Cultural Diversity in the Church

Pilgrims of Hope: Walking Together Towards the Kingdom of God

By: Most Rev. Robert Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn and chairman of the USCCB Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church

Years ago, a good friend taught me a chant of sorts that we would use when leading groups on pilgrimages. “We are on a pilgrimage, not a vacation.  When we are on pilgrimage, we never complain about anything, because we are on a pilgrimage, not a vacation.”  Repeating the chant and emphasizing certain words with the pilgrims provided a humorous way to set a tone. 

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Pilgrims of Hope: Beating at the Rhythm of Christ’s Heart

By: Maria del Mar Muñoz-Visoso, M.T.S.| Executive Director, Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church, USCCB

In a prior column, I reflected on the Holy Father’s call to become Pilgrims of Hope during this Jubilee Year 2025. But with so much happening in the world —fires and other natural and human-made disasters and accidents, unending wars, political polarization, civil unrest and loss of confidence in our public institutions, egregious violations of human life and dignity, and, more disturbingly, the lack of any sense of compassion or a true understanding of the common good on the part of some of our leaders and legislators— it is tempting to fall into despair. 

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What's New and Key Documents

• Message: Lunar New Year - Opportunity for Renewing Faith Journey

• Resource: National Black Catholic Congress Pastoral Plan - Write the Vision: A Prophetic Call to Thrive

• Fall/Winter Newsletter: One Church Many Cultures The Good News of Cultural Diversity

• Resource: Keeping Christ's Sacred Promise: A Pastoral Framework for Indigenous People

• Resource: Missionary Disciples Going Forth with Joy A National Pastoral Plan For Hispanic/Latino Ministry

Click for the English PDF and the Spanish PDF  Click to purchase a bilingual printed copy of the National Pastoral Plan. 

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