Youth Theology Institute
Fostering a community of care and belonging where participants can slow down and listen for how the voice of God is calling them to serve and transform the world.
Sacred Word, Sacred World, Sacred Call
How, in a world of noise and activity, is it possible to listen for the still small voice of God speaking? What do our gifts, passions and experiences say to us about who we are? How can education and relationships help us to hear and become who we are called to be?
The Sacred Word, Sacred World, Sacred Call Youth Theology Institute is a week-long ecumenical summer program designed to encourage high school students to dive into these questions. Participants experience and form a community of care and exploration within a sustainable rhythm that includes silence and song, prayer and work and study and play. Together, we explore sacred scriptures, encounter theological traditions and draw on religious wisdom as we wrestle with contemporary moral and ethical challenges and consider who and what God is calling each of us to be. Our 2022 Institute will be held July 10-16, 2022.
Each day of the Institute includes activities based on the following five elements:
Contact Us
Mark Hakes
Director
1200 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, MN 55811
218-625-4445
goyeti@css.edu
About the Institute
We are an ecumenical institute rooted in and animated by The College of St. Scholastica’s Catholic Benedictine heritage and identity. Together with participants, we seek to foster a community of care and belonging where participants can slow down and listen for how the voice of God is calling them to serve and transform the world.
Leadership Team
Director
Mark Daniel Hakes, MM, MST, Assistant Director of Campus Ministry, has worked for over nine years in youth ministry and faith formation. They bring a rich musical background and experience in Taizé prayer and Ignatian spiritual practices.
Institute Faculty and Staff
Jessica Ellingson, MA, Director of Campus Ministry, engages college students in service-learning, leadership development, ecumenical ministry, and service and social justice activities.
Sister Mary Josephine Torborg, OSB, PhD, Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, has taught courses on Spirituality and Benedictine Tradition at St. Scholastica for more than thirty years. She brings a wealth of knowledge on spiritual practices and vocational discernment.
Kevin Vaughan, PhD, Director of Catholic Studies, brings expertise in the medieval practice of mystical interpretation of sacred Scripture, as well as in-depth knowledge of nature mysticism within Celtic strands of Christian spirituality.
