The schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas exist as the Church's response to the Gospel message, "TO TEACH AS JESUS DID." Each school espouses Catholic doctrine and the spirit of Vatican II in worship, community, justice, and social concerns. For a school to be Catholic, it must be seen, and it must see itself as an integral part of the Church's mission to spread God's word and to bring all peoples to Christ, helping them to grow in faith and love. A school is designated a "Catholic" school only if it is canonically so stated by the Bishop of Dallas. The primary reason for Catholic schools to exist is to serve Catholic families in the Diocese of Dallas. All schools are to provide standards of religious and academic quality, maintaining accreditation with the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department.