Our Charism

St Michael's School is based upon the Mission of living honest and loving lives with the school motto of 'To Truth By Love'.

With the underlying values of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary we achieve our mission through having honour and respect for God, ourselves, others and the environment. Our mission is to foster the spirituality of every student. We nurture children’s integral formation, through the growth of the whole person and interior formation, assisting children to understand the Spirit of Christ, which is, in essence our core belief.

What is Charism?

A charism is a divine spiritual gift given to an individual or group for the good of the community. Each religious order has a specific charism, a gift to be put to the service of the Church and the world.

Pope Paul VI was the first to label "charism" specifically in relation to religious institutes. He explained that the charism of the religious life is the fruit of the Holy Spirit, who is always at work within the Church.

A charism touches the very core of our existence and colours everything that we do as human beings. It allows us to see things in new ways, and to understand them even more wonderfully. We absorb a charism as we absorb sunshine, and we radiate a charism as a light pierces the darkness.

Prayer Of The Aboriginal People

Father of all. you gave us the Dreaming.

You have spoken to us through our beliefs.

You then made your love clear to us in the person of Jesus.

We thank you for your care. You own us. You are our hope.

Make us strong as we face the problem of change.

We ask you to help the people of Australia to listen to us and respect our culture.

Make the knowledge of you grow strong in all.

So that you can be at home in us and we can make a home for everyone in our land.

Amen