The Mission of A Simple House is to:
- wonderfully and radically fall upon the cross of Christ for grace and support
- serve the poor, missionaries, and sponsors by proclaiming the gospel through acts of faith, love, and charity
- sanctify missionaries through friendship with the Lord, observance of poverty, and obedience to the Holy Catholic Church.
OUR MISSION
OUR IDENTITY
The work of A Simple House takes place in the poorest neighborhoods of America, and it includes spreading the gospel through prayer, evangelization, and good works. Missionaries are formed by the teaching of the Catholic Church. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily mass, says morning and evening prayer, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
The House of the Three Theresas
St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
St. Therese entered a convent at the age of 15 and died of tuberculosis at the age of 24. Her one book is a spiritual autobiography entitled The Story of a Soul. Her simple outlook dignified the smallest tasks with eternal significance and came to be called the 'little way.' She is one of the 33 doctors of the Church.
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
St. Teresa lived during a time of corruption and drew people back to God by her books and her foundations of Carmelite nuns and friars. Her writings discussed prayer and the spiritual life in a comfortable, familiar, and approachable way. She inspired many people to pray with renewed vigor. She is one of the 33 doctors of the Church.
St. Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
St. Teresa reawakened and gave credibility to the idea of radical Christian discipleship in a world grown cynical and unimaginative. She is best known for her lively faith and her care for the poorest of the poor. St. Teresa took her name from St. Therese of Lisieux. She is popularly called Mother Teresa.
The House of St. Jude
St. Jude (Martyred 65 A.D.)
St. Jude was the brother of St. James the Lesser and an Apostle of Christ.
He preached with unwavering faith and built up the early Church. His epistle stresses that the faithful should persevere in harsh, difficult, circumstances. After he died as a martyr, many pilgrims came to his grave to pray and many reported a powerful intercession. He is the patron saint for desperate causes.
He preached with unwavering faith and built up the early Church. His epistle stresses that the faithful should persevere in harsh, difficult, circumstances. After he died as a martyr, many pilgrims came to his grave to pray and many reported a powerful intercession. He is the patron saint for desperate causes.
About our MinistryOur motto is to wonderfully and radically fall upon the cross of Christ for grace and support. A Simple House began in Washington, DC in 2003, and in 2009, a house was founded in Kansas City, MO.
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