AUSCP

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism Part 2
2024-02-21 - 2024-02-22 | Online
The program is part of the three-year strategic plan to combat racism provided by the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests Anti-racism Team. All are welcome and you may invite others to join. You need not have attended previous sessions and may switch between these sessions as you wish.
Year 3 Task: Dismantle Structural and Deeply Systemic Racism in our American Society
Two sessions will be offered: Wednesday afternoons and Thursday evenings:
Wednesday, February 14, 21, 28, & March 6 (2:30-4:00 PM ET) or
Thursday, February 15, 22, 29, & March 7 (7:30-9:00 PM ET)
The sessions will be moderated by Rev. John Judie and Susan and Paul Sherman.
Contact Paul (sherman.paul@twc.com) to register.

Retreat for Gay Priests, Brothers and Deacons
2024-02-19 - 2024-02-22 | Siena Retreat Center, 5637 Erie Street, Racine, WI, United States
Note: This event is listed as a resource for our members. The AUSCP does not endorse any program offering.

Retreat Description
The retreat will help participants to see and experience some of the ways that Christ does in fact set us free: as humans, as gay men, and as church representatives.
Retreatants will examine methods to help negotiate our way into living more fully in the post-clerical Church which is coming upon us all. Our roles, talents, and commitments are taking an ever more relational and ever less juridical turn, and our vocations are being understood very differently from anything we imagined when we entered the clergy or religious life.

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism Part 1
2024-02-14 - 2024-02-15 | Online

What Happened at the Synod?
2024-02-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
What Happened at the Synod?
The Call to Dialogue on Co-responsibility and Women’s Participation in Our Church
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 – 3 PM Eastern Time
Why show up? What is in it for me?
The Synodal Synthesis calls us to “find ways to involve the clergy (deacons, priests, bishops) more actively in the synodal process during the course of the next year.” Alongside this, it asks us “to promote a church in which men and women dialogue together.” This February 7th online webinar is a wonderful opportunity to gather with women and priests from the newly formed Women in the Church AUSCP Working Group. Together, let us create space for the Holy Spirit to move as we live in synodality.

Climate Crisis - View of a Pastor
2023-11-21 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online United States
Tuesday, November 21, 6:30 PM Eastern Time
Fr. John Grace, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, has actively involved his parishioners in implementing Laudato Si’. His parish was selected by the Catholic Climate Covenant to be featured in an upcoming video. He will be interviewed by Fr. Bernie Survil. Participants will be encouraged to express their comments and questions.

CLIMATE CRISIS TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE - NEEDS PARTNERSHIP WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES
2023-11-14 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online United States
You are invited to a presentation on priestly leadership in a time of climate crisis presented by DR. V. RAMANATHAN a renowned scientist at the University of California San Diego and member of the Governing Council of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
This presentation will be an in-person and a zoom conference sponsored the Association of United States Catholic Priests, AUSCP.
Tuesday November 14th, at 6:30 p.m. EST (3:30 p.m. PST)
Join us at the San Diego Pastoral Center or on a zoom conference.
Pope Francis addresses every living being on the planet saying: “we are witnessing a disturbing warming of the climactic system…mainly as a result of human activity…based on the intensive use of fossil fuels.” (LS par. 23) “We need to strengthen the conviction that we are one single family. There is no …room for the “globalization of indifference.” (Par. 52)
Dr. Ramanathan stated at a conference in San Diego, “Laudato Si’ is the best thing ever written on the human dimension of climate change. He is now co-organizing a Climate Resilience Summit for Mayors and Governors at the Vatican in 2024.. .
Dr. Ram is calling all Catholic priests to become informed and to display moral and spiritual leadership in your parishes and communities. JOIN US!

Priests Retreat 2023: Loyola Spirituality Center
2023-11-12 - 2023-11-17
In-person and via Zoom

From Sunday, November 12 at 7:30 pm to Friday, November 17 after brunch
Location:
Franciscan Retreats & Spirituality Center
Prior Lake, MN

About The Retreat

This annual retreat for priests and deacons has evolved over the years to meet the needs for silent reflection, prayer, conversation and community. It includes morning prayer with a reflective conference, evening prayer, and Liturgy and a centering prayer session each day. There is conversation at noon and evening meals, the rest of the times is silent.
Each retreatant will have the opportunity to meet privately with a spiritual director to reflect on the daily movements of the Spirit in his life.
The retreat will be directed by members of the Loyola staff, and others, who are professional spiritual directors and experienced in retreat ministry. The role of retreat director is to support the retreatant in noticing the reality of God’s presence and activity in their life.
Included each day:

Individual session with a retreat director
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Group centering prayer
Morning prayer & conference
Evening prayer

Massage is available upon request for an additional fee, payable to the massage therapist. The deadline to reserve a massage slot is Thursday, November 10th.

