Catholic Life

Our Catholic Faith

Coming from the Greek, kath’holos, according to the whole, our first pillar at the Schools of Saint Mary is our Catholic faith.
God has revealed to us the truth that sets us free through His Son, Jesus, and through His Holy Spirit.  This embrace of the truth leads us to know that God is love.  Thus, our Catholic Faith illuminates our understanding of the world, ourselves and one another even as it discloses to God.  Without God, there is no human race.  With God, the human race can achieve its noble destiny as spiritual beings capable of fulfilling our vocation as creatures made in the image and likeness of God.
Rev. Father Dominik Wegiel, School Chaplin
Since its source is the Living God, the Catholic Faith must model, teach and exercise the divine life in a human way. This audacious commission shapes the ethos of our school through:
  • A commitment to excellence in the pursuit of truth in all academic endeavors
  • High School Chaplain
  • Witness and ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
  • Reverent and worthy monthly celebrations of Mass
  • Weekly opportunities for Confession.
  • Weekly visits to the Blessed Sacrament for Eucharistic Adoration and personal prayer.
  • Opportunity to receive the Sacraments of Christian Initiation 
  • A dynamic Campus Ministry Program
  • The Senior Shepherds Program
  • A liturgical year of celebrations curated specifically for our student body for each year
  • Days of recollection and retreats
  • Convivium 
  • Faculty spiritual and virtues formation
  • Bethany - our guidance program in the spirit of St. Mary
  • Four years of catechetical and theological education

St. Mary's High School

Located in Manhasset, NY,  St. Mary's College Preparatory High School is a private Catholic school for grades 9th-12th. Students benefit from a challenging academic program, Catholic intellectual tradition, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.