Thank you for responding to our survey on A-Cross Borders. The majority of you asked to keep it it weekly. But for those of you who prefer monthly we understand if you open it only once a month. :-)
In this issue:
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"The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift"
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ's victory over death. This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to return to God "with all their hearts" (Joel
2:12), to refuse to settle for mediocrity and to grow in friendship with the Lord. Jesus is the faithful friend who never abandons us. Even when we sin, he patiently awaits our return; by that patient expectation, he shows us his readiness to forgive
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Read more.
Creating the Common Good
Download the Center of Concern's Education for Justice March Lenten Calendar for ideas for a very ACTIVE Lent.
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 Xaverian Family News
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Fr. Romo Denny Wahyudi SX
, Xaverian Missionary in Japan, shares videos that he produces based on the Sunday gospel. It's very interesting and a way missionaries are proclaiming Christ today.
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The GYM Experience
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Not What Things Seem to Be
Fr. Carl Chudy SX writes of coping with his Father's Alzheimer's disease in the latest entry in his blog. "Depth, a term I borrowed from a Catholic philosopher and Jesuit, John Haught, refers to this place where we all stand. Haught speaks of key, universal experiences we all have and want more of, whether we are religious or not: depth, future, freedom, beauty, and truth...." Discover more.
Lenten Webinars
March 12th on the topic of Youth and Catholic/Muslim Dialogue. The moderator will be Fr. Carl Chudy SX
March 26th will offer input to enhance both the preparation and follow up for Mission Service Trips that many parish youth programs offer. Fr. Rocco Puopolo SX will moderate that webinar.
April 9th We are inviting you to suggest a topic which you would want us to facilitate that could aid you in better understanding Mission, Intercultural and Inter-religious dialogue.
These are meant to offer youth, youth ministers and anyone interested in youth ministry some practical and time-tested ways of engaging in Inter-religious Dialogue and Youth Service Projects and more!!! If you would like to take part in these webinars,
email Fr. Rocco Puopolo SX to receive more information as well as indicate the topic you would like us to present for that third webinar.
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Conforti Institute
A collection of quality apps created for the season of Lent can be found here. (Note: some are in the process of being updated to 2017.)
Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) Lenten Resources can be found here.
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) Lenten Calendar can be found here.
More links to come in next week's update.
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Lenten Prayer
God of mercy and compassion,
whose creating power called us forth from the dust of the earth
and whose redeeming love fashioned us anew in your divine image,
in this, the acceptable time,
help us to embrace the sacred discipline of
Lent
with broken, humbled hearts
and to come to the blessed joy of the paschal feast
cleansed and renewed.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ,
our reconciliation and our peace,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever. AMEN.
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XAVERIAN MISSION NEWSLETTER
Travel the world with the Xaverian Missionaries. Learn about "Symphonies of Peace" in Japan and miracles of healing in Bangladesh. Read the loving tribute to Fr. Larry Crosara SX and about the ordination of the first Sierra Leone-born Xaverian Missionary. Discover Global Awareness and catch up on the latest world and USA Province news.
Read it here.
FOUNDER of the XAVERIAN MISSIONARIES
Saint Guido Maria Conforti
 FOUNDER of the XAVERIAN MISSIONARY SISTERS OF MARY
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Come Pass It On Again!
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