The Alta Via Program

The Alta Via Program This is the official page of the Alta Via Program at Saint Francis University!

Alta Via is an intentional community of Catholic students, guided by clergy and professors, who seek to grow closer to Jesus Christ through communal life, intellectual and spiritual formation, and the exercise of the moral virtues. Alta Via is Latin for “the high way,” or “the way to the heights.” This phrase signifies that the purpose of this group is to aid Catholic students on their upward journey to the promised land of eternal life.

New Alta Via Hat just dropped! Stop by Fr. Stephen’s office to get yours!!
03/28/2024

New Alta Via Hat just dropped! Stop by Fr. Stephen’s office to get yours!!

Our annual Alta Via Christmas party and secret Santa gift exchange with our Sophomore Alta Via Students. This semester w...
12/01/2023

Our annual Alta Via Christmas party and secret Santa gift exchange with our Sophomore Alta Via Students. This semester we went over the 10 commandments and good moral living!

This week in Alta Via: Living the Faith we are talking about natural law and how God created each of us with a sense of ...
09/04/2023

This week in Alta Via: Living the Faith we are talking about natural law and how God created each of us with a sense of right and wrong from our birth.

Putting up our new Alta Via poster!!!
06/27/2023

Putting up our new Alta Via poster!!!

Saint Francis of Assisi desired to live out the Gospel he heard as practically and literally as possible. May we follow ...
05/25/2023

Saint Francis of Assisi desired to live out the Gospel he heard as practically and literally as possible. May we follow his example and live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

We out here making little journals!!!
05/23/2023

We out here making little journals!!!

An inspiring quote on prayer!
05/19/2023

An inspiring quote on prayer!

Happy Ascension Thursday! Today Jesus ascends to the Father with the promise of the Holy Spirit to empower the Apostles ...
05/18/2023

Happy Ascension Thursday! Today Jesus ascends to the Father with the promise of the Holy Spirit to empower the Apostles at Pentecost!

Did you know that each year of Alta Via has a patron Saint? Each of these Saints were Franciscans themselves. For the fi...
05/03/2023

Did you know that each year of Alta Via has a patron Saint? Each of these Saints were Franciscans themselves. For the first year, Professing the Faith, St. Bonaventure is the Patron Saint. He was a renowned theologian, teacher and spiritual master. He loved the Catholic Faith and taught the depths of it at the University of Paris in the 13th Century. We pray for his intercession to know the faith, to profess it well, and to love it as he did. St. Bonaventure, pray for us!

Today we celebrate Saint Athanasius! He was a strong defender of the Faith against the heresy of Arianism. He was famous...
05/02/2023

Today we celebrate Saint Athanasius! He was a strong defender of the Faith against the heresy of Arianism. He was famous for his biography of another Saint, Saint Antony of the Desert.

Happy Feast Day of Saint Joseph the Worker!Did you know that this feast was instituted in 1955 tocombat the communist Ma...
05/01/2023

Happy Feast Day of Saint Joseph the Worker!
Did you know that this feast was instituted in 1955 to
combat the communist May Day celebrations? This
Feast celebrates the dignity of work we can share in
the creative work of God when we do work!




05/01/2023

Join the Catholic Apostolate Center in commemorating the of St. Joseph | St. Joseph was the foster father of Jesus and a carpenter. Today, we celebrate the feast day of St. Joseph the Worker. He stands as an example of the holiness of human labor to all those who are employed. Through our own work, God calls us to be examples of holiness to our coworkers and realize the dignity of human work.

Learn more about St. Joseph, by visiting our Catholic Feast Day website: https://www.catholicapostolatecenterfeastdays.org/feast-days-and-solemnities/st-joseph-the-worker

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