Sharing Christ with Faiths and Cultures

Memories of the Interfaith Program, Abraham’s Table

Dr. Shahida Balaparya,
Paula Haas – Baha’i Community
Fr. Carl Chudy
Rev. Abigail Johnson – First Congregational Church
Siri Karm Singh Khalsa – Sikh Community
Imam Shaykh Yasir – Islamic Society of Greater Milford
Rabbi Mimi Micner – Temple Beth Torah
Dr. Moni Mahl – Hindu Community

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Abraham’s Table #2 | One Creator: Many Paths, Finding Common Ground

Yesterday, we gathered at ISGM in Hopkinton for our second Abraham’s Table, graciously hosted by The Islamic Society of Greater Milford in Hopkinton, MA.

We are grateful to our speakers Rabbi Mimi Micner, Moni Mahl, Siri Karm Singh Khalsa, Imam Shaykh Yasir, Rev. Abigail Johnson, and Paula Haas for sharing their perspectives and experiences. Special thanks to Fr. Carl Chudy and Dr. Shahida Balaparya, the MetroWest Interfaith Community, our partners, volunteers, and everyone who joined us.

One participant beautifully described interfaith gatherings like Abraham’s Table as a “spiritual gas station,” a place where we can reconnect, recharge with love, peace, tolerance, and mutual understanding, and return to our communities with renewed energy and hope.

📅 Next Abraham’s Table: Sunday, November 22 | 4:00–6:00 PM

📍 Jack Satter House, Revere

We look forward to continuing to build bridges, strengthen relationships, and bring our communities together.

100th Anniversary of World Mission Sunday, October 18, 2026

World Mission Sunday is the Catholic Church’s annual worldwide day of prayer and support for missionary work. Established by Pope Pius XI in 1926 and universally observed since 1927, it is held every year on the second‑to‑last Sunday of October. In 2026, this date falls on 18 October, marking the centenary celebration. See blog post here.

The Xaverian Missionaries USA, as an international missionhttps://xaverianmissionaries.org/%EF%BB%BF/100th-anniversary-of-world-mission-sunday-2026/ary religious congregation in the church, has been committed to this mission for over 130 years, and is presently in 21 countries. Join us in this mission through involvement in our programs at our community centers in Franklin, Wisconsin and Holliston, Massachusetts. Share your time, talent, or treasure for a hope-filled world.

Contact us if you would like to consider a vocation to lay mission work or consecrated life as a missionary religious. Read Pope Leo’s full message here.

On 21 November 2025, more than five thousand people from every region of Sierra Leone walked together towards the north of the country for the national pilgrimage of the Jubilee Year. “It is like a melting pot,” one pilgrim says, “a mixture of people and of stories.” Catholics here are a minority — 5 to 6% — but a living one.

The fifth and final episode of Sierra Leone – Learning Tolerance, titled “What Comes Next?”, takes on the hardest question of all: what future does the Xaverian mission have in Sierra Leone?

Check out previous episodes: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4

Introducing the Xaverian Missionaries USA

Primer on Catholic Global Mission for Parishes and Families

LISTENING TO THOSE WHO LEFT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

In America, the landscape of the Catholic Church is changing dramatically, as is all religious communities and institutions. The new mission of the Xaverian Missionaries seeks to engage with our Catholic tradition to all outside of the church, Christianity, and even religion itself. The departure of those who were formed in the Catholic faith is felt in every parish. Disaffiliated families make up the majority of Catholic communities throughout the country.

See results of studies, interviews with those who left and more

The Latest Xaverian Mission Newsletter

Our newsletter has been published for more than fifty years, simply sharing the news and views of the Xaverian Missionaries USA. It is published four times a year. Our monthly e-newsletter can be found here

Check out Resources for Catholic Interfaith Solidarity

Check out the latest resources and opportunities for Catholics and others to share our lives, faith, and friendship with people of other faiths and traditions. Click here. Other resources for interfaith dialogue may be found here.