Holy Spirit Academy

Private school in Monticello, , Minnesota, United States

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Holy Spirit Academy is a private Catholic school in Monticello, Minnesota, in the United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Opened in 2014, Holy Spirit Academy has an integrated program and teaches in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It was formally recognized as a Catholic school on October 2, 2020 by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.^[1]^[2] On May 25, 2023, the school was recognized in the Newman Guide, a society who acknowledges Catholic schools with strong commitment to the faith and academic excellence. ^[3]

Students attend Mass Wednesday through Friday, have regular access to the sacrament of Reconciliation, and daily communal prayer, as well as Lauds each morning.

The Academy's Mission Statement is as follows: "Holy Spirit Academy is a private high school in the Catholic intellectual tradition offering an integrated academic program. The school’s Christ-centered approach to education fosters an environment grounded in the Truth, which prepares students for a life at the service of others. Through the action of the Holy Spirit and with the intercession of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the academy strives to help students realize their God given purpose, instilling in them confidence to enrich the current culture."

References

^ "ABOUT". holyspiritacademy.org/about-us/.
^ "Holy Spirit Academy in Monticello formally recognized as a Catholic school". thecatholicspirit.com. October 2, 2020.
^ "Catholic Schools Recognized in The Newman Guide". cardinalnewmansociety.com. May 25, 2023.

External links

Holy Spirit Academy

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Ordinaries

Bishops: Joseph Crétin; Thomas Grace

Archbishops: John Ireland; Austin Dowling; John Gregory Murray; William O. Brady; Leo Binz; John Roach; Harry Joseph Flynn; John Clayton Nienstedt; Bernard Hebda

Coadjutor archbishop: Leo Christopher Byrne

Auxiliary bishops

John Jeremiah Lawler

James J. Byrne

Leonard Philip Cowley

Gerald Francis O'Keefe

James P. Shannon

John Roach

Raymond Alphonse Lucker

Paul Vincent Dudley

John Francis Kinney

William Henry Bullock

Frederick F. Campbell

Richard Pates

Lee A. Piché

Andrew H. Cozzens

Joseph Andrew Williams

Michael Izen

Churches

Cathedrals: Cathedral of Saint Paul; Basilica of Saint Mary

Parishes: Guardian Angels Church, Chaska; Saint Peter's Church, Mendota; Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis; Church of Saint Stephen, Minneapolis; Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague; Church of Saint Mary, New Trier; Church of St. Michael, St. Michael; Church of the Assumption, St. Paul; Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul; Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul; Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul; Saint Mary's Church of the Purification, Marystown; Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township; Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township

Historic: Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen

Chapel: Our Lady of Victory Chapel

Education

Higher education: St. Catherine University; University of St. Thomas

Seminaries: Saint John Vianney College Seminary; Saint Paul Seminary; Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary (defunct)

High schools: Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield; Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park; Bethlehem Academy, Faribault; Chesterton Academy, Edina; Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights; Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul; Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis; DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis; Hill-Murray School, Maplewood; Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria; Providence Academy, Plymouth; Saint Agnes K-12 School, St. Paul; Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights; Totino-Grace High School, Fridley