Immigration for Dummies: Understanding the American Immigration System
2023-11-08 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Online United States
This presentation will provide an overview of the history of immigration law; an overview of the different facets of the American immigration law as it is today. The webinar will address some of the most common misconceptions regarding American immigration law. There will be a short time for questions.
Presented by Michael Richard: Legal Director of Immigration Legal Services Diocese of Baton Rouge Louisiana
The webinar is scheduled for November 8, 2023 at 3:00PM (Eastern)

The 2023 Synod: Historical, Theological and Practical Perspectives
2023-11-02 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania, Ohio, 43560
Dear Friends and Readers:
For those of you in the Toledo area, I am giving my second lecture of this academic year on Thursday November 2, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Franciscan Center Theater on the campus of Lourdes University. Entitled “The 2023 Synod: Historical, Theological and Practical Perspectives,” the lecture will concentrate on providing a context for interpreting the dynamics and results of the historic Synod meeting in Rome during the month of October.
No reservations are necessary. General admission is $10 (cash or check only) payable at the door.
Some points to note:

Students, nuns, priests and persons with financial limitations are welcome to attend for free – just walk into the auditorium.
No background notes will be available.
If all goes well this lecture will eventually be available on my website: frjimbacik.org

I hope this will provide another opportunity to stay in touch.
Fr. Jim Bacik

Lecture with Fr. Jim Bacik: Should the Catholic Church Ordain Women Deacons?
2023-09-28 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania, Ohio, 43560
About the Lecture
For those of you in the Toledo area, I am giving my first lecture of this academic year on Thursday September 28, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Franciscan Center Theater on the campus of Lourdes University. Entitled “Should the Catholic Church Ordain Women Deacons: Pros and Cons.” The lecture will examine scriptural, historical, theological, and practical arguments. No reservations are necessary. General admission is $10 (cash or check only) payable at the door.
Some points to note:

Students, nuns, priests and persons with financial limitations are welcome to attend for free – just walk into the auditorium.
No background notes will be available.
If all goes well this lecture will eventually be available on my website: frjimbacik.org

I hope this will provide another opportunity to stay in touch.
– Fr. Jim Bacik

We Are in This Together: Retreat for Priests
2023-09-18 - 2023-09-22
Retreat for Priests
September 18-22, 2023
Msgr. Joseph DiSciacca
Priests are servant leaders called to serve as pastors. Jesus modeled servant leadership for his followers, and as priests, we take direction from Jesus’s example. Ordained and united in the priesthood of Jesus Christ, we live this servant leadership through the celebration of the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist, with the people of God. We preach the Word of God and spread God’s good news to the world through our preaching. As priests and pastors, we pray with and for the Church and the world, in the service of all God’s people. This retreat will explore the concept of servant leadership and how we might, as brother priests, become better servants so that we can lead God’s people in worship, prayer, and the celebration of the sacraments.
The retreat begins at 4:00 p.m. on Monday and concludes at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
Offering: $475

OUR MISSION: LEAVENING HUMANKIND IN TODAY'S WORLD
2023-09-06 16:00 - 2023-10-18 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online United States
The Vatican II Documents webinar series, Our Mission: Leavening Humankind in Today’s World, will restart on Wednesday, September 6 @ 4pm ET. AUSCP’s 2023 Webinars regarding the Second Vatican Council through September and October will refresh our awareness and application of 5 Vatican II documents from the full 16 documents of the Council. Dr. Joseph Torma will again be the presenter. Fr. Bob Bonnot will serve as Moderator.
The laity functions in society and culture as leaven in the dough of the world. Their mission is to make our world what God wants. That makes it critical that individuals who function singly and together as leaven receive the training and direction necessary for this role, this ministry, this service to God’s People. For the first time since the fourth century A.D., all 100% of the baptized, rather than only the 1% clergy, have been explicitly called by the Church to grow the fullness of Christian life in today’s world.
The following five documents were approved by the Council in different years from 1963 to 1965. One of them was a Constitution (there are 4 of them) — Dei Verbum/Divine Revelation. The other four are either a declaration (there are 3 of them) or a decree (there are 9 of them). The variety of topics and types remain applicable to the life of the Church today. All of them continue to challenge us in one way or another, enriching our approach to the two synods coming up in 2023 and 2024. We invite all to join us. All sessions are scheduled at 4pm ET on Wednesdays.
These are the dates and the topics:
September 6 — Revelation as addressed by Dei Verbum
September 13 — Non-Christian Religions as addressed by Nostra Aetate
October 4 — Eastern Catholic Churches as addressed by Orientalium Ecclesiarum
October 11 — Ecumenism as addressed by Unitatis Redintegratio
October 18 — Social Communications Media addressed by Inter Mirifica.

