YFL CORE VALUES
1. Centered on Christ.
In everything that we are and do, we look to Jesus, who is
our Savior and Lord. Jesus is our model in our obedience to
the Father, in our faithfulness to His call, and to total
submission to His divine will. And as He who called us is
holy, we ourselves will strive for holiness of life (1pt 1:15-16),
and look to exhibitng the fruit of the Spirit in our day-to-day
lives (Gal 5:22-23).
2. Evangelistic and missionary.
We are called to proclaim the good news of Jesus to the
whole world (Mk 16:15). We are his witnesses (Lk 24:24).
Every CFC-FFL member is an evangelizer, in the normal
day-to-day environment of our lives. We look to doing
mission beyond our own environments to the very ends of
the earth.
3. Focused on the family.
Our life and mission is founded on strong families in Christ.
We recognize that the future of humanity passes by way of the family.
We defend and strengthen Christian marriage, we
raise our children to be the next generation of God's people,
we establish our homes as pieces of kingdom ground. In our
defence of the family, We are called to a strong advocacy
and defence of the culture of life.
4. Being community.
We are part of the larger family of CFC-FFL, a global family
of many different nationalities and cultures but all sharing
brotherhood and sisterhood in Christ. We desire to move
forward together in our life in the Lord, providing love,
affirmation, friendship, support and healing. We are
committed to the good of our brethen, always living the truth
in love (Eph 4:15)
5. Living a preferential option for the poor.
We recognize Jesus' mission to bring glad tiding to the poor
(Lk 4:18). We look to both the spiritual and material
upliftment of the least among our brethen. In doing so, we
will be in solidarity with the poor by striving to live a simple
lifestyle, to share our resources, and to fight for social justice
in the world.
6. Exercising servant leadership.
We are privileged to serve God and His people, both in and
out of CFC-FFL. We serve with the mind and heart of Jesus,
who came to serve and not to be served (Mt 20:28). Leaders
are to serve with humility, self-sacrifice and submission to
the Chief Sheperd, to whom we will render an account (Hb 13:17).
He who wishes to be great shall be the least of all (Mt 20:26-27).
7. Being a servant to the Church.
We in CFC-FFL are an integral part of the Catholic Church.
We are submitted to our bishops and to the pope. Our life,
formation and service will conform to Catholic values and
ideas. We make ourselves available to be of service in the
parishes and dioceses, specially in the areas of family anf
life. We look to Mary, the mother of the Church, as our
inspiration and help.