In a March 17, 2025, statement, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) cited estimates that the number of undocumented persons living in this country who came as children exceeds three million. For a majority of these Dreamers, the ...

As has been noted in our weekly bulletin, the movie “Romero” is being shown Sunday afternoon, March 23, at 3:00 p.m. in the parish hall. Archbishop St. Oscar Romero was...

A group of nine U.S. bishops will lead a nine-day prayer service for migrants and refugees in an online series from March 14-22, overlapping the feasts of St. Patrick and St. Joseph, traditionally observed by Irish, Italian, and Polish immigrants...

Last week, MMOC parishioners distributed a booklet about Metropolitan Congregations United (MCU) and their work during 2024. MMOC is a congregation member, along with over 30 area congregations of many faith traditions. MCU identifies its core issue work: environmental justice, campaigning to ensure equal protection from environmental and health hazards; breaking the ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), through their Justice for Immigrants initiative, urges Catholics to contact their Congressional members to protect the persecuted. They cite the ...

Did you know that, according to the annual report on homelessness by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, more than 770,000 people were living in shelters or outside in January 2024? This number is up 18% from the 2023 count and is the largest number since HUD began the count in 2007. It is likely...

World Social Justice Day is February 20, 2025. In 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed this date to promote social justice and raise awareness about worldwide issues such as poverty, gender inequality, unemployment and human rights. The theme for this year’s observance is...

February is Black History Month. This year’s theme, identified by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is African Americans and Labor, focusing on the various and profound ways that work of all kinds—free and unfree, skilled and unskilled, vocational and voluntary—intersect with the collective experiences of Black people. Black people’s work has been ...

The value of work involving care for small children, the sick, disabled and elderly is an important component of Catholic Social Teaching which emphasizes human dignity, fostering solidarity with the vulnerable, and the common good. The demographics of longer lives and smaller families mean more...

As the new year unfolds, let’s turn our attention and prayer toward a more peaceful and equitable world. Catholic Relief Services sent out this beautiful and thoughtful prayer for peace. Father of Jesus, You who sent your angels to ...

Did you know that climate change is threatening children’s education around the world? Globally, extreme weather events are closing schools for days and sometimes weeks. While the greatest impact is felt in Asia and Africa, a recent estimate suggests that closures due to heat are increasing quickly in the United States as well. UNICEF studies reveal that children today are experiencing twice as...

A former athlete and alum from Oakville Senior High, Magdalen Pike, has founded a nonprofit, Passback, to “upcycle” used sports equipment of all kinds ranging from balls and cones to uniforms and bags. The donated items go to ...

As we draw close to the end of the Advent season, we at MMOC have been blessed with many resources in our bulletin that enrich our preparation for Christ’s birth. The Laudato Si’ movement has provided a beautiful prayer that celebrates this joyful event in the context of God as our creator. We are guided to...

Climate change is exacerbating disparities in health care in countries around the world. Dr. Vanessa Kerry, special envoy for ...

As the holidays approach, there are steps we can take to shop in ways that protect our planet. Buy only what you or the recipient actually need; ask yourself if these purchases contribute to satisfaction of a need or to the person’s well-being. Consider ...

The Education for Justice newsletter, published by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, cites data from the United Nations estimating that by the close of 2022, over 670 million people (just under 10% of global population) remained in extreme poverty, defined as ...

Prayer After the Elections As the U.S. elections come to a close, Help us to reflect not just on the elections’ outcomes But also, on their significance for charting The path to a just future for all....

The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus of the United States voted to designate November as Black Catholic History Month in 1990. November marks a time when the Church prays for all saints and...

Recycle Dental Hygiene Items Mary Mother of the Church will join with St. Francis Xavier College Church to recycle used dental hygiene items through...

The Association of the Miraculous Medal has offered this “Prayer for an Election”: Lord God, as the election approaches, we seek to better understand the issues and concerns that confront our city/state/country, and how the Gospel compels us to ...