Office of Stewardship and Development

Stewardship is not a program we join or a check we write; it is the very definition of who we are as followers of Christ.

It is the profound recognition that nothing we possess is truly ours. Every breath, every sparked idea, every hard-earned dollar, and every moment of time is a gift on loan from the Creator.

To live as a steward is to abandon the illusion of ownership and embrace the reality of trusteeship. We are the caretakers of God’s bounty, charged with a sacred mission: to take the raw materials of our lives – our intellect, our labor, and our resources – and multiply them for the Kingdom.

Stewardship begins with a breath of gratitude and ends with a life poured out in service to the harvest of souls.

Our Bishops teach about good stewardship.

In their beautifully written national pastoral letter on Stewardship, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops teaches us that proper stewardship is not a one-time act of generosity, but a lifestyle conversion.
 
 A long-term, continuing process... a sharing, generous, accountable way of life rooted in Christian discipleship which [we] can take to heart and apply to the circumstances of [our] lives. – Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response (USCCB 2002)