Catalog of Ministries
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Star of the Sea School
Biography
Star of the Sea School is a unique, loving Christian community of caring persons who enthusiastically strive to instill Christ-like values and academic excellence in a way that challenges ourselves, our students and our parents.Our school is about people with the rich ethnic backgrounds of those entrusted in our care, we strive to bring out the uniqueness and potential of each child. We see the parents as the primary educators. As parents work to develop their child holistically ( spiritually, academically, psychologically, physically and culturally) we, as educators, are here to reinforce what has begun in the home. We are dedicated to guiding our students to form a thinking conscience, and to learn to make sound decision, so that they may be responsible adults of tomorrow. Because Star of the Sea Catholic School exists for people, it is our desire to lead each other, and our students and parents to real love and respect for each individual. each person has been gifted by God with life, and in turn shares personal gifts with others.
Stella Maris Center: Happy, Holy, Real Family Life
Biography
Working with marriages, families, and those who serve them, empowering them to become beacons of God’s love and mercy in the world. We do this by providing faithful, Catholic, marriage and family life education to engaged couples, married couples, and families. In response to Pope Francis call to accompany the hurting, we also offer opportunities for healing and community prayer. Our work extends to support and formation of other lay marriage and family ministers as well as clergy who are seeking better ways to serve Catholic marriages and families in their communities.
Students for life of Illinois
Biography
Students for Life of Illinois (SFLI) is an umbrella organization for the students in Illinois and surrounding states. We exist to help college students build a Culture of Life on their campuses by providing resources, training and support with the goal of forming today’s Pro-Life leaders! We facilitate the sharing of ideas and resources to strengthen and unify the voice for the voiceless.
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The Abortion Survivors Network
Biography
Mission: To create a world where the incidence of failed abortions and the lives of survivors is openly discussed and accepted, survivors and their families are supported and healed, and abortion is unthinkable.
The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, Inc.
Biography
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture is a forum to showcase works highlighting the true, the good, and the beautiful. The Sheen Center seeks to touch people’s lives through the arts and to create respectful dialogue about the major issues of our challenging times.
Located downtown on historic Bleecker Street, the Sheen Center is a vibrant new arts organization that focuses on theatre, music, film, and talk. A project of the Archdiocese of New York, the state-of-the-art complex encompasses the 270-seat Loreto Theatre, equipped with five-camera high-definition live-stream capability and a multi-track recording studio; the 80-seat Black Box Theatre; four rehearsal studios; and an art gallery. It was named after the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, best know for his popular, inspirational radio and TV ministry in the 1950’s and 60’s.
The Catholic Distance University
Biography
The Catholic Distance University (CDU) educates adults worldwide in the teachings of Christ and the Roman Catholic Church through distance learning. CDU’s mission responds to the command of Christ to teach all nations (cf. Mt.28.19-20; Mk 16.15; Lk 24.47)
This is done in support of the evangelizing and catechizing mission of the Church, in fidelity to the Church’s Magisterium, the Documents of the Second Vatican Council, the Catechism of the Catholic Church and other magisterial documents, and in cooperation with local dioceses.
CDU serves in particular Catholics who wish to deepen their faith and/or pursue professional development: the laity, among them parents and catechists, priests, permanent deacons, and religious. It also welcomes non-Catholics who wish to learn more about the Catholic Faith. CDU offers degree and non-dehree programs using a variety of distance learning techniques and technologies.
The Catholic High School of Baltimore
Biography
Empowered by Gospel values and rooted in the spirit and tradition of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi, The Catholic High School of Baltimore, a sponsored institution of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, is dedicated to the education of young women in an environment that fosters Christian attitudes of dignity and respect for the human person and all of creation.
In our mission, we recognize that through education the empowerment of women can effect the transformation of our society; therefore, we challenge our school community to academic excellence, to responsible leadership, and to Christian community service.