Session 2.4 - AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism
2023-08-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
The program is part of the three-year strategic plan to combat racism provided by the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests Anti-racism Team. All are welcome and you may invite others to join.
Year 2 Task: Acknowledge and Address the Sins of Racism in our Church. Research and identify the Church’s role in upholding racist practices, historically and presently.
You need not have attended previous sessions and may switch between these as you wish.
The sessions will be moderated by Susan and Paul Sherman.
Contact Paul (sherman.paul@twc.com) to register.

Session 1.4 - AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism
2023-08-28 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online

The Sixtieth Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
2023-08-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Copley Hall, Georgetown University
On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was a turning point in the moral struggle and journey toward greater racial and economic justice in the United States. Civil rights, religious, and labor leaders helped organize the march, calling for an end to segregation and racial discrimination, as well as advocating for fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long-overdue civil rights protections. At the end of the march, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. challenged America, saying “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’”
Sixty years later we continue to face fundamental moral challenges in overcoming racism and honoring “a promise that all… would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” This in-person and online dialogue will examine what more needs to be done to advance freedom, equality, and justice for all. How are we keeping Dr. King’s dream alive? And where are we falling short? What are the responsibilities of Catholics and other people of faith to make this dream a reality?
Participants include Sr. Anita Baird, DHM, Marc Morial, Andrew Prevot, and Lauren Reliford.

Session 2.3 - AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism
2023-08-23 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online

Session 1.3 - AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism
2023-08-21 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online

Session 2.2 - AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism
2023-08-16 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online

Session 1.2 - AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism
2023-08-14 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online

2023 AUSCP Assembly, June 12-15, 2023
2023-06-12 10:00 - 2023-06-15 12:00 (America/Chicago) | University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala’ Park San Diego, CA 92110 United States
We welcome your participation in the 2023 AUSCP Assembly: Unity through Synodality
Please indicate which option or options you are choosing. Note that there is no additional cost for retreat participation or for requesting handicapped lodging.

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 4.1
2023-05-31 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online
This is part of the three-year strategic plan to combat racism provided by the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests Anti-racism Team. Join us in taking Steps 4 & 5: Self-evaluate and Self-report in Year One of our Strategic Plan on Anti-racism. Two sessions will be offered: Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evenings.
You need not have attended previous groups and are free to switch between these as you wish. The sessions will be moderated by Susan and Paul Sherman.
Contact Paul (sherman.paul@twc.com) to register.

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 4
2023-05-30 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online

The Workings of the Catholic Farm Worker Network
2023-05-25 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Online United States
(Time of webinar is based on Eastern Time Zone)
Rev Tom Florek SJ, who is the director of the Catholic Farm Worker Network, has had many years of service in the ministry of Migrant Farmworkers and has much to share with us about what the group does; how it helps the workers and how it benefits our economy. You are invited to join us for this time together with Tom.

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 3.1
2023-05-24 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 3
2023-05-23 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online

"Vatican II Was Not a Failure" with Fr. Jim Bacik
2023-05-18 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania, Ohio, 43560
From Fr. Jim Bacik:
For those of you in the Toledo area, I am doing my fourth and final lecture of this academic year on Thursday May 18, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Franciscan Center Theater on the campus of Lourdes University. The title is “Vatican II was not a failure: It succeeded in empowering the laity.” This lecture will highlight the great contributions baptized women and men have made to revitalize parish life and will suggest ways the Council prompts further efforts to humanize the world.
Some points to note:

For the first 100 people attending there will be a free copy of my latest book: “The Catholic Spiritual Journey: Responding to Today’s Challenges.”
There is no pre-registration but you can pay $10.00 that evening at the door by cash or check.
Students, nuns, priests and persons with financial limitations are welcome to attend for free – just walk into the auditorium.
No background notes will be available.
I hope this lecture will eventually be available on my website.

I hope this will provide another opportunity to stay in touch.
Fr. Jim Bacik
About Fr. Bacik
Fr. Jim Bacik, is an AUSCP member and former Assembly presenter, and frequent contributor to our site’s blog. Click HERE for several blog articles by Fr. Bacik.

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 2.1
2023-05-17 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 2
2023-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 1.1
2023-05-10 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 1
2023-05-09 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online
