Our newsletter has a new look! Check it out and let us know what you think. In our latest issue of Encounter, we share the work of Mission in Brazil and reflect on where the Lord is sending us now.
CSMG22 registration is open until January 26, 2022. Don’t miss this transformative annual gathering for leaders in Catholic social ministry and advocacy! The entire program will be offered bilingually (English and Spanish) and sign interpretation will be available. Act now to be part of our special initiative for young leaders in Catholic social ministry and learn more about our Diversity Outreach Initiative.
Learn how members of the Christian Life Movement (CLM in English, MVC in Spanish) share mission through trips that offer multiple experiences of learning, service, commitment, and adventure while challenging the perception of Brazil as merely a country for Carnival.
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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!
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.
From October 25 through October 29, U.S. Catholic Mission Association will host Angels Unaware: Mission with People on the Move via Whova's virtual conference platform. Register now - the Solidarity fee is only $40!
We are called through our baptism to be part of the Church’s missionary efforts, through prayer, self-sacrifice and support of missionary vocations through material aid. Explore our resources for Mission Sunday to prepare and discern.
Today, October 1, we celebrate the feast day of St. Therese, born around 1873. St. Therese is a patron saint of mission and missionaries. Her autobiography - written for people in her life and shared with the world as Story of a Soul - reveals her strength and dedication to her faith even as she struggled with illness. She was named a doctor of the church by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
Registration is now open for our annual membership meeting. Get the agenda for the day and sign up so we can plan for your (virtual) presence and make sure you receive the materials.
Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels (Hebrews 13:2) USCMA invites you to a national Catholic dialogue on how the U.S. Church – and the missionary community within the church – can be in solidarity with the immigrant, the migrant, the refugee. Angels Unaware – Mission with People on the Move is an opportunity to encounter others, learn about the peoples “on the move” around the world, explore ways the church can respond, and envision more hospitable communities.
Join us for a virtual happy hour! September 1 at 4pm ET we will gather round the table via Zoom. We look forward to seeing you there - be sure to register so we have a headcount!
This summer, we reflect and meditate on St. James – an apostle. The son of Zebedee, also known as St. James the Greater to not confuse him with St. James the Lesser (also one of the Twelve). James and his brother St. John were among of the first four disciples of Jesus. Jesus called, and John and James followed. The brothers were passionate followers; Jesus referred to the two brothers as “sons of thunder.”
Join us for a four-part webinar that will explore the nature, scope, theology, spirituality, and pastoral practice of reconciliation. There is no cost to register.
