Catalog of Ministries

St. Francis Xavier School is organized and maintained by an Advisory Board of Governors delegated by the Congregation of the Oratory. In addition to tuition, funds from corporate and private sources will be obtained to assist in the operation and endowment of the school.

All involved in serving the school are committed to the Magisterium of the Church and to fully living the Catholic Faith by availing themselves of the Sacraments, leading a Catholic moral life, and nurturing a devout prayer life with special devotion to Our Lady. Faculty and administration who are Catholic will show evidence of the practice of their Faith.

Christian charity and cheerfulness are the guiding principles of our school. This is the gift of St. Philip Neri who said, “Charity and cheerfulness, or charity and humility should be our motto.” By our example and leadership we will strive to instill these virtues in our students. Students of all faiths are welcome to apply to St. Francis Xavier School. Non-Catholic students will be required to participate fully in all classes of instruction, to attend school Liturgies and other activities.

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St. James is a Catholic School located in the Mission District of San Francisco, and a member of the Alliance of Mission District Catholic Schools. It is administered by the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose in association with their lay partners and serves children of families of varied cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Em powered by Jesus and His teachings, we accept the responsibility to help develop the gifts and talents of students, parents, and staff alike. We challenge our students to recognize the importance of their role as future world leaders in light of the Gospel mandate to serve one another in love. As leaders of our faith community, the faculty strives to instill in our students a strong sense of Catholic/Christian values, moral responsibility, appropriate decision making skills and sense of self worth. We hope to empower students to reach their full potential by our efforts to develop the whole child, thus enabling the students to continually grow as positive, contributing members of the Church and society.

The mission of St. Joseph High School is to provide a quality education to young women with concern for all without distinction, and to encourage each student to strive for excellence in all endeavors and to make a difference in the local and world community.

* incorporate the values, teachings and traditions of African-American heritage into our curriculum, prayer and worship

St. Mary’s Seminary and University, founded in Baltimore in 1791 by Society of St. Sulpice, strives to provide, as its primary purpose, an outstanding spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral preparation of candidates for Roman Catholic priesthood. Following in the Sulpician seminary tradition, it seeks to do this as a formational community grounded in Jesus Christ and primarily directed toward diocesan priestly service in the Church. This fundamental commitment provides the context and stimulus for offering distinctive graduate and professional programs in theology and ministry, especially in continuing formation and ecumenical theological society. St. Mary’s Seminary and University awards theological degrees both as a civil university and a canonically recognized Ecclesiastical Faculty.

St. Mary’s High School is an academic community modeled on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the living tradition of the Catholic Church.

This community challenges and empowers students to:

– Grow in mind, body, and spirit, respecting the dignity of all;
– Master the skills and knowledge for the next phase of their development, primarily a college education;
– Become responsible, ethical decision-makers in a diverse, complex world.