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In the process of this spiritual growth at seminary, however, the consolation of God’s love has been constant. “The best part about seminary is receiving the love of God the Father through all the difficult places in the journey. He has poured it out through the Sacraments. Also, His grace has been through the priests who have formed me and my wonderful brother seminarian brothers.”

The Resurrection reminds us that the Church is not called simply to maintain what already exists. Rather, we are sent into the world with a mission. Before ascending to the Father, the risen Christ entrusted His disciples with a clear command: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” This command remains at the heart of the Church’s life today. Each baptized Catholic shares in this call . . .

By Philip A. Janquart ICR Editor JEROME—San Francisco was the place to be during the height of 1960s counterculture, and Dave Johns grew up right in the middle of it. But decades later, in April of this year, he found himself in the quiet grace of the Easter Vigil at St. Jerome Parish in Jerome, Idaho. “I wasn’t raised religious at all, nothing like that,” Johns told the Idaho Catholic Register. “My journey was quite ‘the journey.’” Born in 1959 and raised in the Bay Area, Jo

Catholic Extension Society invita a la comunidad hispana a participar en dos programas diseñados para fortalecer y brindar un mejor acompañamiento a las comunidades hispanohablantes: Consejeros Católicos para Comunidades Hispanohablantes y Encuentro y Misión, dirigido a jóvenes adultos latinos de entre 21 y 35 años interesados en crecer en la fe, el lide- razgo y el servicio comunitario. Para el programa de Consejeros Católicos el objetivo es brindar ayuda a través de servic

Jn 20:19-23 Pentecost Sunday We celebrate the birth of the Church and the fulfillment of Easter with the coming of the Holy Spirit, which Jesus promised His disciples before His passion when He assured them,“I will not leave you as orphans.” Originally an agricultural festival, Pentecost now commemorates the historical event of the covenant (50 days after the Exodus). It is the feast of the gift of the Spirit, which inaugurates the New Covenant on earth. The Spirit is given s