Religious Education

"Go...and make disciples!"
--- Jesus (Matthew 28:19)

"I give you a new commandment: love one another.
As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.
This is how all will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another.”
--- Jesus (John 13:34-35)
 

By virtue of our baptism and the gift of faith that we have received from the Lord Jesus each of us is called to follow Him as His personal disciple. The word "disciple" comes from a Greek word that originally meant "student" or "learner." Jesus, being the Master or Teacher, asks us to follow Him as His committed, intentional "students", who daily strive to grow in our love for Him and for others.

Christian discipleship is not an extraordinary path for a select few. No, rather, it is the ordinary path for all baptized Christians. We walk this road of Christian discipleship through an intentional life of spiritual discipline (notice how the words "disciple" and "discipline" are related!) - seeking out opportunities:

• To grow in knowledge of the Catholic faith;
• To serve God and others;
• To give to God and to others as stewards over what we have;
• To share the Good News of Jesus and the Catholic Church with others!