Webinars

05.03.2021 Dreaming with Pope Francis | The webinar starts at 2 pm ET. REGISTRATION is required. Fr. Frank DeSiano, President of Paulist Evangelist Ministries, will present reflections from Pope Francis, and Dr. Don McCrabb, will host a discussion about mission inspired by the Pope’s writing.  
 
05.04.2021 The Human Face of the Migration Crisis: A Faith-based Response | The webinar starts at 1 pm ET. REGISTRATION is required. We will be joined by a panel from across North America with a variety of experiences and perspectives on migration. 
 
05.12.2021 Celebrating International Nurses Day | The webinar starts at 2 pm ET. REGISTRATION is required. On this International Nurses Day, the Friends in Solidarity Board of Directors invites you to a “Virtual Nurses Day Celebration” to salute all nurses, especially the health care personnel at the Catholic Health Training Institute in Wau, South Sudan.
 
05.13.2021 Mission and Fair Trade | A USCMA webinar to introduce Fair Trade and how it serves mission. The webinar starts at 2 pm ET. REGISTRATION is required.  

 05.27.2021 Accompaniment and Solidarity | Special Session on 2021 Summer Mission Appeals. The gathering – begins at 2:00 pm EST. It is free but REGISTRATION is required.   

04.15.2021 Mission and Fair Trade | The webinar starts at 2 pm ET. REGISTRATION is required. This webinar will explore what fair trade is, how it supports missions around the world, and how it can animate the faithful for  mission. Pattye Pece, from World Village Fair Trade Mobile, will lead, with others, the webinar. 
 
04.29.2021 Accompaniment and Solidarity | A gathering of USCMA members to update each other on how they are navigating the pandemic, what they are seeing, the fruit of their contemplation, and the plans they are making for the future. The gathering – begins at 2:00 pm EST. It is free but REGISTRATION is required.  

03.11.2021 Webinar on Social Analysis | This webinar will be at 2 pm ET. Matt Dulka, from Maryknoll, will lead this 90 minutewebinar on basics of social analysis – the see, judge, act process – and consider its implications for mission. Social analysis is the process USCMA is using for its 2021 Conference on Mission and Migration. REGISTRATION is required.

03.19.2021 St. Joseph and Mission | St. Joseph and Mission is an hour of prayer, a reflection, a meditation, a conversation on St. Joseph and Mission on his Feast Day. It begins at 12:00 pm ET. Registration is required.

03.25.2021 Accompaniment and Solidarity | This webinar will be at 2pm ET. 2021 World Mission Sunday Message. Gather with other missionaries to support each other through Lent. There will be a brief presentation on Pope Francis’s Message for World Mission Sunday 2021. REGISTRATION is required.

02.18.2021 Webinar: Mission and the General Directory on Catechesis | Marilyn Santos, from the USCCB, will lead this webinar on the NEW General Directory, explore its support for mission, and ways missionaries can improve their mission education, outreach to DRE’s and catechists, and parish engagement. This webinar will be at 2pm ET. REGISTER HERE. 
 
02.25.2021 Accompaniment & Solidarity | An open forum for missionary-disciples. The theme for this gathering is Animation. This webinar will be at 2pm ET. REGISTER HERE.  

01.14.2021 Haitian Mission | The story of Saint Margaret Mary Parish in Orlando, FL and how it sustains a mission in Haiti using the principles of integral human development. This webinar begins at 2:00 pm EST. The webinar is free but REGISTRATION is required.  

01.18.2021 Racism and the Catholic Church | A review of Father Bryan Massingale’s book. This meeting, on Martin Luther King Day, begins at 2:00 pm EST. It is free but REGISTRATION is required.  

01.28.2021 Accompaniment and Solidarity | A gathering of USCMA members to update each other on how they are navigating the pandemic, what they are seeing, the fruit of their contemplation, and the plans they are making for the future. The gathering – on the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas – begins at 2:00 pm EST. It is free but REGISTRATION is required.  

12.03.2020 Fratelli Tutti and the Mission of Social Friendship | A four part study session on Pope Francis’s newest Encyclical. The series meets on Thursdays at 1 pm ET. REGISTER.

12.10.2020 Fratelli Tutti and the Mission of Social Friendship | A four part study session on Pope Francis’s newest Encyclical. The series meets on Thursdays at 1 pm ET. REGISTER.

12.17.2020 Fratelli Tutti and the Mission of Social Friendship | A four part study session on Pope Francis’s newest Encyclical. The series meets on Thursdays at 1 pm ET. REGISTER.

11.11.2020 Integration–A New Video Resource | This video resource is from the third wave of mission. This introductory webinar will introduce the resource, how it can be used, and who can support you. The webinar is at 2 pm ET.

11.12.2020 Catholic & Citizen | A post 2020 Election Dialogue|  An open meeting to explore what we saw, how we understand it and discern next steps. The meeting is at 1 pm ET.

11.26.2020 Fratelli Tutti and the Mission of Social Friendship | A four part study session on Pope Francis’s newest Encyclical. The series will meet for consecutive Thursdays at 1 pm ET.

Wednesdays for the Month of October Missio | This a 30 minutes youtube series streamed every wednesday for the month of october. They will be discussing different topics related to "How mission can help US navigate today's challenges. These webinars will be at 7pm ET. Register here.

10.07.2020 Developmental of Intercultural Sensitivity webinar | Sr Mary McGlone CSJ on the developmental stages people go through as they become more aware and sensitive to the needs of people from other cultures. Sr Mary will be defining the Theory – A measure of how we have assimilated multi-cultural experience, not a measure of ethical behavior.  It also requires an understanding of Culture. Sr Mary will be using a growing understanding of MY culture as one of many examples during this webinar. She will be elaborating on The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity. This webinar will be at 2pm ET. Register here.

10.09.2020 Mission Alive: Writing the Story of Mission Today | A Webinar for Missionaries who are struggling to write a new chapter to their mission story during the Covid-19 pandemic. Panelists include Fr. Chris Saenz, Leanne Bergford, and Kelli Nelson, all members of USCMA. This webinar will be at 2pm ET. Register here.

10.23.2020 Mission Alive Writing the Story of Mission Today | Part II. A follow-up session for the webinar where missionaries can accompany each other through the process of writing and sharing their new stories of mission. This webinar will be at 2pm ET. Register here.