We propose to live in such a way that we proclaim the Kingdom of God, the Good News of Jesus Christ, by our own ongoing conversion and by the witness of an authentically Christian life lived according to the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church.

We, the Church of the Diocese of Jackson, believe:

• That Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and the Sign of God's compassionate love, gives full meaning to our lives.
  


• That faith calls us to live the life of Christ nourished by word and sacrament, liturgy and prayer.
  


• That the vision of Jesus Christ for us is contained in his message that the kingdom of God means "justice, peace and joy that is given by the Holy Spirit."
  


• That through fidelity to and sharing of the gospel teachings of Jesus and his Church, the grace of the Holy Spirit flows through all of us and we experience being Church.
  


• That the gift of faith and love we receive demands that we be signs of God's love for us and instruments of God's love for others as we live our family life, parish life and civic life.
  


• That our choices and decisions as individuals and as a community of disciples must foster justice, peace and joy for all.

As a pilgrim people committed to becoming an evangelizing people, we pledge ourselves to the development and stewardship of our spiritual, human, physical and financial resources.