Challenge & Promise of Peace - Cornerstone Conference

Challenge & Promise of Peace: Join Catholic U. Professor Maryann Cusimano Love for this August 11-13 retreat/workshop that will explore the development of Catholic teaching on peace from Vatican II to Pope Francis. You will also get to enjoy the quiet beauty of the Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center for two nights. Teachers will be able to earn 12 clock hours. For more information and to register, click here.

Cornerstone Catholic Conference: Come, join the Bishops of Washington State! Be inspired and educated in the Gospel call to care for our brothers and sisters who are unborn, poor, marginalized, or at the end of life. Among the presentations are:

• Immaculee Ilibagiza and her story of faith, forgiveness, and healing from the Rwandan genocide
• Serrin Foster - The Feminist Case Against Abortion
• Bishop Robert McElroy - Building a Church for the Poor

Early bird pricing for this October 24-25 conference ends July 1^st. For the detailed program and to register, please visit www.cornerstonecatholic.com.

Pope Francis & World Cup 2014 &
#KickPoverty: Earlier today, Pope Francis issued a special video message
concerning the World Cup and said, "Sport is a school for peace - it
teaches us how to build peace." Twelve of the countries CRS works in have
made it to the World Cup. Tomorrow Cameroon plays Mexico. Half of the people in
these two countries live on less than $2 per day. That's way too many people
struggling just to survive. Check out the CRS website.




In Christ's peace,
Jim Thomas, OCFF