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The Mission of
Catholics United for the Faith
Catholics United
for the Faith is an international lay apostolate founded in
1968 by H. Lyman Stebbins to support, defend, and advance
the efforts of the Teaching Church in accord with the teachings
of the Second Vatican Council. The efforts of Catholics United
for the Faith must be directed toward the unity of the Church
and communion with God the Father as intended by Christ (Jn.
17:21). This is accomplished by joining members in a common
apostolate to be formed doctrinally and spiritually in the
Catholic faith. The desired result is the renewal of their
own hearts. This formation also equips members to prayerfully
engage in works of evangelization and catechesis for the renewal
of the Church and society as lay witnesses to Our Blessed
Lord. CUF promotes fidelity to and communion with the Holy
Father and the bishops in union with him.
Catholics United
for the Faith is organized as a private association of the
lay faithful in accord with the discipline of the Catholic
Church. It is incorporated in civil law as a Minnesota non-profit
corporation duly registered in the State of Ohio. CUF’s organizational
structure includes: a governing board of directors, an executive
committee of that same board, officers, and departments. Each
level within the structure is entrusted with certain functions
and authority as established in the association’s statutes,
articles of incorporation, and by-laws.
Catholics United
for the Faith fulfills its purpose through its various outreaches.
With the exception of the Business Office, all outreaches
must have a purpose that directly reflects the efforts of
the Teaching Church. No outreach can exist without the express
approval of the board. In accord with the criteria set forth
in the statutes of the association, this approval is given
after consideration of the proposed purpose, and how the proposed
outreach will complement existing outreaches in accomplishing
the mission of CUF. The performance and cooperation of each
outreach within the apostolate as a whole is to be reviewed
at least annually by the board according to the means established
in the statutes of the association.
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From Our Founder
How different the holy Church would be this very day if, years ago, we had
been filled with a spirit of humility and compunction, of patience and ready
obedience, with the spirit of the Publican, who stood afar off, not
venturing to raise his eyes to heaven, but only saying, “Lord, be merciful
to me, a sinner” (Lk. 18:13). Or if, like St. Paul, we had begun by saying,
from the bottom of our hearts, “Lord, what would you have me do?” Or if,
like St. Catherine of Siena, we had been able to cry: “Thanks be to Thee,
Eternal Father! . . . I was sick and you gave me . . . a medicine against a
secret infirmity that I knew not of, in this precept that in no way can I
judge any rational creature, and particularly Thy servants, upon whom oft
times I, as one blind and sick with this infirmity, passed judgment under
the pretext of Thy honor and the salvation of souls.”
H. Lyman Stebbins
March 1987
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