Advocacy

USCMA works with Catholic Cares Coalition and other organizations to alert members about issues and opportunities for action in our public sphere. Sharing the story of mission is another way that USCMA advocates for a better world.

2022 Advocacy Summary

USCMA tells the story of mission through ENCOUNTER, its monthly newsletter. Through it, we learned about Mission Brazil, Brother Dennis Lee’s mission in Kenya, and the service of the Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, and met the new leaders for the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and the Missionaries of Saint Columban. Other leaders we met were Marilyn Santos, from the USCCB, and Fr. John Paul Herman, SVD, the new editor of Sedos. In October, we were introduced to the amazing mission Our Lady Queen of Peace (Arlington, Virginia) has in Haiti. 

As a thought leader in the Church, USCMA reflects on Church life through the lens of mission. Fr. James Kroeger, MM, reflected on Easter and mission. Janice England explored the unity of global mission. Wesley Cocozello considered the significance of the 2022 convention. Other pieces looked at mission and “a people,” conscience, Mary as the Mother of Mission, mission and the Eucharistic Revival, and new directions for mission emerging through the USCMA Town Hall Meetings and the national convention.