Each According to Their Own Need
In the Acts of the Apostles, the early Church is described as living in community. They ate their meals together, prayed with each other, and "would sell their property and possessions and divide them ...
One in Christ, United in Mission
In 1926, Pope Pius XI established World Mission Sunday, an annual day to celebrate the mission of the Church. His purpose was to unite the whole of the Catholic world in prayerful support of the missions. ...
Telling the Stories
Here in the Mission Office, we oversee many programs; all of them have a different place in the family quilt that make up the four Pontifical Mission Societies. One of our more visible programs is for ...
The Work of Your Hands in the Missions
Imagine if it were your hands that changed a life forever. Imagine if there were people in ministry at this very moment because of you. If you are a donor to The Society of St. Peter Apostle, ...
Waiting for the Mail
As a child, one of my favorite times of the day was when Mr. Buonomo, our mailman, would pull up to our house. Although there was rarely anything for me, the possibility was still there, and it made me ...
Where Were You When the Lights Went On?
Many people of a certain age know the answer to the opposite question in our title because in 1965, a great blackout was experienced across parts of Canada and much of the Northeast corridor. About 30 ...
Honor the 'Mothers' in Your Life with a Gift to the Missions
The Crowleys were a family of seven in the suburbs; hand-me-downs and second-hand toys were the norm. My mother used to say there was "too much month left at the end of the money," but there was always ...
A Big Black Case and Evangelizing in the Airport
When missionaries visit our office, sometimes they "go shopping" in our storage closet. Parishes donate their surplus vestments and sacred vessels to us, and we, in turn, make them available to clergy ...
