OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation

Over 100 years ago, Archbishop Noll founded OSV using new methods and new approaches to communicate the Gospel. Innovation is at the core of OSV. OSV seeks To Champion the Catholic Church and one way we give back is through the OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation.

As a dynamic extension of and aligned with the mission of OSV, OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation is focused on inspiring and encouraging innovative and impactful Church-related programs and activities to create an ecosystem for Catholic innovation by forging new paths for people to encounter the truth and beauty of the Catholic Church.

WHY CATHOLIC INNOVATION?


  PARTICIPATION IN THE DIVINE

To innovate is to participate in the creative act and process of God. All creativity, all innovation, has God at its source.

  SOMETHING’S NOT WORKING

Judging by our numbers, what we are doing as a Church is not working. We do lots of things, but are they effective?

  CALLED TO ACTION

Pope St. John Paul II called for the New Evangelization: new in ardor, new in expression, and new in method.

  BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

We can take the best from the worlds of ministry and entrepreneurship. We as a Church need to learn how to try, fail, iterate, and try again.

  RENEW, NOT RENOVATE

Hospitals, music notation, great art, university systems, and caring for the poor, just to name a few, started with those who have gone before us.

  IT’S ABOUT UNITY

Innovation can bring us together as a Church. More than “invention,” innovation has a sense of “execution” which requires collaboration.

  NOT A SECRET TO BE KEPT

Giving our faith requires our messaging and approaches to reach audiences not currently listening. We need to innovate to bring people to Christ.

OUR MISSION

As a dynamic extension of and aligned with the mission of OSV, we seek To Champion the Catholic Church by inspiring and encouraging innovative and effective Church-related programs and activities that help Catholics fulfill their calling to discipleship, strengthen their relationship with Christ, deepen their commitment to the Church, and contribute to its growth and vitality in the world.

OUR VISION

Create an ecosystem for Catholic innovation by forging new paths for people to encounter the truth and beauty of the Catholic Church.

OUR VALUES

In fulfilling our vision, we strive to imitate Christ, to be faithful to the Catholic Church and its teachings, and to uphold these values in all our activities and behaviors: innovation, collaboration, impact, generosity, and fidelity to the magisterium.

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Every Catholic should be an apostle, representing his Church creditably before his neighbors and the people among whom he works.
Archbishop Noll

More Than a Century of History

OSV Institute is one of the oldest Catholic foundations in the United States. Dating back to 1915, OSV founder Father John Francis Noll laid the foundation for commitment and service to the Church.

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Our Team

At OSV Institute, we have many different talents and abilities, but only have one mission: To Champion the Catholic Church. We seek to accomplish this by supporting and encouraging innovative and effective Church-related programs and activities that help Catholics fulfill their calling to discipleship, strengthen their relationship with Christ, deepen their commitment to the Church, and contribute to its growth and vitality in the world.

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