Our Emblem

At the center is the Sacred Heart of Jesus, aflame with divine love;

within the Sacred Heart is the Cross, the ultimate manifestation of God’s

love for us, and the symbol of how we as lay Catholics must willingly

respond to that love by bearing witness to our faith. The Cross likewise

represents the primary devotion of our patron Saint Thomas More,

devotion to the Sacred Passion of Our Lord, which gave him the courage

to die for the Catholic faith. Moreover, the Sacred Heart of Jesus

conjoined with a Cross is a symbol of the lay Catholics of the Vendee

region of western France who in the late eighteenth century resisted at

the cost of their lives the atheistic regime of the French Revolution. The

Sacred Heart and the Cross stand at the center of our logo, for all our

hearts should be at the foot of the Cross; and it is there at the foot of the

Cross that we should meet each other. The encircling Rosary symbolizes

our devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and our prayer life, for the

Rosary is the foremost symbol of the prayers of the laity. The dove

hovering over the Sacred Heart of Jesus represents the Holy Spirit, that

He might inspire and guide all our words and actions as lay Catholics.