Con-Solatio

Con-solatio is a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization rooted in the Catholic faith. We reach out to people from every walk of life, especially those most socially isolated, in some of the world’s most troubled areas. Our International Missionary Program trains and sends young people, ages 18-30, to serve as beacons of hope and consolation in 18 countries worldwide. Our vision is rooted in Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical, Spe Salvi: “The true measure of humanity is essentially determined in relationship to suffering and to the sufferer. This holds true both for the individual and for society.(…) To accept the “other” who suffers, means that I take up his suffering in such a way that it becomes mine also. Because it has now become a shared suffering, though, in which another person is present, this suffering is penetrated by the light of love. The Latin word con-solatio, “consolation”, expresses this beautifully. It suggests being with the other in his solitude, so that it ceases to be solitude.” By offering our simple, self-giving and faithful presence, we strive, as God’s instruments, to bring both the balm of Christ’s mercy and love, and of Mary’s compassion and consolation.