Mission
Tepeyac is a Roman Catholic formation center for ministers in our diocese. Started in 1988, the Institute offers a variety of formation and certification programs of the various levels of church life within our border cultural reality. Tepeyac Institute assists Laity to make their rightful role in the life and mission of the Church
.Tepeyac collaborates with other diocesan ministries in fostering and developing specialized training for church ministry. All formation programs, workshops, and retreats are presented in English, Spanish and sign language when applicable.
.Tepeyac collaborates with other diocesan ministries in fostering and developing specialized training for church ministry. All formation programs, workshops, and retreats are presented in English, Spanish and sign language when applicable.
History
The Institute was founded in 1988 by Father Arturo Bañuelas. Since then over 20,000 persons have participated in formation programs and retreats. As a diocesan center, it is funded by the annual Progress Appeal, and course fees.
Tepeyac takes it name from the Guadalupe events that happened in central Mexico when our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to St. Juan Diego and asked him to build a church that would foster the City of God in the Americas. It was at Tepeyac that a new evangelization began in the Americas. Our Institute embraces this evangelization tradition.
Tepeyac takes it name from the Guadalupe events that happened in central Mexico when our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to St. Juan Diego and asked him to build a church that would foster the City of God in the Americas. It was at Tepeyac that a new evangelization began in the Americas. Our Institute embraces this evangelization tradition.
Methodology
Theological reflection arises from the experience of faith reflection of God’s liberative savings acts in history. Our border reality offers a unique context for theological and pastoral reflection. Tepeyac Institute offers a particular methodology for ministerial formation which takes into consideration the Catholic’s Church's tradition, Scripture, the Vatican II vision of communion and the church’s mission in the global community, post-conciliar documents, mission theology, the Church’s social justice teachings, and the lived border popular religion.
Tepeyac is committed to the continued formation of laity based on the inspiration of Vatican II that calls the laity to a mature and responsible response to their baptismal vocation. This helps clarify that the priest shortage is not the reason for lay formation, but only one urgent moment in the historical development of lay formation.
Tepeyac is committed to the continued formation of laity based on the inspiration of Vatican II that calls the laity to a mature and responsible response to their baptismal vocation. This helps clarify that the priest shortage is not the reason for lay formation, but only one urgent moment in the historical development of lay formation.
Objectives
1. To affirm laity in their ministerial role in the mission of Christ and the Church.
2. To update participants theologically in ministry focusing on the Vatican II documents, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, post-conciliar directives, and recent theological and pastoral perspectives.
3. To help laity develop ministerial attitudes and pastoral skills consistent with a collaborative and inclusive approach to ministry.
4. To reinforce the theologies of ministry that stress minister’s baptismal consecration and participation in the priesthood of Christ, sharers in the Church’s mission as servants to the reign of God.
5. To teach participants to critically reflect on the importance of the iglesia mestiza in our border reality as our context for credible ministry.
6. To acquaint laity with pertinent materials, references, resources, and bibliographies.
7. To promote the continued and advanced theological formation of ministers interested in further studies and more in-depth theological preparation, especially with our Summer Institute, the Loyola Master’s Program and our Certificate of Theology Program.
8. To help ministers integrate into their life styles and inclusive spirituality rooted in the reign of justice and peace.
9. To offer multi-media theology courses: Online learning, computer, Internet.
10.To offer certification programs in collaboration with other Diocesan ministries.
2. To update participants theologically in ministry focusing on the Vatican II documents, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, post-conciliar directives, and recent theological and pastoral perspectives.
3. To help laity develop ministerial attitudes and pastoral skills consistent with a collaborative and inclusive approach to ministry.
4. To reinforce the theologies of ministry that stress minister’s baptismal consecration and participation in the priesthood of Christ, sharers in the Church’s mission as servants to the reign of God.
5. To teach participants to critically reflect on the importance of the iglesia mestiza in our border reality as our context for credible ministry.
6. To acquaint laity with pertinent materials, references, resources, and bibliographies.
7. To promote the continued and advanced theological formation of ministers interested in further studies and more in-depth theological preparation, especially with our Summer Institute, the Loyola Master’s Program and our Certificate of Theology Program.
8. To help ministers integrate into their life styles and inclusive spirituality rooted in the reign of justice and peace.
9. To offer multi-media theology courses: Online learning, computer, Internet.
10.To offer certification programs in collaboration with other Diocesan ministries.