La pastorale des campus se prépare pour l'année à venir
A most blessed Easter to all! We are indeed Easter people and Alleluia is our song as we joyfully enter into the final weeks of the academic year. Campus Ministry is reflecting on what we have accomplished this year and we have begun readying ourselves for next year by initiating the application process for both […]
Students Share Weekly Lenten Reflections
During Lent the JPII school community gathers for prayer each Wednesday afternoon. The prayer services are crafted by and featuring the thoughtful reflections of students. Below is a sample: March 8 John Holmgren The devil believed that he could tempt Jesus because of his hunger. “If you are the son of God, command that these […]
JPII Students Assemble “Safe Baby Boxes”
Baby Boxes were developed as a way to combat the incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) by providing a safe sleeping space for infants. On a recent afternoon, a group of students from St. John Paul High School in Hyannis came to volunteer, assembling Baby Boxes for the second day in a row. The […]
Les seniors aident les étudiants étrangers
Depuis l'arrivée de nos premiers étudiants chinois il y a quelques années, l'un des défis pour eux et pour leurs enseignants est de les intégrer pleinement dans notre programme de théologie. Les étudiants chinois viennent d'une culture où la pratique de la foi religieuse a été interdite pendant de nombreuses années et continue d'être [...]
Quels sont les avantages d'une éducation catholique ?
Prononcé par Samantha Carlowicz '17 lors de la messe de la Semaine des écoles catholiques de Cape Cod avec l'évêque Edgar da Cunha et des élèves du lycée St. John Paul II, de l'école préparatoire St. Francis Xavier, de l'école St. Bonjour à tous. Je m'appelle Samantha Carlowicz et je suis en dernière année à l'école St [...]
Genny Paige ’16: Witness to Life
For Genny Paige, a 20-year-old Elms College student from Yarmouth Port and parishioner at Holy Trinity Church in West Harwich, the march was personal. “The reason why I march is my parents chose adoption,” the St. John Paul II High School graduate said. “My birth mother in China could have chosen to abort me.” |Read […]
March for Life Pilgrimage Prayers
Please hold in prayer the annual March for Life Pilgrimage to Washington D.C. (2017 logo on right). Sixteen JPII students will join Catholic high school students from across America in prayer, worship, and action to uphold the dignity of human life. The JPII contingent is led by Ms. Nicole Voci, History Teacher & Campus Minister, […]
I Learned What Compassion Is
18 JPII students and their chaperones returned to Cape Cod after spending Thanksgiving week in Ecuador. Each had so much to share with their families and friends. Each day of the experience brought new challenges, new feelings, and new insights. The students were asked to keep a journal as they spent time among the poor in […]
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel!
Advent is a special time in the liturgical year and the life of the school. In Advent, we wait. But the Church teaches us that waiting is not passive, but rather, an active engagement of patience and anticipation. Hilary of Poitiers, a fourth-century Church Father, tells us that “the Lord is good to those who […]
“Pope Francis’ Vision for the Church” at JPII
J. Matthew Ashley, Ph.D., the Chair of Department of Theology, will address the topic “A Pope on the Margins: Pope Francis’ Vision for the Church” on Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 PM in the JPII Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. The talk is part of the University of Notre Dame’s prestigious Hesburgh […]