Who We Are

Society of Saint John

The Society of Saint John is both a civil not–for–profit corporation in the United States and a Public Association of the Faithful in the Catholic Church. The civil corporation is established in the State of Pennsylvania. The Church association in the Diocese of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

We are open to clergy, religious and laity who are seeking to work for the renewal of the Church and our civilization by helping people access more fully the sources of Christian life.

A Restoration

The Society of Saint John is convinced that the root cause of the crisis in our world is the loss of a living contact with the principles that give us God–life. Chief among these principles are the Liturgy—the Eucharist, the other sacraments, and the Liturgy of the Hours—and the prayerful pondering of the Scriptures that tradition calls Lectio Divina.

We also believe that, in order to participate more fully of the liturgy and the Scriptures, it is necessary to work for the restoration of a truly classical education and a common life centered around the altar of God.

Moving Forward

Our first task, then, is to rediscover these traditional sources, to uncover the forgotten springs of tradition and drink again their pristine, life giving waters. But we cannot stop there. Having fortified ourselves, we must lead others to these springs, to guide them in contemporary language, in a language that has meaning for them in their daily lives.

And, because one drink is not enough, we seek to create a way of life that both clergy and families can share in common, fully bringing these springs into their day–to–day journey towards heaven.

(To learn more about the Society of Saint John, we invite you to download and read a story about a special visit we had from Bishop Livieres).