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  • About
      • Our Mission
      • Principal's Welcome
      • Meet our Leadership Team
      • St. Michael Advisory Council
      • Why the name "Michael"?
      • Why "Cardinals"?
      • Where is St. Michael?
      • Cardinals Logo and Colors
      • Employment Opportunities
      • Contact Us
      • Academic Calendar
      • Annual Report 2021/22
  • Admissions
      • Admissions Policies
      • Admissions Magazine
      • St. Michael Videos
      • Fast Facts About St. Michael
      • What They're Saying About Us
      • Financial Information
      • Financial Aid
      • Placement Test Registration
      • Apply here!
  • Academics
      • Faculty and Staff
      • The Cardinal Curriculum
      • The Arts
      • Advanced Placement
      • St. Michael Scholars
      • National Honor Society
      • Academic Support Program: Aegis
      • Current Teachers.Staff only
      • "Cardinals for Others" Service Program
  • Athletics
      • St. Michael Athletic Calendar
      • St. Michael Athletic Teams
      • Golf Tournament
      • Purchase Tickets
      • Watch Our Teams Play!
      • Sports Media Guide and Athletic Sponsorships
      • Athletic Facilities, Now and Future
      • Scores and Athletic Updates
      • Eligibility Issues
      • Policies and Forms--Athletics/Extra-curriculars
      • Cardinal Spirit Shop
      • Cardinal Club - Be an Athletic Booster
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      • Grandparents Mass
      • St. Michael Clubs and Extra-curriculars
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      • Order Textbooks Here
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      • Convenience Lunch
  • Support
      • Cardinal Fund
      • Legacy Giving
      • Cardinals in the Courtyard Gala
      • Guardian Angel Program
      • Seton Scholarships
      • Scholarships for St. Michael Students

 

    • About
      • Our Mission
      • Principal's Welcome
      • Meet our Leadership Team
      • St. Michael Advisory Council
      • Why the name "Michael"?
      • Why "Cardinals"?
      • Where is St. Michael?
      • Cardinals Logo and Colors
      • Employment Opportunities
      • Contact Us
      • Academic Calendar
      • Annual Report 2021/22
  • Our Mission 

    Our Mission: "St. Michael Catholic High School, a college preparatory school of the Archdiocese of Mobile, aspires for its students to become scholars, leaders and disciples of Jesus Christ."

    Recently Pope Francis spoke to young people,  and encouraged them to strive for "magnanimity," which he defined as " having a great heart, having greatness of mind; and having great ideals; the wish to do great things in response to what God asks of us."

     
    We want our students to become magnanimous! We want them to "form great hearts and minds", so that they may live joyful lives, and in so doing, "do great things" for others. 

    In his explanation of the virtue of magnanimity in the Summa, St. Thomas Aquinas reflects on its opposite, "pusillanimity,"  which means, literally, "small mindedness." The reason people are small minded, Aquinas says, is they don't believe they have the "qualifications" to do great things--that they are incapable, as if magnanimity were a virtue only possible for saints. 

    That's not our view! We are children of God, temples of the Holy Spirit, and infused with the grace of Christ, "who strengthens us, and through whom we can do all things." (Philippians 4:13).  We believe teens are hungry, deep down, to live great lives!  They are utterly bored and uninspired by an accommodating, "lowest common denominator" approach to life. They want their lives to matter; they want to be challenged by the gospel, to believe that such a life is possible, and they are powerfully attracted to people who are living as if it is.

    Infused with optimism, immersed in a culture of excellence for four years, blessed by teachers who care about kids and lift them up when they stumble, and elevated by a dynamic faith, we believe St. Michael changes students' lives!

    May St. Michael truly be a place that calls students to become scholars, leaders and disciples of Jesus Christ!

    Read more about "What We Believe: The Cardinal Way"--principles which animate us! 


     
St. Michael Catholic High,  11732 St. Michael Way,  Fairhope, AL  36532  Tel #251-459-0210,
 
 
 
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