Campus Ministry
Campus Ministry is the spiritual heartbeat of Saint Thomas Aquinas, fostering a culture where students grow as disciples of Christ. Through liturgy, prayer, retreats, and service, students live their faith with joy and purpose. Our Campus Ministry elective empowers students to take ownership of their faith, planning and leading school-wide liturgies and spiritual events. Formed in virtue and hospitality, they become faith-filled leaders who inspire others to live courageously and lovingly for Christ.
Each of our Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints is in a different place on their faith journey. The question of Campus Ministry is, “How can we help each individual take a step closer to Christ?” Our approach to Campus Ministry is a ministry of presence. High School is hard, for all students. Our ministry is one of accompaniment on this journey. The “finish line” for our ministry is not graduation but rather how our students live their lives as disciples of Christ after Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Campus Ministry Elective
The Campus Ministry course is an elective that allows students a first-hand experience at living out the Gospel message by ministering to the Saint Thomas Aquinas High School community. At its core, the class emphasizes individual and small group spiritual development by making use of class retreats, planning all school liturgies, and para-liturgies. The goal of the class is to put faith into practice. Students enrolled in the course must be comfortable sharing their faith in a variety of ways. Students will be expected to pray and journal daily and witness their faith to their peers and teachers. Students will be expected to lead small groups and bible studies during STA period. Campus Ministers should be practicing their faith on a regular basis.
Students in Campus Ministry also serve as lectors, extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, art and environment planners and altar servers.
Virtue Formation | We are All Called to be SAINTS
Fortitude can be represented by a shield, for it is the virtue of strength. It enables one to persevere in the pursuit of goodness in the face of difficulties, even to the point of sacrifice.
Justice is often represented by a scale because it helps us weigh what is right and fair and to act accordingly. In ancient times, people thought that ideal justice was blind, blind to influence or flattery. Christian justice sees with the eyes of the heart, animated and motivated by charity.
The Theological Virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity are the supernatural gifts infused by God at Baptism which directly relate to him and dispose one to live in relationship with the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Campus Ministry Team
Mark Blaise, '09
Campus Ministry
913-345-1411
mblaise@stasaints.net
Sarah Ikenberry, '96
Campus Ministry, Service Program Coordinator
913-319-2403
sikenberry@stasaints.net
Sonya Salazar
Campus Ministry, Liturgy & Sacraments Coordinator
913-345-1411
ssalazar@stasaints.net
Fr. Colm Larkin
Chaplain
clarkin@stasaints.net