Dear Friends,
We are eager to meet together for our next CS Monitor prayer session on Monday, October 26th at 7pm ET. These meetings bring forth insightful discussions and wonderful opportunities to come together in a thoughtful and prayerful way for our world. Joe and Brian will be our hosts. We would love to have you join us.
The article that we will consider together this week is from the FIRST LOOK section. The link is listed below. It is helpful to have read or listened to the article beforehand, but you are welcome to join us regardless. Feel free to share this email with others who might want to participate, as well.
Police and protesters clash in Paris as demonstrations break out across Europe
By Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Associated Press, PARIS | OCT. 24, 2026, 1:23 P.M. ET
Demonstrations rocked many European cities Saturday, from Milan to Madrid. The protests encompass a broad range of issues, from education to housing.
Bonus: A new CS Monitor Why We Wrote This podcast was published on October 14th. The podcast and transcript can be accessed through the link below, as well as through Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Documenting humanity’s drive to break down walls
40 Years of Bearing Witness
By Amelia Newcomb, Contributor, Mackenzie Farkus, Associate Multimedia Producer
Oct. 14, 2026, 11:12 a.m. ET
Peter Ford retired this year after serving as the Monitor’s international news editor. His decades-long career included posts at bureaus from Central America to Asia and placed him at the center of geopolitical shifts and swings. He rejoins our podcast to talk with Amelia Newcomb, a former colleague, about his search for stories of human dignity and credible hope.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Podcasts/Why-We-Wrote-This/wwwt_2609
We are looking forward to this expression of church that propels us towards prayer.
Warmly
Your JP Monitor prayer team (Brian, Janell, Joe, Sarah and Tee)
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