Campus Ministry
The Mission of Campus Ministry is Faith Formation
Faith formation is the forming, shaping, and strengthening of the spiritual "awareness and response" of our students, faculty, and staff.
While academic, intellectual, and practical skill sets are important for success in life, their ennoblement toward achieving God’s “Higher, Divine, and Transcendent Purposes” are dependent upon a “religious” view and temperament in life. To be “religious” simply means to be willingly “bound” and committed to the dedicating of one’s life to the DIVINELY INSPIRED IDEAL of the Common Good and Fulfillment of all Creation, especially that of all humanity.
With respect to this goal, the activities sponsored and offered by Campus Ministry aim to guide the St. Catherine’s community toward the development of a truly spiritual and religious “LENS” with which to view life. With such a spiritual and religious LENS, our students, faculty and staff are given the chance to “SEE” life as an opportunity for living one’s life in SERVICE to others. Human life is best and most fulfilled when it is a life lived for love, care, concern, and sacrifice for others.
Matthew 20:28 (NIV): “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Finally our faith formation ensures that all members of our St. Catherine’s community enjoy the opportunity to gain a true sense and commitment to the American ideal of religious respect, tolerance, engagement, and involvement between and among ALL our nation’s diverse religious populations.
