Heaven’s Gain Ministries: Offering Families a Healthy and Reverent Approach to Perinatal Loss
By Diana Telles, Heaven’s Gain Volunteer For every beautiful blessing received into Heaven there is profound earthly loss. Miscarriage and perinatal death bring a uniquely different type of loss, one that is notoriously difficult for parents and families to navigate. Impeded by societal stigma and lack of education, our religious …
St. Dymphna Prayer Service at the Shrine
The winter months can be hard for many people, but this service is for all those who battle or are praying for those with anxiety, depression, and mental health issues. We invite everyone to join us on Sunday, January 26 at 2:00 pm, as we pray for the intercession of …
Pope Francis names Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead Washington, D.C., Archdiocese
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jan 6, 2025 / 06:08 am Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Monday. The 70-year-old cardinal, who holds doctorates in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and in political science from …
Journalism with Respect & Compassion
I’ve been a Catholic all my life—although the nuns at old St. Mary’s Catholic School in Middletown might contest the statement. I grew up in Middletown as the son of a daily-Mass attending father and devout Methodist mother. Although Dad insisted their four children attend Catholic grade school and Bishop …
ASL at Mercy McAuley
by Patrica McGeever There’s always conversation in Nicole Humphrey’s class at Mercy McAuley High School, but hardly a word is spoken aloud. She teaches American Sign Language (ASL), a new class offered this year. “We learn the alphabet first,” Humphrey said, before her list of “‘survival signs’ … like ‘yes,’ …
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan will lead prayer at Donald Trump’s inauguration
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 6, 2025 / 13:45 pm Cardinal Timothy Dolan will lead the opening prayer for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Dolan, the archbishop of New York, announced he would take part in the inaugural ceremonies during an interview with the local news channel WPIX on Dec. 24. …
SEEK to be held next year in Colorado, Ohio, and Texas
By Kate Quiñones Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan 3, 2025 / 19:35 pm Next year’s SEEK Conference is scheduled to be held in Denver; Columbus, Ohio; and Fort Worth, Texas, the annual Catholic event announced this week. Denver is the headquarters of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), which runs …
Seton Shrine begins yearly celebrations for 50th anniversary of saint’s canonization
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jan 4, 2025 / 04:00 am St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, whose feast is celebrated on Jan. 4, led a bold and faith-filled life, which led to her becoming the first native-born American to be canonized in the Catholic Church on Sept. 14, 1975. Now, 50 …
Busca al Senor
Reunido con sus discípulos alrededor de una mesa la noche antes de dar su vida por nuestra salvación, Jesús le dijo a Tomás: “Yo soy el Camino, la Verdad y la Vida. Nadie va al Padre, sino por mí” (Jn. 14:6). Cada diciembre celebramos el nacimiento de Jesucristo, Hijo de …
How to bless your home on the Feast of Epiphany 2025
by Francesca Pollio Denver Newsroom, Jan 6, 2022 / 03:00 am Have you ever gone past a door with what appears to be random letters and numbers written at the top? These letters and numbers actually have a great significance. Traditionally on the feast of Epiphany, Catholics bless their homes …
