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Fr. Anthony Gittins, CSSp., will explore the importance of intercultural living in two webinars designed for missionaries. Mark your calendars for January 20 and March 31. Both webinars will be held at 2pm Eastern time.

Happy feast day to all missioners who cross some type of border to proclaim, serve, and witness to God’s Reign of love, salvation, and justice.

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A gathering of the members to identify all the ways Christmas is celebrated around the world. Come and help us weave together a Global Christmas.

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.

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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.”

Explore the major themes of Pope Francis's latest encyclical and its implications for mission with us.

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.

Pope Francis Message for World Mission Day 2019

​​​​​​​We grieve the death of Jean Vanier, founder of the L’Arche, who passed away on May 6, 2019. We are grateful to God for the gift he was, and will continue to be, for mission. Pope Francis said that mission is at once, a passion for Jesus and a passion for his people. Jean Vanier embodied this passion.  Jean Vanier, missionary of tenderness, pray for us.

In 2018, USCMA announced that we will be having a regional meeting in 2019, but no national conference. We are pleased to announce the 2019 regional meeting will be held in Techny, IL on November 6-7, 2019.

USCMA, Catholic Mobilizing Network, and the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry to sponsor a workshop, related to the 2018 USCCB pastoral letter: Empowering Church Leaders to Address Racism. 05/14 2:00 pm EDT. Registration required.