Beliefs and Convictions

What we stand for

1. We believe proclamation of the Gospel message has the power to transform lives and save souls. 

2. We believe that an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ is the only thing that brings humans a life of fulfillment and joy – in this life and the next.  

3. We believe in the importance of fidelity to the whole of Catholic teaching.  

4. We believe we are living in a new Apostolic Age in which people, and especially young people, are in need of the hope and faithful promise found in Christ and through the universal community of the Church. 

5. We believe in Christ’s exhortation to every Christian believer to go into the world, provide authentic witness, share the Good News, and call others into discipleship. 

6. We believe in the importance of engaging young people through authentic, relational ministry built on sincere interest, care, and respect for the inherent dignity and value of each human person as sons and daughters of God. 

7. We believe that conversion is the work of the Holy Spirit in the heart of the human person and that we must rely on the power and leading of the Holy Spirit in our prayer, worship, ministry, and in all that we do. 

8. We believe in the power of prayer to open hearts to God’s merciful love and healing given in abundance to those who seek Him. 

9. We believe the Lord made each of us to be in relationship with one another and that the key to living out the Gospel sustainably is through intentional forming and nurturing of community.  

10. We believe in the powerful witness of brothers and sisters serving together in love and mutual respect whose engagement with those around them, with a focus on young people, is marked by welcome, sincere charity, and mercy.