The Assisi Project
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A Fellowship of Franciscans in Spirit Live the Gospel. Share God's Love. Rebuild the Church. Maine - Massachusetts - Assisi assisiproject.com
"I prayed that God would show me when I am his servant and when not, because I want nothing more than to be his servant. The Lord answered most graciously: 'Know that you are truly my servant when you think, say, and do what is holy.'" #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #MirrorOfPerfection #LiveTheGospel
"We ourselves need to see, and then to enable others to see, that migrants and refugees do not only represent a problem to be solved, but are brothers and sisters to be welcomed, respected and loved." #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove #WelcomeTheStranger
"Hoarding and waste are two sides of the same evil: greed. This spiritual sickness numbs the senses, which become intoxicated with wealth to the point of making people forget those who weep from hunger and cry out from thirst (8-2-26)." #PopeLeoXIV
Our world is tormented by greed, war, lies, corruption, and injustice. We long for clear voices, courageous voices, prophetic voices to speak for peace, truth, and justice. Voices for living together in love and friendship. Voices for fraternity. Let these be our voices. assisiproject.com
"In the face of an opulence that reeks of decay, we find the outstretched hands of those who have no nourishment, the burned homes of those who have no peace (8-2-26)." #PopeLeoXIV
"A truly human and fraternal society will be capable of ensuring in an efficient and stable way that each of its members is accompanied at every stage of life; not only by providing for their basic needs, but by enabling them to give the best of themselves." #PopeFrancis assisiproject.com
"Every time you read in the Quran or the Bible that God speaks to someone, it is always the same message: 'Get up and take action.' Abraham, go! Moses, get up and go! Jonah. Muhammad. Jesus. Go do something." #FutureIsPeace #MakePeace #PrayForPeace
In our new podcast, Brother Patrick reflects on fraternity and the bonds of love, respect, and mutual support that have the power to keep God's family together. #Fraternity #BrotherPatrick #AssisiProjectPodcast assisiproject.com
"I want to do God's will without paying attention to myself, my comfort, or my rest." #BlessedZdenkaSchelingova #Martyr #LiveTheGospel
"The preferential option for the poor is almost always a preferential option against a country's elites." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/ther...
Is there a Catholic form of populism?
"Populism usually has an angry edge to it, and Catholicism always favors a more irenic approach," writes NCR's Michael Sean Winters.
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"In the light of the Gospel, that the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person (CCC 2267)." #LiveTheGospel www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Florida executes man in first of two lethal injections planned in single day
Governor Ron DeSantis has made the state’s death chamber the nation’s busiest at the end of his final term
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"It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us…Bring love into your home, for this is where our love for each other begins." #MotherTeresa #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther
"The impatience that fumes at others and damns them (especially whole classes, races, and nations) is a sign of weakness that is still unliberated, still not tracked by the Blood of Christ, and still a stranger to the Cross." #ThomasMerton
"Continue this fight. Never give up your right to speak out, protect your neighbor, your community, and don't forget to spend time with those you love." #SusanPretti #AlexPretti #PrayForAmerica
"You can't claim to love the country if you hate half of the people in it." #WesMoore #PrayForAmerica
“For me, a nun, not to go to mass on Sunday, not to receive communion, it was very, very heartbreaking for me." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Texas nun detained by ICE speaks out for first time: ‘It was very heartbreaking for me’
Sister Leticia Ugboaja says she went into a cold sweat as ICE officers approached her in McAllen on her way to church
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"The great obligation of the Christian, especially now, is to prove himself a disciple of Christ by hating no one, that is to say, by condemning no one, rejecting no one (1963)." #ThomasMerton #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther
"True defenders of doctrine are not those who uphold its letter, but its spirit; not theories but people; not rules but the gift of God's love and mercy." #PopeFrancis
As our fellowship and home parishes mourn the sudden death of our friend, Father Ben Madu, all are invited to pray and reflect on his farewell message to our parishes: "Goodbye from My Heart." #PrayTogether #GrieveTogether assisiproject.com
"The people of earth need a triple mercy: sorrow for their sins, penance to atone for them, and strength to do good." #SaintBridgetOfSweden
"Peace seeks witnesses...Alongside renowned men and women, peace is embodied by little-known protagonists who followed their own conscience." #PopeLeoXIV #MakePeace #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo XIV: Peace is built through disarmament, not nuclear weapons - Vatican News
The Vatican Publishing House releases a new book by Pope Leo XIV entitled Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift. Edited by Alessandro Banfi, the ...
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"We cannot ask the powerful people in the world for peace if we do not begin to live it out ourselves, starting with our daily relationships: in our families, in our homes, in our cities, in the workplace." #PopeLeoXIV #MakePeace #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo XIV: Peace is built through disarmament, not nuclear weapons - Vatican News
The Vatican Publishing House releases a new book by Pope Leo XIV entitled Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift. Edited by Alessandro Banfi, the ...
vaticannews.va
"God is not found in neat and orderly places distant from reality, but walks always at our side. He meets us where we are on the often rocky roads of life." #PopeFrancis
“Our hope is that the State of Maine investigate how it is possible that a person so ill-suited could have been handed a gun, a badge and cloaked with the authority of the Federal government.” #PrayForAmerica www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/20/m...
Family of man shot by ICE in Maine calls for criminal charges to be brought against the agent - The Boston Globe
“Our hope is that the State recommends criminal charges against the agent who shot and killed Johan Sebastián," Benjamin Gideon, the family's attorney, said in a statement to the Globe.
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"We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric, racial prejudice, and violence and for a renewed commitment to recognizing the inherent dignity of every person as a child of God." #PrayForAmerica www.usccb.org/news/2026/ac...
“Acts That Diminish or Disregard the Dignity of Any Person or Group of People Should Never Be Normalized in Our Society,” Say Bishop Garcia and Bishop Cahill
In light of several recent immigration enforcement encounters resulting in the loss of life, Bishop Garcia and Bishop Cahill issued the following pastoral re...
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