Executive Council

From Left to Right:

Fr. John Lan Tran, S.J., National Ecclesial Assistant; Ligia Morales, At-Large member; Barb Rudolph, Secretary; Julienne “TT” Hoang, Treasurer; Ady Viera, President; Christine Eunock Kim, At-Large member; Ed Plocha, Immediate Past President.

Christian Life Community – USA
Executive Council (ExC0)
                         exco@clc-usa.org                             

 
Barbara Rudolph, President                                              Fr. John Lan Tran, S.J.
pres@clc-usa.org                                                                   National Ecclesial Assistant 
 
Ady Viera Piño, Past President                                          Kathleen M. Gray, Asst. Treasurer
pp@clc-usa.org                                                                      kgray@clc-usa.org
 
Paul Gallagher, Secretary                                                   Frank Vuong
secr@clc-usa.org                                                                    frank@clc-usa.org
 
Carmen Castagno Treasurer                                              Ligia Morales
treas@clc-usa.org                                                                   lmorales@clc-usa.org

Our Christian Life Community General Principles, GP number 8, reminds us that we are Christ's witness before all people by our attitudes, words, and actions, bringing good news to the poor, proclaiming liberty to captives and setting the downtrodden free...our lives are essentially apostolic, bringing the gospel of salvation to all people and by opening our hearts to conversion and helping to change oppressive structures.

In our National Assemblies in 2014 and in 2019, we prayed and discerned the goals for Christian Life Community-USA. With great enthusiasm, optimism and joy, we sang the song "Go Make a Difference" which spoke of the individual and communal missions that make the world a better place. 

As we step back from the immediate disbelief, shock and anger, and as we deal with our own reactions of being witnesses to violence and trauma, we recognize that there are many ways that we can make a difference. We start with prayer and individual and communal discernment. We have hope. We pray for an end to violence. We join with others to promote healing in our world.

The following links provide additional resources and suggestions:
The USSCB site offers links to a statement by Archbishop Gomez on behalf of the US bishops as well as links for Prayer, Learning, and Acting: 
https://mailchi.mp/usccb/notes-for-neighbors-special-edition-900381?e=f5404e1c7f 
The Catholic Mobilizing Network and Catholic Communication Campaign have produced this video that offers additional reflections: 
George_Floyd_Video_w_CCC_Logo.mp4


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From your CLC-USA Ex-Co team: Barb Rudolph, President, Ady Viera, Past President, Carmen Castagno, Treasurer, Ligia Morales and Frank Vuong, Members at Large and Father John Lan Tran, S.J.