The Central Association of the Miraculous Medal
Biography
Support of Seminarians of the Congregation of the Mission Support of Aged & infirmed Vincentian Priests of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission. provide assistance to the poor
The Culture Project
Biography
THE MISSION OF THE CULTURE PROJECT
A group of young people from around the country have felt called to embark on a journey in the footsteps of John Paul II. It is time to forge something for young people by young people. Having tried our culture and found it wanting, young men and women are beginning to stand against the throw-away culture that views the human person as dispensable. Today, young people are rising to uphold the dignity and potential of every human person, especially in regard to our sexuality. This is the mission of The Culture Project.
The Culture Project is a missionary organization (comprised of recent college graduates in their early twenties) who are dedicated to restoring today’s youth culture. The shocking prevalence of a culture filled with self-harm, eating disorders, pornography addiction, sexting, hook-ups, bullying, identity crisis, abortion, teen suicide – all cry out to the need for the mission.
Today’s youth culture is quickly becoming a wasteland. Sexting (the act of sending sexually suggestive photos via mobile phone) has become a widespread epidemic for youth across the country. Children are not protected because they attend Catholic schools. The advent of technology has made accessibility to adult content easy. Children as early as the fourth grade are engaging in sexting. The average age for a child to be exposed to pornography is 8 years old. Children don’t necessarily hear the message of chastity within their school teachings, even at Catholic schools. Today’s youth culture is aching for light within an overwhelming and widespread darkness. The Culture Project is that light. Today, more than ever, young people long to know there is more to the human story. In any given community, we don’t have to look far to see young people suffering the effects of a deep, underlying problem: they don’t know who they are and what they’re made for. The Culture Project is the light that helps youths navigate the rights and wrongs of today’s confusing culture.
The Culture Project’s young mission teams serve local communities delivering a series of impactful presentations and ongoing encounters to middle school and high school students (grades 6-12), parishes, youth groups, conferences and other youth settings about living a life of virtue. They proclaim the messages of human dignity and sexual integrity to other young people, inspiring the culture of today to be ignited by these messages of truth, goodness, and beauty. They are truly modern-day role models in a world absent of young heroes or examples of greatness.
Headquartered in Wynnewood, PA, The Culture Project has full-time mission teams serving the archdiocese in the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toledo and Cleveland. The organization intends to build additional teams to expand their reach and impact across the country. Missionaries make a minimum commitment of one year to enter into a program in which they themselves live and pray in community, receive formation and are sent out on mission nationally and internationally. Every year, the organization receives applicants from across the country vying to serve as Culture Project missionaries. Selecting the right people is no small feat and their in-house recruitment team is dedicated to hiring and retaining the best young men and women. It is an immense responsibility to serve as a Culture Project missionary: they are leaders, role models, influencers and brothers and sisters in Christ. Missionaries are carefully recruited and selected. The total formation of the person is key to cultural restoration.
Since their inception in 2014, they have encountered over 150,000 youth in nearly 1000 schools and parishes within 54 dioceses across the country. Their vision is a culture of virtue restored, one person at a time. The results of their work and impact speaks for itself, and as a result, many youth are turning away from the emptiness of a loveless culture, embracing instead lives of richness, integrity and authentic feelings. These young, millennial missionaries make a difference every day in the lives of the youth they encounter.
The Culture Project International is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that relies on private donations. To learn more about the mission visit https://thecultureproject.org or contact Julie Pesusich, Director of Development at jpesusich@thecultureproject.org.
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The Daughters of St. Paul
Biography
The Daughters of St. Paul (U.S. and English-Speaking Canada province) are a congregation of women religious evangelizing in 54 countries and territories, both with the media of communication and within the culture of communication generated by these media.
Their founders, Blessed James Alberione, SSP, and Venerable Thecla Merlo, FSP, recognized how the media were dramatically changing the ways that human beings learned, built community, and even understood themselves, their world, and their God. They pioneered a lived proclamation of the Gospel within this constantly evolving culture and passed their heritage on to a family of ten Pauline congregations and associations with their diverse, yet collaborative, pastoral missions.
