Pope Benedict XVI announced
that the next international World
Youth Day will be held
at Sydney, Australia in the
summer of 2008!


APOSTOLATE

Sensitive to the signs and challenges of our time, our charism concentrates our apostolic mission in four areas:
Evangelization of culture
Youth ministry
The promotion of the family
Solidarity with the poor and most needy

Evangelization of Culture

One of the greatest challenges of our times is the Evangelization of Culture; we seek to respond to this challenge through the following initiatives:

  • Faith formation classes
  • Facilitating reflection groups.
  • Teaching in schools, colleges, institutes and seminaries.
  • Publication of articles, activitys, and magazines that transmit values to culture.
  • Being present in the media.
  • Apostolate through the Internet.
  • Pro-Life activities, activities that promote the dignity and rights of the human person.
  • Organizing conferences, and workshops that promote the dialogue between faith and culture.
  • Expressing faith through art: painting, music, sculptures, theater, photography.
  • Promote the active participation of the laity in the evangelizing mission of the Church.
  • Forming leaders that will undertake the commitment of shaping a Christian society.
  • Cooperating in recovering the Christian roots of our people.
  • Seeking to create a culture of peace and reconciliation.
  • Youth ministry

    We announce the Lord Jesus with our own lives to the youth of today's world:Youth Ministry in schools and colleges, encouraging community service projects for the youth, through volunteer work, leading retreats and days of reflection, preparation for the sacraments, spiritual direction, accompanying young women in discerning their vocation, organize and lead Christian communities for youth, formation workshops for young evangelizers.

    The promotion of the family

    Encouraging families to be authentic cenacles of love:

  • Promoting the value of the family in society.
  • Formation in the vocation of marriage.
  • Providing guidance for the challenges of family life.
  • Spiritual guidance for families.
  • Preparation for the sacrament of marriage.
  • Leading groups for couples.
  • Guidelines in order to educate our children.
  • Solidarity with the poor and most needy

    We live out our commitment of solidarity with the most needy through the following activities:

  • Offering professional and cultural workshops that promote the human person.
  • Missions in poor areas.
  • Children's camps in poor areas.
  • Encouraging a culture of solidarity.
  • Organizing activities to promote the human person through volunteer programs.

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