"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people."

Luke 4:16-19

• Our mission is to be a vehicle for action to remedy the effects of social injustice and to remove its causes through education, empowerment, advocacy, and prayer, locally and in the larger world.
• The context of our work is Catholic Social Teaching (Papal Encyclicals).

• To build a socially concerned parish through the liturgy and by working with other parish groups;
• To act quickly on urgent issues, and perservere in our work on long-term issues;
• To educate ourselves and the Saint James Community;
• To support parishioners who serve individuals with immediate needs; by information and referral;
• To work with other faith communities, in Davis and beyond.

• The elimination of hunger worldwide
• The protection of human life from conception through natural death
• The forgiveness of third world debt
• The environment
• Non-violent solutions to conflict
• Racism and sexism
• The rights of workers/sweatshops