special, more focused service project.
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