Catholic Global Mission Resource for Youth

Back to the Future

911 cross There is is poem by Dunstan Thompson called On a Crucifix. It reads:

See

Here at last

Love

From the rubble of 9/11 and all failures of humanity, hope is revealed in our untiring faith and undying tenacity to uncover love from the ruins. The shadow of Christ's cross looms there.

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Father Carl Chudy, SX

Ordinations of Xaverian Missionaries in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, where we have served as missionaries since the early 1960's, the celebration of new missionary priests of the Xaverian Missionaries was surely a day of great joy and celebration.

"It's not just war, it's how we interact with ourselves, with others, our environment and ultimately our living planet."

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The Vatican and 9/11: Commitment to dialogue, cooperation set the tone

vatican muslim CNS: Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, nuncio to Egypt, said Catholic-Muslim dialogue efforts, and particularly the Vatican's dialogue with Egypt's al-Azhar University, an influential center of study for Sunni Muslims, increasingly have focused on fighting the generalizations about religion that lead to prejudice.

"Just as it needs to be repeated again and again that all Muslims are not terrorists, so it needs to be clarified that the politics of Western countries do not represent Christianity," he said. "Some progress has been made in this respect, but in interreligious relations one has always to be ready to begin all over again."

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From Observatore Romano:

Ten years later it is even more difficult to be Muslim in the United States. Since that fatal day of September 11th...Read more...

A Christian Response to Violence

passion The desire to strike back at those who hurt us is understandable, but Christians are called to pause and consider: What would Jesus do?

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"Called to Glory!"

nccc Join other college-age and post-graduate young adults from around the US for three days of inspiring keynotes, engaging workshops, dynamic prayer and worship, exceptional music and entertainment, networking with peers, and hundreds of resource exhibits at the National Catholic Collegiate Conference in Indianapolis, November 17-19, 2011.