The sisters and their lay co-workers serve in 14 cities of the U.S., where they operate Pauline Books & Media (PBM) Centers. There they also conduct various forms of outreach and offer media-related services primarily in English or Spanish. Special services include Paulinas, a Spanish distribution center in Miami, and the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Culver City, CA (Los Angeles). They own and operate the PBM publishing house in Boston. In Canada, they evangelize through a PBM Centre and their Canadian distribution house in Toronto, Ontario.
Houses of formation are located in St. Louis (postulancy) and Boston (novitiate). The offices of the provincial government and the community’s infirmary are also situated in Boston.
The Diocese of Palm Beach (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Biography
The Diocese of Palm Beach Peace and Justice Program in the Elementary Schools strives to teach peacemaking and justice skills to children of all economic, ethnic and social background in a hands-on, developmentally appropriate curriculum which will impact schools, homes and the community.
The Evangelical Catholic
Biography
We assist university and college campus ministry and parishes nationwide to become vibrant, fruitful and self-sustaining in formation for relational outreach to the unchurched, lapsed, alienated and unbelieving. In the vision of Vatican II, laity whose lives have been transformed in Christ become disciples able to reach out naturally and organically within trusting relationships. Ministry practice becomes Christ-centered, sacramentally strong and mission-oriented.
The GIVEN Institute
Biography
GIVEN is dedicated to activating the gifts of young adult women for the church and the world. We inspire and equip the next generation to “receive the gift that they are; realize the gifts they’ve been given; and respond with the gift that only they can give.” Through leadership training, faith formation, and dedicated mentoring, GIVEN forms women for mission and for life.
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) – Albany
Biography
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) is a national nonprofit organization that offers mature (50+) adults the opportunity to serve one or two days a week in community-based organizations while also engaging in a process of spiritual reflection and growth. Founded in 1995 by two Jesuit priests, IVC is rooted in the Ignatian spiritual tradition and aims to help corps members grow in their faith, become more aware of the needs of the poor, and develop a more profound sense of purpose and direction in their lives.
IVC’s spiritual support program is rooted in the spiritual teachings of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, and emphasizes the importance of finding God in all things and using one’s gifts and talents in service to others. IVC helps corps members deepen their faith and grow in their spiritual lives while making a meaningful impact in their communities through volunteer service. The program sustains their service and enables corps members to return to their service placements year after year.
Today IVC operates in 20 regions serving 25 US cities across 16 states plus the District of Columbia. IVC’s Virtual Program allows people from across the country to connect and serve anywhere in the world.
IVC benefits communities by providing corps members who bring their life experience, skills, and faith to serve those in need. IVC serves those who are marginalized, vulnerable or living in poverty by offering support, advocacy, and friendship through the service of its corps members. Corps members serve people of all ages and backgrounds, including children, families, and seniors. IVC aims to bring hope, dignity, and compassion to all members of our communities.
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) – Baltimore
Biography
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) is a national nonprofit organization that offers mature (50+) adults the opportunity to serve one or two days a week in community-based organizations while also engaging in a process of spiritual reflection and growth. Founded in 1995 by two Jesuit priests, IVC is rooted in the Ignatian spiritual tradition and aims to help corps members grow in their faith, become more aware of the needs of the poor, and develop a more profound sense of purpose and direction in their lives.
IVC’s spiritual support program is rooted in the spiritual teachings of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, and emphasizes the importance of finding God in all things and using one’s gifts and talents in service to others. IVC helps corps members deepen their faith and grow in their spiritual lives while making a meaningful impact in their communities through volunteer service. The program sustains their service and enables corps members to return to their service placements year after year.
Today IVC operates in 20 regions serving 25 US cities across 16 states plus the District of Columbia. IVC’s Virtual Program allows people from across the country to connect and serve anywhere in the world.
