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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
