A Message from the Chaplain
My name is Maria Borsato and I’m the Chaplain at Aquinas. The role of the Chaplain is to help students and staff to experience and live their faith on a day-to-day basis. The Chaplain also provides spiritual direction and pastoral care, helping you in times of trouble and helping you to figure out what God is trying to say to you through your everyday life. I hope to see you often in the chapel with your classes, for personal reflection, or for a visit with me to talk about the most important things in your life.
Peace be with you!
Please click on the link below to access the St. Thomas Aquinas
Secondary School "Pastoral Plan" for the 2010-2011 school year.
Aquinas' Pastoral Plan
Check out some of these websites for inspiration and ideas:
http://www.staygreat.com/
Daily reflections on scripture for teens
Message to Young Catholics on Social Justice, Canadian Catholic Bishops
http://www.devp.org/
Development and Peace, the official international development organization of the Catholic Church in Canada. Check out their latest campaign against abuses by Canadian mining companies.
http://www.amnesty.ca/
Amnesty International Canada. Visit for urgent letter-writing actions.
www.tangle.com
An online community for Christians, similar to YouTube.
Check out the Tangle top 10 inspiring videos
http://www.francescoproductions.com/
Father Stan Fortuna, “the rapping priest,” has weekly messages, podcasts, links to music videos
www.onlineministries.creighton.edu/collaborativeministry/online.html
daily reflections, online retreats, audio retreats
www.benetvision.org
Check out “Ideas in Passing from Joan Chittister,” Benedictine nun and feminist theologian
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/
Multi-faith resources for the spiritual journey, including spiritual practices, spiritual readings, book and film reviews, and online retreats
http://www.usccb.org/movies/current.shtml
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops review of current movies, including top 10 lists for past years and The Vatican’s overall top 45 list.
http://www.freethechildren.com
An organization dedicated to empowering young people to work together for social change.
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