Ministry

A process of accompaniment and care, pastoral ministry tends to individuals on a personal level with empathy and compassion. We reverence the dignity of each person and share a ministry of welcome, hospitality, and presence, especially in times of need. 

Pastoral Ministry Highlights

• Spiritual direction
• Pastoral counseling, care, and response
• Care and support for the ill, hospitalized, and grieving

Toward a goal of fostering the integration of faith and reason, spirituality directs the heart to truth. Invitations to experiences of prayer and reflection, rooted in our Dominican tradition, help to strengthen relationship of covenant with God and neighbor.

Spiritual Ministry Highlights

• Daily, seasonal, ecumenical, and interfaith prayer experiences & reflections
• Annual Class &  Faculty/Staff Retreats
• Adapted Liturgy of the Hours for faculty in-service and meetings

The celebration of the liturgy is essential to the transmission of our Catholic faith, celebrating unity and common purpose, and directing charity outward. Throughout the school year, the community is invited to celebrate special feast days, Dominican saints, and special celebrations including the annual Veritas Ring Liturgy and Baccalaureate Mass. 

Liturgical Ministry Highlights

• School-wide liturgies celebrated monthly (Eucharistic and non-Eucharistic)
• Liturgical ministry opportunities/formation for students, faculty, and staff
• Exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Rooted in the themes and principles of Catholic Social Teaching, members of the community participate in transforming the future by studying the realities of injustice in our times and advocating for the social demands of the Gospel to serve the poor and marginalized.

Social Ministry Highlights

• Christian Service Learning Course for every student
• Stewardship for Justice Campaign / social advocacy for the poor and vulnerable
• Justice posture celebrating the dignity and sacredness of all creation/life
• Spring Break Mission Trip

Social Good Through St. Pius X Classrooms

The Annual Stewardship for Justice Campaign is a formation experience, which examines the needs of our community and world and invites us to explore our call to live as faithful stewards of all God’s gifts. The Stewardship for Justice Campaign raises monetary donations, awareness, informs and educates, and provides our school faith community with facts and formation on a variety of social justice needs and social agencies serving the marginalized and the poor.

A one-day retreat experience during regular school hours that focuses on becoming part of the St. Pius X Dominican family and celebrates the Dominican pillar of COMMUNITY. The focus of this retreat is to help new students recognize their communities of belonging, their individual gifts and talents, discover how those gifts and talents may change our world, deepen their spiritual journey, and learn that VERITAS men and women are called to be light for the world. This retreat integrates new members into the community and life of the Holy Preaching at St. Pius X High School. 

A one day retreat experience during regular school hours that focuses on the many and varied ways to engage in personal and communal prayer. This retreat highlights the Dominican pillar of PRAYER. Students will experience a variety of prayer styles as applied through the practicum of Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences as a path to God and meaningful prayer. 

This retreat is conducted over three days. On the first day, 11th graders engage in a “mini” service immersion experience in the city at a social agency serving those in need. The next day students are bussed to Camp Cho Yeh in Livingston, Texas, to reflect on the immersion experience, those who were served, explore the causes of injustice, and discover how they are called to serve others in our community. Senior retreat leaders will share highlights of the service apostolate formation with them and how it has impacted their lives. This retreat emphasizes the Dominican pillars of STUDY and  PREACHING. 

This retreat is conducted for two nights and two and half days at Camp For All in Burton, Texas, and provides a spiritual environment that is contemplative and active. Seniors explore and reflect on their spiritual journey and their relationship with God, self, and others. Emphasis is placed on the continuing search for self-discovery and mission as it relates to vocation, discipleship, and faith, preparing them for their journey beyond SPX. This retreat celebrates all four Dominican Pillars: PRAYER, STUDY, COMMUNITY, and PREACHING.