The Assisi Project

Are we winning yet?

On August 31, 1982, John Leary died of a heart attack while running in Boston Common. He was just 24 years old. In her grief, a good friend said: “Compassion for others had become the dominant experience of his life." Learn more about John Leary, everyday saint and pilgrim of hope! assisiproject.com

"Those who believe in God, those who believe in Jesus Christ and his Gospel, know that the heart of the Gospel is the news to the poor." #PopeFrancis #Hope

"God forgives with affection, not by decree." #PopeFrancis #Hope #WeAreFrancis

"We are not expecting Utopia here on this earth. But God meant things to be much easier than we have made them (1948)." #DorothyDay

Jesus wept (John 11:35).

In this week's message, Father Jim reflects on the upcoming "Saint Michael's Lent" and invites us to join him in a season of prayer and fasting for the Holy Father's intentions of peace, truth, and injustice in suffering world. #Pray #Fast #Give #SaintMichael #SaintFrancisOfAssisi ccgronline.com

"Unless humility and love, simplicity and goodness regulate our prayer, this prayer -- or rather this pretense of prayer -- cannot profit us at all." #SaintMarkariosOfEgypt #Humility #Love

"The fullness of our existence does not depend on what we store up or, as we heard in the Gospel, on what we possess. Rather, fullness has to do with what we joyfully welcome and share." #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove #RebuildMyChurch

"Pray for us that we may be a sign of the love of Christ for our people, that our presence among them will fortify them to endure these sufferings in preparation for the coming of the Kingdom." #StanleyRother #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove

A tale of spiritual resilience from the heart of Gaza - Vatican News In this letter from Gaza, a young woman, displaced by Israeli bombings, who has found shelter in the compound of the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, ...

"Over 18,000 children have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war. That’s an average of 28 children a day, the size of a classroom, gone." #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/world/new...

"Wisdom belongs to those who get up again, to those who move forward. It belongs to those who don't spend their time complaining but get back into the game. It belongs to those whose hearts don't harden with resentment and selfishness but who embrace life. Always." #PopeFrancis #Hope #Wisdom

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

"The threat is from leaders who are 'walking versions of the dark triad' – narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Prayer is living in the heart of God -- a heart of justice, peace, and righteousness." #HenriNouwen #PrayForAmerica

In our new podcast, Brother Patrick reflects on the life and legacy of John Leary, who loved to pray, run, and work hard for the coming of the peaceable kingdom. Now more than ever, let's pray together! #BrotherPatrick #JohnLeary #PilgrimsOfHope #AssisiProjectPodcast assisiproject.com

"Each of us should find ways to communicate Jesus wherever we are (EG 121).” #PopeFrancis #WeAreFrancis

Cardinal Zuppi: We must put an end to war before it puts an end to us - Vatican News 40,000 young Italians gather in St. Peter’s Square for the Jubilee event “You are Peter”, dedicated to peacemaking. They hear from Cardinal Zuppi and ...

"Humanity must put an end to war or war will put an end to humanity." #CardinalZuppi #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...

"Persecutions are to the works of God what the frosts of winter are to plants; far from destroying them, they help them to strike their roots deep in the soil and make them more full of life." #SaintAlphonsusLiguori

Editorial: Amid 'Alligator Alcatraz,' where are Catholic voices — and the bishops? "Alligator Alcatraz" will likely become historical shorthand for President Trump's unmitigated and escalating cruelty. Catholics must denounce this American concentration camp and speak out for the pe...

"Indiscriminate mass deportation that upends the rule of law and reduces people to trauma victims in a politically motivated drama is anti-Christian...It is evidence of Satan in our midst." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

"All of us need to ask the Lord to heal our way of communicating, not only so that we may be more effective, but also so that we may avoid wounding others with our words (7-30-25)." #PopeLeoXIV

Editorial: Amid 'Alligator Alcatraz,' where are Catholic voices — and the bishops? "Alligator Alcatraz" will likely become historical shorthand for President Trump's unmitigated and escalating cruelty. Catholics must denounce this American concentration camp and speak out for the pe...

"As the people of God, we risk history's judgment that will ask what the church did during this era of indiscriminate cruelty." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

Pure propaganda. CNN is dead.

"A good tango can make even silence dance." #PopeFrancis #Hope

Editorial: Amid 'Alligator Alcatraz,' where are Catholic voices — and the bishops? "Alligator Alcatraz" will likely become historical shorthand for President Trump's unmitigated and escalating cruelty. Catholics must denounce this American concentration camp and speak out for the pe...

"Alligator Alcatraz is a catchy name for an American concentration camp deep...The name will likely carry on in history as shorthand for President Donald Trump's unmitigated and escalating cruelty." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

US placed on rights watchlist over health of its civil society under Trump International non-profit Civicus says ‘sustained attacks on civic freedoms’ put US on par with El Salvador and Kenya

“The United States appears to be sliding deeper into the quicksands of authoritarianism." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"Let the wisdom of Christ be your compass." #PopeLeoXIV

"Everything that is truly good and beautiful, of inward moral, spiritual, and sublime beauty in men and their works, comes from God." #VanGogh

Dreaming of a church where LGBTQ+ Catholics could participate fully Something profoundly meaningful happens within a community where you are fully loved, welcomed and accepted, writes columnist Max Kuzma: Your relationship with God, and with the church itself, is tran...

"This is the banner we fly: a banner of peace, courage and unwavering faith in the God who loves us as we are." #RebuildMyChurch www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

"All of us are called to offer others an explicit witness to the saving love of the Lord, who despite our imperfections, offers us his closeness, his word, and his strength, and gives meaning to our lives (EG 121).” #PopeFrancis assisiproject.com

Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured ‘state-sanctioned torture’, lawyers say Venezuelans back home under Maduro-Trump deal tell of isolation, beatings and dirty water – ‘a living nightmare’

"There must be justice for all those who suffered this torture.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...