Embracing diversity, living the Gospel
The Passionist Family of Holy Cross Province, counting on God’s grace, joyfully affirms, celebrates and actively promotes cultural and racial diversity for the sake of honoring God’s intention from the very first moment of creation and for advancing the reign of God.
We do this in fidelity to the Scriptures, Catholic teaching, St. Paul of the Cross and the Passionist charism, and our responsibility to continually discern the “signs of the times.”
Cultural and racial diversity, rather than something to fear and lament, is part of the Divine plan and thus should be embraced and celebrated.
Passionist Statement on Cultural and Racial Diversity
At the Assembly of 2022, the Passionist Family of Holy Cross Province endorsed a Statement on Cultural and Racial Diversity.
Resources on Cultural and Racial Diversity
- Brothers and Sisters to Us: USCCB Pastoral Letter on Racism, 1979 – Bilingual edition
- Open Wide Our Hearts: USCCB Pastoral Letter Against Racism 2018
- FRATELLI TUTTI : Encyclical Letter by Pope Francis on Fraternity and Social
- Friendship Building Intercultural Competence for Ministers: USCCB book on Cultural Diversity in the Church