The Five Pillars
Live Christ, Share Christ (LCSC) helps bring lapsed Catholics back and starts the transformation of an individual in Christ. After the Life in Christ Seminar, the parish and its wide array of groups, ministries, programs and services are supposed to provide for the ongoing growth to maturity of the individual.
However, LCSC is also ready to provide formation as needed. We have ready programs for youth, for married couples, for migrants, for Bible appreciation, for pro-life advocacy, for work with the poor, and for leaders’ formation. In particular, LCSC would like to present 5 basic pillars that can supplement its work in the parish. These are: (1) Live Pure, (2) Live the Word, (3) Live Life, (4) Live Full, and (5) Live the Faith.
Live Pure
We proclaim the gospel of PURITY.
“Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure.” (1 Jn 3:3)
Live Pure is a movement promoting chastity for the youth. Young people are helped to strive for purity of mind, eyes, speech and body, as they live out the established God-given values of human dignity, relationships, waiting and love.
Live the Word
We proclaim the gospel of GOD’s WORD
“All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” (2 Tm 3:16-17)
Live the Word focuses on getting Catholics to read and use the Bible. It promotes the Liturgical Bible Study (LBS) method of appreciating and studying the scriptures. It is a practical method of doing Bible study in small groups, as well as in the family setting.
Live Life
We proclaim the gospel of LIFE
“I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19b)
Live Life is advocacy for the culture of life. It staunchly opposes reproductive, end-of-life, and gender ideologies that promote a culture of death.
Live Full
We proclaim the gospel of POVERTY
“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied.” (Lk 6:20b-21a)
Live Full is about building the Church of the Poor. As the icon of poverty is hunger, then the opposite is a full stomach. This work looks to building communities through holistic development, providing formation, livelihood, education, shelter and health components. This is done through the No One in Need (NONe) Movement. In the model of the first Christian community, the haves share with the have-nots, so that there is no one in need. And it is thus that the haves also share in the blessing.
Live the Faith
We proclaim the gospel of CATHOLICITY
“Contend for the faith that was once for all handed down to the holy ones.” (Jude 1:3b).
Live the Faith focuses on Catechesis and Apologetics. It teaches aspects of the faith that are specifically Catholic (versus just Christian), and defends these against those who distort Church teaching. It seeks to help strengthen the one and only true Church established by Jesus.