Closing its 15th Annual Assembly in June, the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP) unveiled a bold new vision for the organization’s future and adopted a fresh multi-year Strategic Plan. Both are aimed at deepening the association’s synodal mission and broadening its reach among priests across the United States.
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Association of U.S. Catholic Priests Concludes 15th Annual Assembly in St. Louis
Centered on the theme “Building the Future: Church, Priesthood, and Global Engagement,” the
assembly brought together ordained priests and lay Friends to deliberate on structural renewal, global
migration, and the evolving role of pastoral leadership within a modern, relational Church.
A prisoner of conscience is dying, and the world is silent
“Silence is not always golden. Often, it is simply complicity with injustice. This is certainly the case for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, a prisoner of conscience near death in an Israeli prison.”
A British Catholic’s open letter to the President of the United States
Faith, Mr President, cannot be coerced, silenced, sued in a courtroom or bombed to destruction (or back to the stone ages). It cannot be manufactured in south-east Asia, Silicon Valley or JPL Pasadena.
Justice Bulletin Board | Suggestions for Living Laudato Si’
We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now — Romans 8:22
Wisdom Wednesday | July 8th
Welcome to our post-Independence Day collection of news and views. It is Summertime for many, including Pope Leo XIV. We will search for wisdom in this time of hot weather and high water, and uncertainty about the climate.
Celebrating Independence Day 2026 Inspired by the Virtue of Solidarity
Let us pray that our anniversary celebration of Independence Day this year will not only be a relaxing and enjoyable day of family gatherings, good food and fireworks, but will also serve as a springboard to a renewed and sustained common effort to live up to the high aspirations of the Declaration of Independence, inspired by the virtue of solidarity.
Wisdom Wednesday | July 1st
Welcome! We seek wisdom today from a variety of sources – including a religious community returning indigenous land, Independence Day, seekers for holiness among queer saints, and even from the Supreme Court that upheld Birthright Citizenship.
Justice Bulletin Board | Week of July 5th
The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love. The Lord is good to all, compassionate to every creature. — Psalm 145: 8-9