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On the Rosary: Sword and Shield

By Connor Szurgot | October 7, 2024

I am amazed that you are so quickly forsaking the one who called you by the grace of Christ for a different gospel (not that there is another). But there are some who are disturbing you and wish to pervert the Gospel of Christ. (Gal 1:6-7)Paul begins his letter to the Galatians with this sobering…

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Marriage and the Natural Order

By Fr. Venatius Oforka | October 6, 2024

God is orderly and teleological in his works. His act of creation was well planned out and purposefully ordered. Part of this order is the marriage institution, which he established with the creation of man and woman, two contrary genders that would purposefully form a whole. According to this divine order, God defined marriage as…

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After a Storm Comes a Calm

By Fr. Justino Cornejo | October 5, 2024

In Spanish, we have a saying that goes: “Después de la tempestad, viene la calma.” Translated, this saying states that, “After a storm comes a calm.” We use this saying to console or to encourage a person who is going through a rough moment in life, inviting them to see that after a time of…

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Why There?

By Anne Callaghan | October 4, 2024

Today’s readings are an interesting challenge and opportunity to go to Our Lord and say, “what are you trying to teach me here?” I am a big fan of adoration where I go daily to sit with my best friend and have all kinds of conversations. I bring to Him a variety of topics and…

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Beg and Believe

By Sean Callahan | October 3, 2024

Turn to God. Today’s Gospel invites us to practice confidence in the power of grace. In the first reading, we encounter the suffering of Job. We catch him at a moment when he seems to be at a loss. “Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me!…

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Let the Guardian Angels Guide You

By Fr. Christian Amah | October 2, 2024

Angels, divine messengers of God, captivate our hearts. Is that too broad a statement? Perhaps. But it is fair to say that most of us long for divine intervention, especially when life takes an unexpected turn. What we often call coincidences may actually be ‘God-incidents’—moments where God orchestrates or intervenes in ways that seem too…

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My Love Story with Saint Theresa of Lisieux

By Fr. Maurice Emelu | September 30, 2024

As I approach a very special birthday, I decided to revisit some of the books that helped me better understand God’s love. Besides the Bible, the first book on my list is The Story of a Soul by Saint Theresa of Lisieux. There are other books: The Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena and True…

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St Jerome

By Paul Verderber | September 30, 2024

Today we honor and remember St. Jerome. He is best known for translating the Bible into Latin in the late 300s. This version of the Bible was called the Vulgate and became the official Bible for many centuries. He also found strength by often living in seclusion, like a hermit. The Bible is now published…

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Dante’s Inferno…?

By Fr. Marcelo Javier Navarro Muñoz, IVE | September 29, 2024

“It is better for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire”. Eugène Delacroix, The Barque of Dante1 Today’s readings are scary. And they should be. They are unpopular, but they should not be so. It is hard to speak of hell and condemnation when…

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Pay Attention to What I am Telling You

By Erin Szurgot | September 28, 2024

When reading today’s Gospel, it is important to have the context of what happens immediately preceding and following the verses. Immediately preceding the Gospel, our Lord casts out a demon that His apostles could not cast out. The apostles were “amazed at His every deed” (Lk 9:43). During the Gospel, our Lord tells His apostles…

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GVM Charity Works

Each year we devote some resources to works of charity as the need may be in the countries and communities that meet the criteria for each year’s project. It's a way we show faith in action and lead as agents of grace in communities. Be part of leading by helping the needy in places of most need. 

Is there a situation that needs a helping hand where you are? Fill the form and describe it. You may be qualified for our annual charity support program.

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GVM 2021 Faith in Action Projects

Every year, we take up unique projects as part of our Faith in Action initiative. In 2021, the call for help from three situations of need caught our attention. The videos below explain what we have done in two of the situations, and what remains to be done. GVM—agents of grace in communities. 

Speeches

The rapid evolution of digital media technologies presents unique opportunities and challenges for the Church in the digital landscape. During a theological conference (April 2-5, 2024) organized by a premier theological group in Nigeria (the Catholic Theological Conference of Nigeria, CATHAN), Fr. Maurice Emelu was invited to present a commissioned paper. He argued that transitioning from tool dependency to innovation is the surest way to advance the Church’s place and relevance in the digital ecosystem. Watch the presentation and be motivated.

How We Started

Our ministry was inspired by the vision of a well-known priest from the Catholic Diocese of Orlu in Nigeria, Father Maurice Emelu. He’s dedicated to sharing and living the Catholic message of love and grace in the spirit of joy in a cross-cultural way. Sharing in the same mission and values, we’re able to inspire many across cultures to be agents of grace and healing in their various communities.

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Core Values

We have five core values—cross-cultural, Christ-centered, grace-filled, love, and unity in diversity. 

We equip people to be active instruments of God’s love, healing, and unity. Hence our core values—Cross-cultural, Christ-centered, Grace, Love and Unity in Diversity

GVM Mission and Vision

Mission Statement

To inspire, foster spiritual growth, and equip individuals and communities from diverse cultures to be active instruments of God's grace of love, healing, and unity in everyday life through accessible virtual and face-to-face resources.

Vision Statement

To be a leading Catholic cross cultural global center where individuals and communities draw inspiration, accessibility, and high-quality tools in living God's grace of love, healing, and unity in their everyday life.

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Testimony of the Week

Share your faith testimony with us and have a chance for the world to hear and glorify God.

Fantastic reflection. Thank you for sharing it. — Lori Kayes
 
Amen 🙏...
This is really beautiful Fr. Maurice Emelu... God bless You always, I love Your beautiful heart... I love to help others when I can...—Kaye Roberson
Lord Jesus Christ, let your love rest upon us even as our hope rests on you 🙏🙏 Psalm 33vs22—Chidi O. Chidi 

I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God—Psalm 40:1-3

Psalm 119:11

Biblical

I have laid up thy word in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Kathleen DiNobile Campagnone

Personal

That was Beautiful! Thank you—a GREAT reading to begin my day! Thank you & God Bless🙏🙏

Revelation 12:10-11

Biblical

Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. 11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.