Catholic Social Teaching

In his second letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul makes clear that the Church is called to live entirely for Christ, who in His great love for us, suffered and died for our sake - that we might be made new. The love of Christ compels us to live as a new creation - our former selves have died and have been raised up to new life in Christ. In being reborn in our baptism, we are called to know, love, and serve God in this life, that we may be eternally blessed with him in the next.

But the love that Christ has shared with us is meant also to call us to action. Not only to evangelize and to make Christ known, but also to set aside ourselves for the good of others who are in need of our time, our talents, or our treasures.

The love of Christ compels us to advocate for the genuinely oppressed, to supply for the needs of the poor, to fight for the unborn, the elderly, the sick, and the despairing, and to act in solidarity with our brothers and sisters who are entrenched in war, famine, and other impacts and/or patterns of social sin.

At Visitation, we embrace the entirety of the Catholic Social Doctrine, as contained in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, and the teaching of our Holy Fathers, particular St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and now Pope Francis.

Nourished by our faithfully Catholic sacramental life, we are further strengthened to live as we ought, to provide for the needs of others, and to do so with love in our hearts.