The McMahon Parater Foundation

About Us -- Vision

The Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Richmond hold a vision that encompasses past, present and future: They are rooted in the richness of Catholic tradition; they address the challenge of the present; and they are enthusiastically creating a future based on the example and teachings of Jesus Christ.

  • Catholic Schools PROCLAIM their identity as formative communities where prayer and worship, justice and peace, and reconciliation and evangelization become lived experiences.  
  • Catholic Schools KNOW themselves as integral to the mission of the church, and are the responsibility of the entire church.
  • Catholic Schools are POSITIONED as the heart of the church's life, and, as such, share in the responsibility of being church in the world.                                  
  • Catholic Schools NURTURE personal growth, scholarship, life-long learning, service, and responsible stewardship through a faith-centered way of life.

Catholic schools in the Diocese of Richmond are committed, as responsible stewards, to collaborative planning to remain the educational choice for the future.

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