Life Matters: January March for Life in DC, Walk for Life West Coast and More Locations
From Washington, D.C. to San Francisco and many cities in between, January is dedicated to supporting, promoting and re-dedicating ourselves to living our Catholic values in our defense of human life, especially the unborn. BUT NOT ALL EVENTS take place in January… Below please find a reference and links to events and resources related to…
Los Angeles archbishop: Catholics called to be God’s ‘instruments’ during deadly wildfires
CNA/AngelusNews—Relentless, devastating, heart-breaking, horrific fires in suburban Los Angeles continue to burn and lay waste to entire neighborhoods as Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez on Thursday urged Catholics to remember the preciousness of human life and to make themselves “instruments” of God amid the devastation. The prelate delivered the remarks in a homily at a…
Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw moves closer to beatification
CNA/ACI Prensa—The cause for canonization of Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw took another step forward this week as the alleged miracle attributed to his intercession passed the medical stage and will now be evaluated by a commission of theologians of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. The vice postulator of the cause and the military…
Pope Francis welcomes jubilee pilgrims: ‘Begin again with hope’
VM/CNA—Pope Francis kicked off the first Saturday jubilee audience of 2025 by urging pilgrims to embrace hope as a divine strength that enables new beginnings, drawing inspiration from St. John the Baptist. Speaking to pilgrims gathered in the Vatican’s audience hall on Jan. 11, the pontiff emphasized that hope is not merely a character trait…
How Jeff Karp Transformed ADHD into Innovation: Lessons from LIT
Book Review for Jeff Karp’s LIT: Life Ignition Tools: Use Nature’s Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spark Ideas and Ignite Action In LIT: Life Ignition Tools, Dr. Jeff Karp takes readers on a deeply personal and profoundly insightful journey, blending his experiences as a child struggling with ADHD with his professional achievements as a world-renowned…
Amazing Advent and Christmas – Much Anticipation for 2025
My readings from religious sources made Advent and Christmas particularly special. They raised wonderful questions and offered great guidance messaging about the life of Jesus and for each person’s life. Reflections on the Infancy Narratives According to Matthew: Where in Egypt are they supposed to go? How long will they be there? The angel doesn’t…
St. Francis Xavier’s relics draw 12,000 in Goa, India, for decennial exposition
CNA—St. Francis Xavier lived the life of a missionary, baptizing tens of thousands in India and Japan. In death, he continues to give himself to Christ’s Church, as his relics offer pilgrims spiritual consolation in Italy and India. St. Francis Xavier body nearly entirely incorrupt, shown only every 10 years The saint’s right arm is…
Relics of Canadian Martyrs will tour western Canada for jubilee year
The B.C. Catholic/CNA—If the faithful can’t go to the shrine, bring the shrine to the faithful. So it will be with the relics of the Canadian Martyrs, usually housed in their Midland, Ontario, shrine, which will make their first tour of western Canada as part of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. Innovative solution for…
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Memorial of Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church