Lasallian Ministry
Central Catholic is committed to immersing its students in the Christian faith with a special emphasis on the Lasallian charism of service with the poor through education. Our understanding of Catholicism is centered on Lasallian spirituality’s emphasis on doing God’s work actively in the world, living in fraternity and solidarity with the marginalized and oppressed. Service and faith go hand-in-hand at Central Catholic, and the structure of our Lasallian Ministry reflects this duality.
Sacramental Life
Lasallian Ministry encourages an active prayer life and frequent reception of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. Our chaplain, Fr. Christopher Donley, '97 is regularly at Central to:
- Celebrate weekday Masses
- Celebrate school-wide Masses on holy days of obligation and Lasallian holidays
- Hearing confessions by appointment for interested students
- Hear confessions during Advent and Lent, with a larger group of diocesan priests, at our biannual, school-wide reconciliation services
- Eucharistic adoration weekly throughout the school year
- Stations of the Cross are offered during the Lenten season.
Service
Lasallian Ministry encourages students to regularly participate in corporal works of mercy and strives to preach a theology of service. Lasallian Ministry organizes local community service opportunities several times weekly, in addition to providing longer-term opportunities on the national and international scale.
Our current local service initiatives are with Sacred Heart Elementary School in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood, working at the PA Lutheran Center for the Blind Monthly Dinners located in the Oakland neighborhood, and working at the Red Door in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Mr. James Donahue, '03
Mr. Brian Urso
