Catalog of Ministries
Our catalog is continually growing. It is provided here to help inform and inspire you to become engaged in philanthropy. Our hope is that you will get involved. The rewards will be great.
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Saint Joseph Seminary College
Biography
Mission: Saint Joseph Seminary College is a community of faith and learning in the liberal arts rooted in the Benedictine tradition that promotes the development of the whole person. The formation program fosters the commitment of seminarians to the Roman Catholic priesthood in accordance with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Program of Priestly Formation. The Seminary College also supports preparation for service in lay ministries and makes available its educational and other resources to the local community.
Saint Joseph’s Mercy Care Services, Inc., (Atlanta, GA)
Biography
The Mission of Saint Joseph’s Mercy Care Services is to improve the well-being of those it serves through the promotion of health and provision of health-related services. This mission is an expression of the healing ministry of the Church and of Christ’s merciful love toward all those who suffer or are in need. This effort is carried out by combining medical and technical excellence with a compassionate concern for the whole person. The mission recognizes the intrinsic dignity and infinite value of every person, including those who are served and those who serve. Mercy Care Services seeks to understand and respond to the health needs of the communities it serves through the provision of identified outreach and ambulatory services, and to contribute to decisions that affect access to, as well as quality and delivery of, health care services.
Saint Louis University
Biography
The mission of Saint Louis University is the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity. The University seeks excellence in the fulfillment of its corporate purposes of teaching, research, health care and services to the community. It is dedicated to leadership in the continuing quest for understanding of God’s creation and for the discovery, dissemination and integration of the values, knowledge and skills required to transform society in the spirit of the Gospels. As a Catholic, Jesuit university, this pursuit is motivated by the inspiration and values of the Judeo-Christian tradition and is guided by the spiritual and intellectual ideals of the Society of Jesus
Saint Louis University
Biography
The mission of Saint Louis University is the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity. The University seeks excellence in the fulfillment of its corporate purposes of teaching, research, health care and services to the community. It is dedicated to leadership in the continuing quest for understanding of God’s creation and for the discovery, dissemination and integration of the values, knowledge and skills required to transform society in the spirit of the Gospels. As a Catholic, Jesuit university, this pursuit is motivated by the inspiration and values of the Judeo-Christian tradition and is guided by the spiritual and intellectual ideals of the Society of Jesus
Saint Luke Productions (Beaverton, OR)
Biography
St. Luke Productions is dedicated to renewing the culture through a Catholic vision in the dramatic arts. So many times, television, theater, and movies are blamed for the decadence in our culture. It is the mission of St. Luke Productions, a charitable nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, to use these same powerful tools to do good in our world and to expose young people to inspiring role models. For 21 years, St. Luke Productions has produced professional, award-winning live and video dramas on the scriptures and the lives of the saints, including St. Francis of Assisi, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. John of the Cross, St. Augustine, and St. Therese of Lisieux. These dramas have been seen by more than 700,000 people in live performances throughout the U.S. in churches, schools, prisons, and theaters. The videos have been broadcast nationally & internationally. St. Luke Productions is currently working on a film called THERESE about the life of St.Therese of Lisieux based on her autobiography the Story of a Soul.
Saint Mary’s Academy (Portland, OR)
Biography
Saint Mary’s exists to educate the young woman through a comprehensive and rigorous program of study that prepares her for higher education. Integrated with this academic perspective, Saint Mary’s Academy provides the opportunity for students to explore the teachings of Jesus as expressed in the Gospel and through the tradition of the Catholic Church. Complementing and enriching the academic program, the co-curricular creates an environment for the young woman to develop spiritually, aesthetically, athletically, and socially. Saint Mary’s Academy encourages each young woman to contribute her leadership, her knowledge, and her respect for life as a service to others.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Biography
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College empowers students to think critically, engage in lifelong leadership, and effect positive change in a spirit of service and social responsibility.
Vision: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College embodies a spirit of student-centered academic innovation, faith and leadership to transform ourselves, our communities and our world.
Values: In our relationships and all that we do, we will demonstrate a commitment to the Sisters of Providence and to these values: Social Justice, Spirituality, Sustainability, and Women’s Issues.
Saint Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction
Biography
The Saint Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction is committed to building a culture of life in women’s reproductive healthcare.
Taking its direction from the wisdom and teachings of the Roman Catholic tradition, the Saint Paul VI Institute stands firmly on the rock of faith, and by the light of this faith, provides hope and healing to women, couples, and families.
Saint Paul’s Outreach (SPO)
Biography
College campuses are battlegrounds for the minds and souls of young people, and many are leaving the Church. Only 10% of Catholic students attend Sunday Mass. Many are lonely, isolated from God and lacking authentic friendships. Students are hungry for truth, for meaning . . . for relationship. Our mission: WE BUILD MISSIONAL COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND, FORMING LIFELONG DISCIPLES. We train full-time missionaries and student leaders to build these communities – communities that reach out and invite college students and young adults into a transformative encounter with Christ, into deep relationship with him and with his people . . . into a lifelong adventure of mission. https://www.spo.org/ourmission
Saint Raphael School
Biography
Mission Statement: Founded in 1889 as part of the Mission San Rafael, Saint Raphael School is one of California’s original mission schools. We honor our history even as we embrace the latest innovations in educational methods and facilities to equip our students for successful advancement to college preparatory programs. We build on the best Catholic educational traditions, amd tailor our methods to today’s values of tolerance and self actualization. We strive to develop the whole child. We nurture inherent moral, intellectual, emotional and athletic capabilities. Parents take an active role in guiding our programs and support our staff in the classroom.
