Welcome to Holy Spirit Academy
Holy Spirit Academy is a 9th-12th grade High School located in Monticello, MN, with a vibrant Catholic intellectual community. Founded in 2012 by a dedicated group of parents, we have successfully graduated more than 60 students. Parents want the very best for their children so Holy Spirit Academy is dedicated to providing excellent faculty and designing an ambitious curriculum to fully educate our pupils. Our faculty and staff understand their roles extend beyond the classroom to forming students in faith and virtue and take an annual oath of fidelity to the Magisterium to prove the integrity of HSA’s commitment to Catholicism. Our integrated curriculum demands academic discipline while cultivating a devotion to Christ and His Church.
Holy Spirit Academy is located on the campus of St. Henry Catholic Church in Monticello, a northwestern suburb of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area. We draw students from as far west as St. Cloud to as far east as Coon Rapids. For lighter travel, families coordinate carpools to and from school and between extracurricular activities.
Holy Spirit Academy Patrons
Venerable Fulton Sheen
Bishop Sheen’s commitment to authentic, Christ-centered education exemplifies the mission of Holy Spirit Academy. We seek to embody these words of Bishop Sheen on the task of education: “The Christ-mind, looking at the field of education, insists not only on training for the intellect but also demands training of the will. It adds to the purely worldly end of educating the Divine goal.”
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen exemplified a studious and prayerful life devoted to preaching Truth to the modern world. Born on May 6, 1895 in the humble town of El Paso, Illinois, Archbishop Sheen pursued education even as a young boy. By the age of 28, he was ordained to the priesthood and held Ph.Ds in both philosophy and theology. He taught at the Catholic University in Washington D.C for many years until he was appointed Director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and made auxiliary Bishop of New York. He dedicated his life to bringing Christ to those who did not know Him or had forgotten Him.
Recommended Works:
- Life is Worth Living – Sheen
- Life in Christ – Sheen
- The Enduring Faith & Timeless Truths of Fulton Sheen – Sheen; compiled by Mark J. Zia
- America’s Bishop: The Life and Times of Fulton J. Sheen – Thomas C. Reeves
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom
In January of 2024, in a historic and spiritually profound moment for HSA, our Academy was consecrated to Our Lady Seat of Wisdom. Consecration to Mary is an act of dedication to the patronage of her maternal care. Just as Jesus on the Cross entrusted his beloved disciple John to his Mother (John 19:26-27), so also has it been an ancient tradition of the Church to recognize her special role in the life of Christians. The decision to consecrate the school to Mary under the title Seat of Wisdom recognizes the profound role she continues to have in Catholic Education. Christ came to reveal the fullness of truth to mankind, and he began this saving work through the power of the Holy Spirit and the beautiful fiat of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came down upon Mary and the Apostles to inspire them to go and make disciples of all nations. We pray that, under the patronage of Blessed Mary, Seat of Wisdom, the Holy Spirit will continue to guide, protect, and inspire Holy Spirit Academy.