IVC benefits communities by providing corps members who bring their life experience, skills, and faith to serve those in need. IVC serves those who are marginalized, vulnerable or living in poverty by offering support, advocacy, and friendship through the service of its corps members. Corps members serve people of all ages and backgrounds, including children, families, and seniors. IVC aims to bring hope, dignity, and compassion to all members of our communities.
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) – Chicago
Biography
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) is a national nonprofit organization that offers mature (50+) adults the opportunity to serve one or two days a week in community-based organizations while also engaging in a process of spiritual reflection and growth. Founded in 1995 by two Jesuit priests, IVC is rooted in the Ignatian spiritual tradition and aims to help corps members grow in their faith, become more aware of the needs of the poor, and develop a more profound sense of purpose and direction in their lives.
IVC’s spiritual support program is rooted in the spiritual teachings of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, and emphasizes the importance of finding God in all things and using one’s gifts and talents in service to others. IVC helps corps members deepen their faith and grow in their spiritual lives while making a meaningful impact in their communities through volunteer service. The program sustains their service and enables corps members to return to their service placements year after year.
Today IVC operates in 20 regions serving 25 US cities across 16 states plus the District of Columbia. IVC’s Virtual Program allows people from across the country to connect and serve anywhere in the world.
IVC benefits communities by providing corps members who bring their life experience, skills, and faith to serve those in need. IVC serves those who are marginalized, vulnerable or living in poverty by offering support, advocacy, and friendship through the service of its corps members. Corps members serve people of all ages and backgrounds, including children, families, and seniors. IVC aims to bring hope, dignity, and compassion to all members of our communities.
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) – Cincinnati
Biography
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) is a national nonprofit organization that offers mature (50+) adults the opportunity to serve one or two days a week in community-based organizations while also engaging in a process of spiritual reflection and growth. Founded in 1995 by two Jesuit priests, IVC is rooted in the Ignatian spiritual tradition and aims to help corps members grow in their faith, become more aware of the needs of the poor, and develop a more profound sense of purpose and direction in their lives.
IVC’s spiritual support program is rooted in the spiritual teachings of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, and emphasizes the importance of finding God in all things and using one’s gifts and talents in service to others. IVC helps corps members deepen their faith and grow in their spiritual lives while making a meaningful impact in their communities through volunteer service. The program sustains their service and enables corps members to return to their service placements year after year.
Today IVC operates in 20 regions serving 25 US cities across 16 states plus the District of Columbia. IVC’s Virtual Program allows people from across the country to connect and serve anywhere in the world.
IVC benefits communities by providing corps members who bring their life experience, skills, and faith to serve those in need. IVC serves those who are marginalized, vulnerable or living in poverty by offering support, advocacy, and friendship through the service of its corps members. Corps members serve people of all ages and backgrounds, including children, families, and seniors. IVC aims to bring hope, dignity, and compassion to all members of our communities.
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) – Denver
Biography
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) is a national nonprofit organization that offers mature (50+) adults the opportunity to serve one or two days a week in community-based organizations while also engaging in a process of spiritual reflection and growth. Founded in 1995 by two Jesuit priests, IVC is rooted in the Ignatian spiritual tradition and aims to help corps members grow in their faith, become more aware of the needs of the poor, and develop a more profound sense of purpose and direction in their lives.
IVC’s spiritual support program is rooted in the spiritual teachings of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, and emphasizes the importance of finding God in all things and using one’s gifts and talents in service to others. IVC helps corps members deepen their faith and grow in their spiritual lives while making a meaningful impact in their communities through volunteer service. The program sustains their service and enables corps members to return to their service placements year after year.
Today IVC operates in 20 regions serving 25 US cities across 16 states plus the District of Columbia. IVC’s Virtual Program allows people from across the country to connect and serve anywhere in the world.
IVC benefits communities by providing corps members who bring their life experience, skills, and faith to serve those in need. IVC serves those who are marginalized, vulnerable or living in poverty by offering support, advocacy, and friendship through the service of its corps members. Corps members serve people of all ages and backgrounds, including children, families, and seniors. IVC aims to bring hope, dignity, and compassion to all members of our communities.