The Fundamental Mission
Twenty-Third Publications,
founded in the spirit of Pope John XXIII,
is dedicated to producing publications that educate and empower
all members of the Catholic Church
and, in particular, the pastors and lay leaders.
The company focuses on parish life and ministry
as its primary market,
including pastors,
deacons,
directors of faith formation,
catechists,
teachers,
RCIA teams
and average, everyday Catholics.
Twenty-Third Publications
supports the professional growth and lifelong learning
of its employees and associates
and seeks to help them make an ever greater contribution
to both the company and the church.
Those who work for Twenty-Third Publications
share a strong passion for publishing.
A Leader Among Leaders
Twenty-Third Publications was the first publisher after the Council
to endorse and support the vocation of the laity,
the first to publish a magazine for catechist formation,
Religion Teachers Journal
and a magazine for parish leaders.
Today's Parish Minister.
Twenty-Third was an early leader in developing
resources for personal spirituality,
works related to Catholic social teaching,
academic titles for introductory theology coursework,
and booklets for parish use in Advent and Lent.
In keeping with this trend,
today we are proud to be the first to publicize
the concept of Whole Community Catechesis.
We are the first to produce a comprehensive, systematic presentation
of the Catholic faith for adults
through The Growing Faith Project.
We are the first to publish a teacher and catechist formation program
in partnership with Loyola University New Orleans
and in league with other national partners
Into the Fields:
Forming Teachers and Catechists for the Whole Community
which provides spiritual exercises,
the entire content of the faith
and skills for teaching that work in real classrooms.
And we are the first publisher of our kind
to form a cooperative partnership
with a Catholic curriculum publisher
Harcourt Religion Publishers.
The Ultimate Purpose
In all of this we are proclaiming that the church on earth
is God's own people.
In all of this,
we are reading the signs of the times
and responding to the charge and the task
to be disciples together in the world. |
