Canada's 
Life Changing 
Catholic Gap Year

St. Therese Institute offers a 9-month Catholic faith and formation experience within a shared community lifestyle.

As St. John Henry Newman says, God created you “to do Him some definite service” which “He has not committed to another”. Accepting that your life has purpose comes with the obligation to learn what that purpose is. Your personality; your family context; your hopes, strengths – even your weaknesses – all point toward the intentions Christ had in creating you. Set aside a season to learn, and to embrace, His intentions within you, and the rest of your life will unfold with extraordinary purpose.

Slip Away For a Season. Find Yourself in Christ.

What is the purpose of your life?

Deepen Your Faith

And

Practically Live it Out

Experience what it means to live for God

Deepen your sense of personal identity through a semi-monastic life of prayer, sacraments, and Catholic academics in joyful Christian community.

Deepen Your Faith

Become confident in your ability to defend and preach the gospel.

Experience real relationships built on trust.

Joyful Community Life

Take the time to stop and put the most important pieces together now at the start of your adult life.

Build Strong Foundation

Life Changing 
Formation Program for Young Adults
Jacob sledding during the annual _sNo Fun in Saskatchewan_ winter activity day
"Since coming to St. Therese, the Lord has helped me to be grateful for so much. In prayer, community life, and classes, I have often been led to a place of awe and joyful incredulity, often catching myself thinking, "Can life really be this good?"
Jacob Anderson
2019-2022
Testimony - Julie Kautz
Nothing has taught me real friendship. quite like community life at St Therese!...The Community life here has been a safe place to learn how to reorientate my relationship from being selfish to selfless.
Juliana Kautz
2020-2023
Testimony-Sebastian-Aguilar
"I had no intention [of attending] until a week before the start… I was experiencing a time of darkness. Looking back now, I see that being here is the culmination of a long search for healing. I’m right where I should be: in His merciful hands."
Sebastian Aguilar
2020-2022
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The way of life at St. Therese taught me to encounter Jesus in each little task with a “yes”, ultimately paving the way for my vocational “yes”. Some days, my “yes” to love looks more like a maybe”... That’s when I remember the teachings of St. Therese, how Jesus delights in my small efforts, and wants to be everything for me.
Sr. Kaitlyn Deck
2014-2017, 2019
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