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Peace in the Eucharist – Reflection on the 2024 USCMA Conference

Daniel Lizarraga, Mission Services Department Manager for the Maryknoll Lay Missioners, reflects on his experience at the recent USCMA conference. Moved by the testimony of Fr. Abdon Rwandekwe, SJ, on his experiences during and following the genocide in Rwanda, Daniel connects lessons of peace, justice and reconciliation to his own experiences and the work of Maryknoll Lay Missioners.

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Executive Director Search – US-China Catholic Association

Get the details about this important role which seeks to advance dialogue and build bridges between Catholics in the United States and China. Consider applying or sharing this opportunity with a friend!

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A World of Mission – January 2025 Highlights

How is the church serving as a field hospital? What opportunities, changes, and challenges abound in Africa, Latin America, Oceania, and the Middle East? What are the latest appointments and messages in the Vatican? Get the full round up!

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Our Deepest Anticipation – Letter from Our Executive Director

Kevin Foy reminds us that Advent is an opportunity to turn our gaze away from things we can not control and focus on God in the birth of his Son and in the people we meet.

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Jubilee of the Missions – Pilgrimage to Italy! October 13-22, 2025

Join USCMA leaders and other missionaries on this extraordinary opportunity to experience Rome and Assisi. The 10-day pilgrimage includes daily Mass, a meeting with the Holy Father, and a private visit to the Vatican Gardens in addition to other tours and prayer opportunities.

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USCMA 2025 – Reinvigorating Mission

Our recent conference revealed that members crave opportunities to meet, learn, and share with each other. Check out our upcoming plans and provide your insights!

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Computer Coding Skills for Youth

Code Equity would love to work with missionary organizations to provide free training in computer skills to teenagers and young adults.

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The Where and the What – Letter from Our Executive Director

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.

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Conference Schedule Updates – Get the Details!

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.

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Resource Highlight for October 2024

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.

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Webinar – Indigenous People: Peoples of Memory, Resistance and Hope

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.

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A World of Mission – October 2024 Updates

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.

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October Calendar Highlights

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.

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Part of God’s Life – Letter from Our New Executive Director

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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Tell Us What You Think!

Your feedback helps USCMA continue to discern how best to support you and the communities you serve in mission.

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Mission Comes Alive at the Api

“In our diversity, we see the presence of the creative God.” Dr. Ben OuYang, host of the Go Forth podcast and chairperson for the Young Adults Committee of the Asian Pacific Catholic Network, represented USCMA at the recent Asian and Pacific Islander National Encounter.

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A World of Mission – September 2024 Highlights

This month we’ve collected stories that include the Pope’s trip to Asia, the exile of Nicaraguan priests, and ongoing work uniting with Hindu and Muslim communities in India who are recovering from deadly landslides.

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Resource Highlights for September 2024

Get links to an formation series to help Catholics deepen their relationship with the liturgy, a new book from award winning author James H. Kroeger, MM, and USCCB resources for the Eucharist and Mission.

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Together in Mission

Don McCrabb offers his reflections on leadership as he concludes his ministry as USCMA’s Executive Director.

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A World of Mission – July 2024 Highlights

We track the world of mission by relying on Agenzia Fides, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies.

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Safe Harbor AND Fiery Communion

An examination of the US Synthesis for the Interim Stage of the Synod on Synodality from the perspective of missionaries and mission leaders.

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Meet Us in St. Louis! – October 29-31 at the Pallottine Retreat Center

Meet our new Board President, Antoinette Menash, and connect with other faith leaders as we explore how the Eucharist impels each of us to gather, unite, and send.

Our keynote speakers include noted author Robert Ellis, parish twinning leader Diane Huggins, and Fr. Abdon Rwandekwe, SJ, a native of Rawanda.

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