Our Vision

Scripture

Encourage enthusiasm and commitment for reading and studying sacred Scripture and participation in small Catholic communities that are focused around Christ and sacred Scripture.

Pope John Paul II, On the Coming of the Third Millennium

"In order to recognize who Christ truly is, Christians, especially in the course of this year, should turn with renewed interest to the Bible... In the revealed text it is the Heavenly Father himself who comes to us in love and who dwells with us disclosing to us the nature of his only-begotten Son and his plan of salvation for humanity."

Dei Verbum

"She [The Church] has always regarded, and continues to regard the Scriptures taken together with sacred Tradition, as the supreme rule of faith. For, since they are inspired by God and committed to writing once and for all time, they present God's own Word in an unalterable form, and they make the voice of the Holy Spirit sound again and again in the words of the prophets and apostles. It follows that all the preaching of the Church, as indeed the entire Christian religion, should be nourished and ruled by sacred Scripture." . . ."Access to sacred Scripture ought to be open wide to the Christian faithful." . . ."This nourishment enlightens the mind, strengthens the will and fires the hearts of men with the love of God."

Evangelization

Encourage Catholics to communicate the essential gospel message of salvation in Jesus Christ, to people within their natural environments.

Evangelii Nuntiandi

"We wish to confirm once more that the task of evangelizing all people constitutes the essential mission of the Church." . . ."Here lies the test of truth, the touchstone of evangelization; it is unthinkable that a person should accept the Word and give himself to the kingdom without becoming a person who bears witness to it and proclaims it in his turn."    

Discipleship

Encourage Catholics to live a life of discipleship/stewardship which embraces and demonstrates the reign of Jesus as Lord of all of life.

Stewardship - A Disciple's Response

"Three convictions in particular underlie what we say in this pastoral letter.

1. Mature disciples make a conscious, firm decision carried out in action, to be followers of Jesus Christ no matter the cost to themselves.
2. Beginning in conversion, change of mind and heart, this commitment is expressed not in a single action, nor even in a number of actions over a period of time, but in an entire way of life. It means committing one's very self to the Lord.
3. Stewardship is an expression of discipleship with the power to change how we understand and live out our lives. . . "

Unity

Encourage Catholics and Protestants, to co-labor in freedom, respect and unity to advance the Kingdom of God around the world.

Pope John Paul II in Be Not Afraid

"But the language of the Spirit is stronger. It never ceases to prick our conscience to keep taking different steps: not only to meet in prayer for unity, but to bear witness wherever possible to unity and in unity, and to surmount obstacles, both those existing in a mentality marked by centuries of division and separations, and the more important ones, which stem from doctrine and theology. All this is in progress. ... In the last analysis, the union of Christians can only be a mature gift of the Holy Spirit, accepted by the intelligence, the heart and the will, and translated into acts from year to year. There are centuries and centuries to catch up."