Mission Statement

The Catholic Campus Ministry believes that every member of the Catholic community at Colby - students, faculty and staff alike - has been created with a purpose by God to be lived out in daily life. We seek to serve all members of the community in their desire to live rich lives of faith. Toward this end, we have the following goals:

• To live in the knowledge of the message of Jesus Christ
• To celebrate, liberate, and reconcile people through the message of Jesus
• To rejoice in each person as a gift and to form a faith community that will seek to eliminate of alienation of campus and provide hospitality towards all
• To help in the formation of a Christian conscience and in the appropriation of faith and to educate for and to do works of justice
• To increase dialog between the secular and the sacred

In nurturing Catholic life on campus, we gather to celebrate the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, reconciliation, baptisms, and confirmation. We also meet for prayer, Scripture study, retreats, socials, and mini-courses. We serve the wider community through acts of social justice, such as serving the local soup kitchens and the homeless shelter. The Catholic Chaplain and Catholic Campus Minister also serve by offering pastoral counseling and spiritual direction.