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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.

A reflection on the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Mission of the Church by Sr. Eleanor Ortega, CSJ.

On October 1 – 4, 2015, at the Houston Hotel North in Houston, Texas, fourteen Catholic mission organizations that form a collaborative effort known as the Catholic Mission Forum, convened by the United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA) will host Mission Congress 2015, a series of events featuring keynote speakers, workshops, breakout sessions, Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, and local immersions trips, in order to help every baptized Christian discover their baptismal call to be what Pope Francis has called “missionary disciples.”

Any baptized who has experienced the call to be of service in mission will long remember their joys, difficulties, challenges, and yet-to-be-fulfilled dreams. Mission is the work of God’s Spirit alive in all who profess that Jesus is Lord (Phil 2:11); as such mission is not restricted to a time or a place. However, our experience of mission – whether it be short term or long term, in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or in our own zip codes – is usually clearly defined by the elements of time and space.

March has certainly flown by. The weather here in Washington, DC has been rather unpredictable, but we hope that soon spring will arrive in all its beauty. We have been busy preparing for this year’s Mission Congress, Witnessing Mission: Called to be Missionary Disciples, which will take place October 1 – 4, 2015 in Houston Texas. As we prepare to celebrate the feast of Easter, we invite you to read Fr. Aniedi’s reflection for the Mission Congress and reflect on our own call to be missionary disciples in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Africa. May this Easter season be full of blessings for you and all your loved ones.

Sister Mary Louise Lynch, MMS, second president of the United States Catholic Mission Association, was called to eternal rest on February 7, 2015.

We hope that the New Year has been treating you well. Here at the USCMA office we are glad to welcome our new interns, Chris and Rhiannon, who will be working with us this semester. Barbara Wheeler, USCMA’s Development Coordinator, is on her first short-term mission trip to Honduras led by Dr. Mike Gable, Director of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Mission Office and USCMA Board member.

In this edition of USCMA's Mission Monthly we share news of USCMA's new Reflection Guide for the 2014 Annual Conference, the Executive Director Search, news and events from USCMA's members, and news from around the mission world.