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UPCOMING EVENTS
October 11, 2026 - Walking with Migrants
Sacred Heart & St. Eulalia, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Charles Borromeo, the Kino Border Initiative and the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership invite you to a program on narrative change and coalition-organizing. At this event, you will learn about:
Changing the narrative around migration to one of dignity.
Building skills and capacity for accompaniment and advocacy.
Organizing, supporting and building coalitions.
October 3, 2026 - City of Welcome
A Teach-in on Catholic Solidarity and the Journey of Migration, co-hosted by Old St. Pat's, the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership, and Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Parish.
September 30, 2026 - New Resource Launch: A Catholic Organizer’s Guide to Discernment
This summer, Alex Gruber completed a fellowship with CSPL, creating A catholic organizer’s field guide to discernment—a theologically grounded, practical guide to help catholic organizers utilize discernment throughout their work.
Please join us for a discussion with the author and fellow Catholic organizers!
August 20, 2025 - Listening Sessions Training at CTU
Listening sessions are a core strategy used at CSPL and by many community organizers to determine what issues are most important to the community they work with. Listening is also core to spiritual discernment!
February 22, 2025 - Towards Political Holiness: Know Your Faith, Know Your Rights
Training in rapid response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, arrests, and detentions. Know your rights before you face this crisis.
Rooted in liberative Catholic and Christian theologies, learn how you and your parish can prepare to respond and ensure that people of any immigration status know their rights when confronted by law enforcement.
February 18, 2025 - Turning to Contemplation - Imago Divina Workshop
Virtual Imago Divina Workshop February 18, 2025
free workbook for Justice Seekers
How do discernment and community organizing go together ?
A Catholic Organizer’s Field Guide to Discernment is a hands-on, practical resource designed to help community organizers use the spiritual practice of discernment to guide and enrich their spiritual lives and their work to build the Kin-Dom of God. You can access a preview of the field guide for free!
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