Our school's motto - "serving the culture of life" - comes from Pope St. John Paul II's Encyclical Evangelium Vitae. In this document, he reaffirms the value and dignity of every human person, imploring the world to love, protect, and serve human life:

"To all the members of the Church, the people of life and for life, I make this most urgent appeal, that together we may offer this world of ours new signs of hope, and work to ensure that justice and solidarity will increase and that a new culture of human life will be affirmed, for the building of an authentic civilization of truth and love."

Father McGivney Catholic High School stands at witness to these teachings of Pope St. John Paul II by the implementation of its Service Program - Works of Mercy. This Service Program requires every student to perform a certain and increasing number of service hours each year in a variety of facets: within the student's parish, toward the school, and in the surrounding community. Students will individually give 70 hours or more in service to our community by their senior graduation.

We strive not only to serve in ways that are fulfilling and fruitful for ourselves, but to evangelize the world through the example of Christ Himself, who came "not to be served, but to serve" (Lk 22:27, Mt 20:28, Mk 10:45) and instructed us that whatever He does, we "should also do" (Jn 13:15).

"In this mobilization for a new culture of life no one must feel excluded: everyone has an important role to play. Together with the family, teachers and educators have a particularly valuable contribution to make. Much will depend on them if young people, trained in true freedom, are to be able to preserve for themselves and make known to others new, authentic ideals of life, and if they are to grow in respect for and service to every other person, in the family and in society." (Evangelium Vitae)