Mission
- Support and encourage Catholics, through spiritual growth and a deeper understanding of the teachings of the Catholic Church, to social and civic participation that transforms our culture.
- Develop exemplary Catholic citizens who form their conscience and base their actions on the principles of Catholic teachings, rising above loyalty to a political party or ideology.
- Mobilize citizens to influence public policy on concerns for life, family, freedom, and social conditions where the Church’s teachings are so clear that informed Catholics are unlikely to disagree.
Exemplary Catholic Citizen
The Catholics for the Common Good Movement shall encourage members to strive for exemplary Catholic citizenship defined as a person who:
- Understands the value and dignity of the Human Person, clearly and completely
- Takes action in the Public Square for the Common Good based on faith and charity
- Places the principles of Catholic social teaching above loyalty to a political party or ideology (“Catholic First”)
- Explains key principles of the social teachings to family and friends
Mission of the Stand with Children Project
Catholics for the Common Good Institute has created a major project for the education, formation and organization of the laity to rebuid a marriage culture. It mission follows:
- Promote the reality that marriage unites a man and a woman with each other and any children born from their union.
- Stand with the common interest that each and therefore every child without exception has in knowing and being cared for, as far as possible, by his or her mother and father preferably united in marriage.
- Promote the recognition of this interest by laws, societal institutions, and individuals.
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