Sharing Christ Across Cultures and Faiths
Click for Fresh News of the Xaverian Missionaries Worldwide Network – October 12, 2024
Prayer of the Missionary
The mission begins and ends with prayer because God Himself is the source and culmination of everything. The missionary must be a person of prayer, actively contemplative, striving to deepen their knowledge of Jesus, see, seek, and find God in all things. These are the prayer experiences of two of our brothers (Bank and Meti) who are becoming missionaries in Thailand.
The Xaverian Missionaries of the USA and the United Kingdom collaborated to unite religious and secular people in a unique dialogue and exchange. Since then, we have organized special conferences in Scotland (2013) and Rutgers University, New Jersey (2015). Shortly afterward, we began a Meetup for a monthly exchange of religious and secular friends, which has continued to the present. Join us for fascinating conversations about pressing issues and concerns we all share. Contact us here.
The Final Fatima Days Celebration for 2024
Contact our office at holliston@xaverianmissionaries.org or 508.429.2144.
Mission Month of October and Interfaith Dialogue Opportunities
The Metrowest Interfaith Community, based at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, offers three Saturdays of bridge-building opportunities for our mulitfaith neighbors in the Archdiocese of Boston.
- Saturday, October 19, is Open Mosque Day at the Islamic Society of Greater Milford, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m in Hopkinton.
- Saturday, October 26, 2:30 pm, Exploring the Prophet Muhammad’s relationship with Christians of his time with Christian and Muslim speakers at the Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland.
- Saturday, November 3 at Temple Beth Torah, 2:30 pm, Jewish, Christian, and Muslims share around the acclaimed book, The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan. More information is at https://hollistoninterfaith.org
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LISTENING TO THOSE WHO LEFT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
In America the landscape of the Catholic Church is changing dramatically, as is all religious communities and institutions. The new mission of the Xaverian Missionaries seeks to engage with our Catholic tradition to all outside of the church, Christianity, and even religion itself. The departure of those formed in the Catholic faith is felt in every parish. Disaffiliated families make up the majority of Catholic communities throughout the country.
We listen to those who left the church and sacramental practice lovingly and empathetically.
We root ourselves in these departure narratives, learning about their world and how they walk in it.
We gain deeper insight into the needs, longings, and desires of young people and others, and in dialogue with our tradition, we can change our pastoral maps and parish cultures, beginning in Catholic families.
Catholic Interfaith Solidarity
Check out the latest resources and opportunities for Catholics and others to share our lives, faith, and friendship with people of other faiths and traditions. Click here. Other resources for interfaith dialogue may be found here.
