A Call to Mercy and Peace: Pope Francis's 2016 World Day of Peace Message
"...all of us are called to realize how indifference can manifest itself in our lives and to work concretely to improve the world around us, beginning with our families, neighbours, and places of employment." ~ Pope Francis, World Day of Peace Message, January 2016
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Fr. Rocco Puopolo SX, Moderator for MA Pax Christi Assembly
Fr. Rocco was the moderator for the annual Massachusetts Pax Christi Assembly this past November. Pictured is the planning group and two of the speakers..... from left to right: Nancy Carapezza (Board Member), Irene Desharnais (Board Member), Sr. Helen Prejean CSJ (Main Speaker, author of Dead Man Walking), Mrs. Isaura Mendes (Speaker), Fr. Rocco Puopolo, SX (Board Member), Pat Ferrone (Board Chair). Sr. Helen presented her advocacy to abolish the death penalty and we had five other initiatives of various groups within the state share their work as well. There will soon be a local Pax Christi group established at Fatima Shrine. Contact Fr. Rocco for more details. Fr. Rocco is also the former Director of the Africa Faith &Justice Network. Find out about it here.
Fr. Carl Chudy SX Blogs at Secular Spectrum on Patheos
Rethinking our Relationship with the Cosmos
In the challenges that climate change offers humanity, what is it that "inspires" us, arouses our passion and action. For some, both secularists and religious believers look to science, and beyond it in order to move our hearts and minds toward united action. Read more.
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Conforti Institute hosted our own Hogmanay Party to ring in the New Year. Find out all about the origins of "Auld Lang Syne" here. And join in the fun in a World Wide Ceilidh!
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Imagining a better world for the New Year
Let us imagine during 2016 a better world where all God's people, and all of God's creation, are respected, protected and cherished. Read more.
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FOCUS Student Leadership Summit
Check out Fr. Alex Rodriguez's pics of the Student Leadership Conference of FOCUS (Federation of Catholic University Students) He and Fr. Rocco were in Dallas, TX from January 1st to 5th. See more on Fr. Alex's Facebook page.
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Interfaith & Inter-spiritual Dialogue
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THE WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus' prayer for his disciples that "they may be one so that the world may believe" (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity. Congregations and parishes all over the world exchange preachers or arrange special ecumenical celebrations and prayer services. The event that touches off this special experience is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity usually celebrated between 18-25 January, coinciding with the feasts of St Peter and St Paul. Discover more.Download the pdf guidelines here.
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Bishops to Meet Refugees During Holy Land Visit
Bishops from around the world are set to visit Christian communities in Gaza, Bethlehem and refugees in Jordan as part of the annual meeting for the Holy Land Coordination.
Bishop Declan Lang of the Diocese of Clifton in the UK will lead the delegation of bishops from Europe, South Africa and North America on the trip to the Holy Land from January 7 to 14. Learn more.
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Overcoming a Globalization of Indifference
This prayer service invites groups into a space of positive energy and the recognition of the goodness of humanity in order to answer Pope Francis's call to end a "globalization of indifference."
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The Know Your Neighbor Coalition
We need to develop a greater understanding of one another - beyond the caricatures and the sound bites - because knowing our neighbors matters. More importantly, we believe a deeper understanding in one another reveals our common humanity.We have faith in each other, and we have some great stories to share. Find out more.
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Breaking Bread Together
Here in Kabul, over breakfast with Afghan Peace Volunteers, or APVs, discover the key elements of the conflict resolution and peer mediation "train the trainers" workshops that Ellis Brooks, with Voices for Creative Nonviolence-UK, had facilitated. The APV is a grassroots group of ordinary multi-ethnic Afghans seeking a life of nonviolence. Discover more.
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NETWORK Associate Program
NETWORK Associate Program is an 11-month intensive educational and professional development experience in legislative advocacy rooted in Catholic principles of social justice. Designed to cultivate growth into a career in the advocacy, politics, policy, or non-profit arenas through first-hand experience, associates will develop practical, translatable skills as they contribute to the ongoing NETWORK mission. Applications for the 2016-2017 Associate year are being accepted through January 31, 2016. Learn more.
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The 2015 Creative Activist Awards
In appreciation for activists who have gone beyond the ordinary, mobilized magnificent resources, turned commonplace objects into magic wielding wands, or fabricated harbingers of even more technologically advanced and nuanced stunts, here are the 2015 Creative Activist Awards from Waging Non Violence.
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 The Fall/Winter 2015 edition of the Xaverian Mission Newsletter is available online. This issue highlights the Profession of Sister Susana Jimenez XMM; a Catechist in Sierra Leone who is also a Muslim; Outreach to the Burmese in Thailand; the Parliament of the World's Religions; St Guido Conforti's legacy and more...
FOUNDER of the XAVERIAN MISSIONARIES Saint Guido Maria Conforti Our "missionary to the world" became a saint on World Mission Sunday, October 23, 2011. Now there is a mobile friendly version of our website dedicated to him. Click here to discover more.
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