Principal Welcome

Welcome to St. Jude! On behalf of Father Patrick Henehan, our pastor, and all of our faculty, staff, students and families, welcome. I am delighted you would like to learn more about St. Jude Catholic School, who we are, and why we do what we do. In a word, that reason is Jesus!

I am blessed to serve as the third principal of Saint Jude Catholic School, where we offer an excellent Catholic education in the Dominican tradition - forming young leaders who are seek the truth, practice virtue, and are in love with the Person of Jesus Christ. We strive to foster the formation of the whole child, spiritually, intellectually, morally, emotionally, and physically. We support the growth and excellence of each child so that they can go out and engage the culture. We seek to foster the holiness of our students, because holiness and happiness are one and the same in the light of Faith.

At St. Jude, we also delight in each student’s uniqueness. As the Psalmist prays, “I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139). We strive to recognize and to foster each student's talents and gifts so students become more and more the happy, fulfilled, young people each was created to be. We believe that when students know and flourish in their gifts, they can use them not only for their own good, but also for the glory of God, for their neighbor, and for the whole world.

Thank you for your interest in Catholic education! Go set the world on FIRE!

Sr. Mary André, O.P.
Principal
309.243.2493
srmandre@stjudecatholic.com