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Celebrate OurMissionary Saints
This month, we reflect and meditate on the over 10,000 official saints of the Catholic Church. Though their missions - their outward acts of love - were diverse, but all saints centered their lives on an intimate relationship with Jesus.
How can we make the most of our lives to touch the lives of those around us or in the world in the name of Jesus?Learn more about the feast of All Saints and how it connects us the call to mission.
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Although the dialogue is over, the 10-plus sessions were recorded. REGISTER to have full access to these videos, the handouts, and the proceedings. Connect to the dialogue and mission with people on the move!Read More
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Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon as a church to “the Virgin Mary and the Martyrs” and established the feast of all saints, May 13th, in the year 609 AD. Martyrdom was, understandably, considered to be highest form of witness and a testimony to one’s integrity of faith, to one’s holiness. Pope Gregory III, in the eighth century, moved the feast to its current date, November 1st, and made it the Solemnity of All Saints.Read More
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Coming Full Circle to Serve Migrants and Refugees in El Paso
By: Julie Bourbon
This article first appeared in the November 2021 issue of Encounter.
Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc. (DMRS) handles every type of immigration law case, from providing education to ensure people understand their rights and what to expect when they encounter immigration authorities, to filing applications so migrants have lawful status, to working with asylum seekers to prevent their deportation.
As a ministry of the Diocese of El Paso, on the U.S.-Mexico border, the office of nearly 80 staff members is constantly busy. They have served an average of 25,000 people per year in the last five years, although that dipped to about 20,000 during the pandemic and surged to 29,000 the year before.
“We see the realities of immigration here very differently from other people,” says Melissa Lopez, DMRS executive director for the last nine years and an El Paso native whose parents came from Mexico. “In the interior, you might see the you might see the changes and hear about them, but we live them.”
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Books for Review
USCMA receives complimentary books about missiology, theology, and spirituality for review.
Our current feature book is Facing Apocalypse – Climate, Democracy, and Other Last Chances by theologian Catherine Keller. Published by Orbis Books (2021). For this book or a current listing, email Nichole Petty, USCMA Office Manager.
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