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We caught up with some of St. Al’s student leaders to find out how they pursued their vocation in industry through internships this summer while living out their faith. Read more.>

We caught up with some of St. Al’s student leaders to find out how they pursued their vocation in industry through internships this summer while living out their faith. Read more.>

Rita Loughrin '81 and former St. Al's Pastoral Associate shares her memories from her time at St. Al's Read more.>

MAKING A DONATION from your IRA’s Required Minimum Distribution can be a wise tax-saving gift that will help St. Al’s bring the Gospel to the students at Michigan Tech. Read more.>

The Great Lakes Invitational (GLI) will change location and format this year moving out of Detroit.

FOR SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, ST. AL'S IS A HOME AWAY FROM HOME as they pursue their studies hundreds of miles away from their families. It is the place where they find or grow their faith. Read more.>

This fall, eight men who have attended St. Al’s in recent years will be in formation and discerning the path to the priesthood and/or religious life. Read more.>

A group of friends who met at St. Al’s and now live across the country have stayed in touch for more than 20 years. Read more.>

We catch up with Fr. Al Mott, who served as Pastor at St. Al's from 2009-2013. Read more.>

We catch up with Fr. Dustin Larson, who served as an Associate Pastor at St. Al's from 2018-2020. Read more.>

Silent retreats are a time to focus on the Holy Spirit and to listen to the voice of God and hear what is in your heart. It’s also a time to unplug from the world and recharge your spiritual batteries. Read more.>

One of the highlights of each fall at St. Al’s is the big Fall Campus Ministry Retreat which we share with NMU and LSSU. We realized early this fall that this event wouldn’t be possible during the pandemic. After quite a bit of discussion and discernment, we came up with our Fall Mini-Retreats! More than 100 students participated in these 3-hour prayer times. Read more.>

One of the graces this past fall semester was canoeing at St. Al's! Read more.>

Todd and Theresa Gross attended Mass at St. Al’s periodically as students while attending Michigan Tech in the 1980s, but the couple didn’t get involved in the ministry. Read more.>>

At St. Al's, there are a number of ways we seek to provide intellectual formation: talks at Friday Night Fireside Fellowship, our parish library (dedicated to St. John Henry Newman), abundant literature at the Church entrances, our FOCUS Bible Studies, and Sr. Jacqueline's Bible Classes. Recently, there has been an organic movement to explore philosophical topics in light of the faith led by students and Michigan Tech philosophy professor, Dr. Michael Bowler. Read more.>>

Graduate students from St. Al's share their stories about how their lives have been impacted by this ministry. Read more.>>

Graduate students from St. Al's share their stories about how their lives have been impacted by this ministry. Read more.>>

Graduate students from St. Al's share their stories about how their lives have been impacted by this ministry. Read more.>>

Graduate students from St. Al's share their stories about how their lives have been impacted by this ministry.

Given the need to restrict car pooling and indoor gatherings, this fall St. Al's has refocused on outdoor events close to town. A recent Friday Night Fireside Fellowship included Mass, Little Caesar's pizza served outside and a "Sunset Cruise" along the Portage in canoes. Your regular support makes these kinds of adaptations possible.