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Ann Koshute shares how she and a friend founded a ministry to share God's love with couples struggling with infertility and miscarriage. Springs in the Desert is a community built on faith in Christ and His good plan of fruitfulness for each one of us.

Jesus showed us how to live our mission.

This month, Kevin Foy explores how the Church still struggles to understand and embody mission, missiology, and missionary discipleship. He focuses particularly on whether where mission takes place impacts what mission is – and if we go far enough beyond our comfort zone.

We've confirmed that Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis will celebrate Mass with us, and our social hour sponsors look forward to meeting you.

Invite all your friends and colleagues who are committed to mission, service and solidarity to join USCMA at our conference October 29-31 just outside St. Louis.

In his new book, Community of Missionary Disciples: The Continuing Creation of the Church, Stephen Bevans unpacks the profound Catholic conviction that the church is missionary by its very nature as he considers what it means for the church to be on mission, in community, and together in discipleship.

On October 23, 2024, the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers invite you to a groundbreaking Zoom webinar as we celebrate the newly proclaimed Day of Indigenous People in the Americas. Don’t miss this opportunity to honor indigenous peoples' legacy, hear transformative stories, and join the global conversation on reconciliation and hope. Register now on the Maryknoll website.

This month, we share news about relief efforts for Hurricane Helene in the United States and how Catholic Relief Services continues responding to emergencies around the world and addressing the escalating crisis in Lebanon.

Looking ahead, we see the Synod of Bishops general assembly, our conference, the upcoming Ordinary Jubilee Year and the Jubilee of the Missions in October 2025.

Father Cornelius, current pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Washington DC, shares his incredible journey coming from Nigeria to the US. He explains the value and importance of the Josephites, who are dedicated to serving our African American communities.

Far from considering his followers as above contemporary movements, Jesus points out our potential allies and partners in society, people of good will who share with us a passion for the poor and vulnerable, recognize our faith community’s contributions, and may even give us a glass of water, with time to chat, along our common way.

In less than two minutes, Kevin Foy outlines the beautiful opportunities our conference offers for members, partners, and everyone interested in proclaiming and witnessing God's love as missionary disciples.

Sister Elizabeth Close shares her journey from Ireland to Texas to Kenya and the charism of her congregation, which is currently celebrating its 400th Jubilee Year.

We are invited to fill the ordinary with God's transforming presence.

Sister Teresa Paul shares the importance of Catholic health care and how it creates a positive difference for so many people, especially in the rural areas her community's network serves.

Following Christ by putting our faith into a lifelong practice of effective love allows us to grow in the new life of the Reign of God, and oppose the inhumanity of violent policies and structures of our society.

Minette shares about her experiences supporting people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Mercy is God's identity card, his very essence.

Our new executive director, Kevin Foy, shares some of experiences during his first month, including attending the US-China Catholic Association conference in Chicago.

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