Sts. Peter & Paul School - About Our School

Saints Peter and Paul School

Saints Peter and Paul School is a parochial TK-8 Catholic school in the classical liberal arts tradition run by the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael’s Abbey. Our school was founded in 1944 and is located just a few blocks from our beautiful and historic parish church. The education that we provide at Saints Peter and Paul School is rooted in the liturgical life of the Church and the traditional teaching of the cardinal and theological virtues, and it is from this rich soil of spiritual and moral instruction that the intellectual life grows and blossoms.

Our school motto, Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux, reminds us that we are seeking to fashion our lives after the pattern set for us by Jesus Christ who is like the Father in all things. Imitation is at the heart of education; it is by imitating sounds that we learn language, and it is by imitating deeds that we learn goodness. At Saints Peter and Paul School we seek to imitate Christ above all else, and it is by the light of Christ’s holy cross that we learn to imitate him and thereby attain true happiness.

Rector’s Message

Dear Friends in Christ,

Bendito y alabado sea el Dulcísimo Corazón de Jesús!

Welcome to Saints Peter and Paul School’s website. My name is Father Lazarus McDonald and, as the Rector here, it is my privilege to work diligently with our Principal, faculty and staff to make sure that our students are offered a Catholic education in a safe and structured environment. All of us Norbertine priests and sisters who serve here at Saints Peter and Paul understand our mission to ensure that this environment be a strong community of learning founded on the Love of God and love of neighbor. Every student learns how to live centered on Jesus Christ present in the Blessed Sacrament and attentive to their brothers and sisters in the Faith.

Here, we all understand that forming leaders is an integral aspect to offering an excellent education. We challenge our students to set high academic, professional, personal and moral goals. We want to make sure that our students will have every tool necessary for lives full of continual growth and success. Our goal is to shape the children who attend into faithful disciples of Jesus Christ and instruments of his transforming power in the lives of their families, friends and neighbors.

Thanks to God’s ever-present help and the support of many friends and benefactors, especially our teachers, our school has contributed much to the Wilmington community for over 75 years. We look forward to even greater blessings today and in the future. If you need to contact me, please call the school office at 310-834-5574 or email me at frlazarus@sppschool.org.

May the Heart of Jesus be loved!

Rev. Lazarus McDonald, O.Praem.

Rector