Parents/Guardians,
Since our campus newsletters go out on our Game Day’s, I have decided that this would now be an opportunity to share with you some of what I share with students. Below is an excerpt from my message after Mass to our students today:
Being a St. Paul Flyer means more than wearing our colors or cheering for our teams. It means understanding who we are and how we are called to live—especially when it’s hard. Five years ago, our senior class were struggling 8th graders trying to figure themselves out. Through a lot of pain and challenges they slowly began to accept and write the expectations of what it means to be a Flyer.
Today, our world is full of noise, division and people choosing sides. But being a St. Paul Flyer calls us to something better. It calls us to build bridges, not walls. To use our words, our attitudes and our behaviors to bring people together—not to tear them apart or sow seeds of division.
We won’t always agree. That’s part of life. But we are always responsible for how we treat one another. We are called to seek common ground, to listen before we judge and to respond with respect rather than reaction.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, we’re reminded that love is more than candy, cards, or decorations. Love is a choice. It’s shown in patience, respect, forgiveness and compassion—especially toward people who think differently than we do.
Leading with love means seeking common ground. It means listening before reacting. It means treating others with dignity, even when we disagree. That kind of love takes strength and courage.
At St. Paul, leading with love is how we live out who we are. When we choose kindness over cruelty, unity over division, and understanding over assumption, we reflect something bigger than ourselves.
Let’s be Flyers who lead with love—not just on Valentine’s Day, but every day—building bridges, lifting others up and making sure everyone knows they belong.
That is who we are. That is what it means to be a St. Paul Flyer.
It’s been a great week on campus. Getting back in the routine of school has been a major point of emphasis and our students are responding positively. Fingers crossed we will have a full week of school and Happy Valentine’s Day!