Saint Rita School
Biography
As a community of learners, believers and friends we are called to share in the message of Christ and are dedicated to building a community of respect, responsibility and kindness,
Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Biography
Saint Thomas More, The Catholic Chapel & Center serves the Catholic community at Yale University by:
• Creating a vibrant and welcoming community through worship and service
• Cultivating informed faith and spirituality
• Engaging in reflective discourse on faith and culture
• Advancing the Church’s mission of promoting social justice
• Participating in the global Church’s life and witness.
Saint Vincent Academy
Biography
Saint Vincent Academy, founded in 1869 and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, is a Catholic, college preparatory high school for women of diverse backgrounds, many of whom face societal and economic challenges. Located in Newark, New jersey, the Academy prepares urban women to be creative participants in society by empowering them with rigorous academic learning and life-enhancing Gospel teachings. This nurturing, disciplined community supports a culture of high expectations, a love of learning and the attainment of the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that promote personal and professional fulfillment.
The Academy instills in students a confidence in themselves as women, a belief in God’s love for them and in the power of community. The Saint Vincent Academy experience inspires students to develop lifelong commitments to Christian service and a capacity for hope, compassionate leadership and the desire to transform the world into a more just and peaceful society.
Salesian Sisters of St John Bosco d/b/a Mary Help of Christians Academy
Biography
Mary Help of Christians Academy is committed to making an integral Catholic college-prep education accessible to young women of diverse backgrounds. Our mission is to provide a student-centered learning environment within a family atmosphere that embodies the Silesian philosophy of reason, religion and loving kindness as taught by St. John Bosco and St Mary Mazzarello. We challenge our students to develop their potential and to dedicate themselves to academic excellence, faith, leadership and service as they take their place in out rapidly changing and pluralistic society
San Jose Clinic
Biography
San Jose Clinic’s mission is to provide quality health care and education to those with limited access to such services in an environment which respects the dignity of each person.
San Juan Diego Academy
Biography
In partnership with family, parish, and the greater community, San Juan Diego Academy educates, mentors, and inspires Latino children to achieve academic excellence and live their Catholic faith.
Santa Fe Catholic High School
Biography
Santa Fe Catholic High School, a ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Orlando, offers a program of college preparatory studies encompassing values grounded in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and serves the families of the surrounding communities. Through academic, spiritual, athletic, artistic, extracurricular and service programs, the school endeavors to help each student develop fully as a child of God. “Developing each student fully as a child of God.”
Santa Fe Communications, Inc. (d.b.a. Heart of the Nation)
Biography
Following in our Savior’s footsteps, good works keep His Way visible by bringing Sunday TV Mass, prayer publications, and online inspiration to Catholics who cannot get out to church. Heart of the Nation becomes a blessing for multitudes in times of illness, frailty, inclement weather, or other struggles. Since 1984, Heart of the Nation has produced Sunday TV Mass with compassion for the faithful at home, in healthcare settings, or in prison. In 2011, Heart of the Nation began publication of its free, large-print Prayer & Worship Guide to help subscribers with poor eyesight, hearing loss, or simply a desire to have the Scripture readings, prayers, and responses at hand to follow along during Mass.
Priests, musicians, choirs, cantors, and lectors participate in the production of the TV Mass. A local parish donates the use of its church. Multiple cameras and closed-captioning enable immersion in the hope-filled experience of the Catholic liturgy. Viewers send their prayer intentions, and each prayer is placed before the altar for Sunday TV Mass. During the distribution of the Eucharist at church, the TV Mass includes a treasured prayer for spiritual communion written by St. Alphonsus Liguori. Heart of the Nation brings spiritual joy and help to lifelong Catholics, to Catholics who have been away from the Church but seek a way back, and to TV and online Mass viewers discovering the Catholic faith for the first time. By serving the sick, frail, lonely, and brokenhearted, donors to Heart of the Nation serve the Lord.
In its humble beginning, Heart of the Nation began broadcasting TV Mass in Los Angeles. Now, Heart of the Nation televises Sunday liturgy on over-the-air, cable, satellite, and online TV channels nationwide. Television airtime is Heart of the Nation’s largest expense. Following the Lord’s directive to go out to all the world, the ministry’s Website, YouTube channel, and social media provide global access to the Sunday TV Mass.
The periodical Prayer & Worship Guide contains the text for every Sunday and Holy Day Mass. For use throughout each week, the Prayer & Worship Guide also provides reflections, seasonal prayers from Heart of the Nation, and a section showing where to find the daily Mass readings in a home Bible. Other free publications from Heart of the Nation include inspirational monthly bulletins, a Catholic calendar for wall display, prayer cards, and a Stations of the Cross pamphlet.
God, the source of grace and every blessing, often works through people in wondrous ways. Supporters of Heart of the Nation, the Catholic ministry of Santa Fe Communications, Inc., provide an offering to the Lord and a gift of spiritual comfort, hope, and encouragement in the Catholic faith for people in need.