WHAT IS TOTUS TUUS?
Totus Tuus (Latin for ‘Totally Yours’) is a summer program (usually last week of June) for children and teens going into grades 1-12. Two teaching teams of four college-aged students and seminarians lead the week-long event, immersing participants in the beauty of their Catholic faith through the companionship, engaging games, and meaningful activities, which provide an opportunity for unique formation in the Catholic faith.
Kids going into grades 1–6 enjoy the day program, which is from Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, while teens in grades 7–12 attend the night program, Sunday through Thursday from 7:00 to 9:30 pm.
Registration opens early during the year.
A Water Fight With God
By Fr. John Roderick, F.S.C.B.
A few summers ago, while I was part of our house in Columbia, I had the opportunity to visit our mission in Broomfield, Colorado where I spent a few weeks with our priests and helped in the parish with Masses and confessions. I arrived during the week of the Totus Tuus summer camp which is a proposal of Christian friendship for school aged students. The camp was organized and run by university students from various parts of the United States.
During this week, my primary responsibility was to hear confessions and preach during the daily Mass for the camp. I was also asked to share my witness and to help in an evening of apologetics, which was a dialogue with the high school students about the questions they had about the Catholic faith. I also really enjoyed the free time, the moments of theater and singing, and especially the lunches where I was able to meet many of the young people of the parish. The possibility of sharing the mission of my brothers filled me with great joy.
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Photo by Nativity of Our Lord Parish and School
