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From the Director's Desk
"Divine Providence commands us to help our brothers and sisters in their grave temporal and spiritual
needs." - St. Vincent Pallotti
St. Vincent Pallotti, patron saint of the Catholic Apostolate Center, founder of the Union of Catholic Apostolate and of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottine Fathers and Brothers), believed strongly that as apostles, we are called to share the love and mercy of Jesus Christ with all. During this Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis has challenged us to live more deeply the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Through Pallotti's many activities and in collaboration with others, he evangelized with love and mercy. This newsletter, on the 221st anniversary of his birth, tells more about his life, activities, and spirituality. Pallottine spirituality can assist all of the baptized in living as apostles or, as Pope Francis calls it, missionary disciples.
Every year, Pallotti's birthday is a National Day of Service for all members of the Union of Catholic Apostolate in the United States. During this Jubilee of Mercy, all members of the Union of Catholic Apostolate throughout the world have been asked also to create a common project that witnesses the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. You are invited to do the same, especially for families and their needs.
May the charity of Christ urge us on!
In God, the Infinite Love,
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St. Vincent Pallotti Portal 
Our portal includes:
The wisdom of St. Vincent Pallotti is relevant to the Church today. Each week, the Catholic Apostolate Center shares a motivating quote from our patron. Follow us on Facebook and click here to see them all.
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Updated Resources on Marriage and Family
Amoris Laetitia
What can we learn from Pope Francis's post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love)? How does it impact the life of the Church today?
Amoris Laetitia was released on April 8, 2016 and is the conclusion of a two-year synod process discussing both the beauty and challenges of family life today.
The Catholic Apostolate Center has updated our Marriage and Family resources page to include helpful reflections and commentary to guide you through this historic document.
These resources include:
- Blog by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz - Pope Francis' Joy of Love
- Presentation of the post-Synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia: the logic of pastoral mercy, April 8th, 2016
- Summary of the post-Synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) on love in the family, April 8th, 2016
- USCCB resource page on Amoris Laetitia
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Social Media Engagement Survey
The Catholic Apostolate Center has created an engagement survey regarding our social media. We'd love to hear from you! Our five minute survey will help us better understand what's effective as we continue our efforts to spread the Gospel.
Click here to help us continue to revitalize our Church for the New Evangelization.
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Upcoming Speaking Events
National Association for Lay Ministry (NALM): Soaring to New Heights - NALM at 40
June 1-2, 2016
Albuquerque, NM
Fr. Frank S. Donio, S.A.C., and Barbara Humphrey McCrabb, Assistant Director for Higher Education for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, will facilitate "The Way of the Apostle: Human Formation through Collaboration."
Their presentation will discuss the importance of sharing a common mission in lay ecclesial ministry. Lay ministers are called to collaborate with clergy and other laity in fulfilling the mission of the Church. Fr. Frank and Barbara will explore ways of collaboration using scripture, sharing promising practices, identifying pastoral strategies and engaging participants in reflection on their own ministry.
Catholics on Call Partner's Conference
September 15-16, 2016
Chicago, IL
The 2016 Catholics on Call Partner Conference "Collaboration" will take place on September 15-16, 2016. Campus ministers, vocation directors, volunteer directors, and anyone who ministers to young adults have the opportunity to come together to learn and discuss best practices for supporting young adult men and women in their vocational discernment.
Fr. Frank S. Donio, S.A.C., Director of the Catholic Apostolate Center, and Barbara Humphrey McCrabb, Assistant Director for Higher Education at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be speaking and presenting on Theology of Collaboration and Collaboration in Ministry.
Media and Speaking Inquiries The Catholic Apostolate Center is available to present, discuss, exhibit, and speak on many topics with relevance to the Church and the world today. We encourage you to contact the Center to learn more about how we can collaborate with you through the media, speaking engagements, or conference exhibitions.
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Webinar Highlight
Evangelii Gaudium: Moving the Church from Maintenance to Mission
In his apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis invites all to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. We are not to keep the faith to ourselves, but are sent as missionary disciples to transform the world to Christ. We are all called to be Spirit-filled disciples, not in a maintenance mode but rather a missionary one (Evangelii Gaudium,118-120,259-262).
How can we accomplish this call to be a missionary disciple today?
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Ad Infinitum Blog
In our latest blog post, Pat Fricchione shares some of the more intriguing facts about St. Vincent Pallotti throughout his life.
Here's one: St. Vincent Pallotti stopped a riot in the Trastevere neighborhood of Rome. He implored the people to stop rioting by showing them an image of Mary, Mother of Divine Love.
Click here to continue reading.
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St. Vincent Pallotti
After his ordination, St. Vincent Pallotti committed himself to keep alive the Christian faith of the people of Rome. His pastoral presence on all fronts urged him on to become an animator of collaboration among clergy, religious, and laity.
The multi-faceted apostolic activities of St. Vincent Pallotti were based on his personal experience of God's love and mercy. He profoundly believed that the motivation of divine action is infinite love. Therefore, men and women, created in the image and likeness of God, can find the full meaning of life only when they love God and their neighbor: "My Jesus, anyone who does not love cannot live" (St. Vincent Pallotti).
- Born on April 21st, 1795, in Rome to Pietro Paolo Pallotti and Maria Magdalena De Rossi.
- Ordained a priest on May 16th, 1818.
- Profoundly believed that the motivation of divine action is infinite love.
- For Vincent Pallotti, Mary, Queen of Apostles, is the perfect model of spiritual and apostolic life.
- Founded the Union of Catholic Apostolate, in which the baptized participate in the mission of the Church as the realization of a common goal, on January 9th, 1835.
- Died in Rome, at San Salvatore in Onda, on the January 22nd, 1850.
- On January 20th, 1963, he was canonized by St. John XXIII.
St. Vincent Pallotti, patron of the Catholic Apostolate Center, pray for us and help us to revive faith, rekindle charity and form apostles!
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