Annual Members Meeting
USCMA members are invited to join our annual members meeting on December 4th. This virtual gathering is a critical opportunity to receive updates and provide input on the strategic direction of the Association.
Location: Zoom
Date: December 4th, 2025
Programs
USCMA provides a variety of programs for faith leaders seeking networking, formation, and advocacy opportunities to strengthen their ability to pursue God's mission.
Jubilee of the Missions:
Pilgrimage to Italy
With Bishop James T. Schuerman and USCMA hosts Kevin Foy and Dr. Antoinette Mensah.
Location: Rome, Italy
Dates: October 2-11, 2025
Religious Women as Global Migrants: The Changing Face of Religious Life in the US
Join Sr. Chioma and the United States Catholic Mission Association for this important discussion on the current reality and future viability of religious life in the United States.
Location: Zoom
Dates: November 12, 2025
Scripture Reflections
Every Wednesday, we send new commentaries on the upcoming Sunday readings from a missionary perspective.
Join or Renew Your Membership
USCMA supports faith leaders with opportunities to network and collaborate, grow spiritually and professionally, and amplify your message and the voices of those you serve. Join or renew today to gain access to virtual and in-person gatherings, webinars and resources on mission spirituality and practice, and an international network of mission-minded ministers, professionals, and communities.
Embodying and Witnessing the Gospel
USCMA members include religious congregations, nonprofit organizations, parishes and individuals dedicated to global, intercultural and social mission. Each month, USCMA will spotlight one of its valued members.
Featured member for August 2025 is Missionaries of Africa.
Mission Opportunity
Friends Across Borders: Cambodia
January 20-30, 2026 – This spiritually grounded journey offers participants the chance to encounter the Cambodian people and their culture through the lens of mission, accompaniment, and advocacy. With a focus on learning and sharing, this trip highlights how Maryknoll Lay Missioners, which has had an active presence in Cambodia since 1989, and Cambodian communities are collaboratively…
Answering the Call
USCMA partners with leading voices in Catholic social action to promote a culture of mission, solidarity, and human dignity. Stay connected with our efforts to advocate for the common good and answer the call of Pope Leo XIV to be “a Church that always seeks peace, that always seeks charity, that always seeks to be close above all to those who are suffering.”
Encounter Newsletter
Upcoming Events
Pilgrimage to Rome for the Jubilee of Missions
Join USCMA episcopal advisor Bishop James T. Schuerman, board president Antoinette Mensah, PhD, and executive director Kevin Foy on this 10-day pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi.
Support the United States Catholic Mission Association
Help support, promote and invite others into God’s mission of love, mercy and social transformation. Through your generosity, USCMA provides missionaries and faith leaders more opportunities to connect, collaborate and grow in witness to the reign of God.
A Critical Opportunity – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, September 21
A Critical Opportunity During the government of President Salvador Allende (1970-1973) in Chile, the government tried to…
Readings
Amos 8:4-7 Psalm 113:1-2, 4-8 Timothy 2:1-8 Luke 16:1-13 or 16: 10-13