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Coordinado por el Ministerio Hispano/Latino, la Oficina de Matrimonio y Vida de la Diócesis de Boise y la parroquia Saint Jerome Parejas de Jerome, Idaho Falls, Twin Falls y Boise participaron del primer Taller Vida Exitosa en Pareja impartido por el diácono Juan Carlos Urquijo. (ICR foto/Vero Gutiérrez) Vero Gutiérrez Editora Asistente JEROME.- Del 24 al 26 de octubre se realizó el primer taller “Vida Exitosa en Pareja”, en un trabajo conjunto entre las oficinas del Mi- n

Jn 2:13-22 Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome In all religions, the temple is a sacred place where divinity is believed to be present to receive worship and bestow favors upon its followers. Of course, the Divine Being's true home is not of this world. However, the temple is identified with the Divine Being in a way that allows humans to enter into communion with the Divine Realm. This fundamental symbolism is also found in the Old Testament, where the Te

On October 27, a meaningful celebration took place at the Saint Paul Seminary in Minnesota. During the celebration, seminarians from the Diocese of Boise received the Ministry of Acolyte from Bishop Gerard W. Battersby of the Diocese of La Crosse. This rite is an important step in their formation for the priesthood. Seminarians John Dyson, Ronald Onyekwelu, Nathan Ribb, and Guillermo Gutiérrez. (Photo Courtesy Bessie Geilenfeldt)  Seventeen seminarians — four from the Diocese

“In 2015, we started to work with these women and their children, offering them the opportunity immediately to leave the world of prostitution and begin the road to recovery of their dignity,” Sister Joachim said.

Lc 18, 9-14 Trigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Conviene que nos situemos en la primera página del libro del Génesis, que nos habla de la creación, especialmente del último día, para escuchar a Dios, decir: “Hagamos al hombre a nuestra imagen y semejanza”. También podemos observar cómo visita con la brisa de la tarde a nuestros primeros padres, en el ‘Jardín del Edén”, y cómo, al no encontrarlos, exclamó: “Adán, ¿dónde estás?”. Estaban escondidos en su pecado, despojados d

El mes de octubre está dedicado al Rosario en relación con la celebración de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, instituida por el papa Pío V porque el 7 de octubre se conmemora la victoria obtenida por los cristianos en la batalla naval de Lepanto en 1571. Esta victoria es atribuida a la Madre de Dios, invocada por la oración del Rosario y cuando lo rezamos nos unimos a la Virgen María meditando los misterios de Cristo porque ella estuvo asociada de un modo especial a la encarnación

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Members of the permanent diaconate program for the Diocese attended the fall formation weekend with Father Tim Segert, parochial vicar, who was one of the speakers. (ICR photo/Vero Gutiérrez) By Philip A. Janquart ICR Editor BOISE – On Friday, Oct. 11, the Office of the Diaconate offered its Fall Formation Weekend, with Bishop Peter F. Christensen presiding over a Mass where he installed six Lectors and four Acolytes as they continue their journey through the formation proces

Mark Renick, program manager of the Reentry program, is with Stacey LaRoe, program manager of Reentry Career Development and Navigation. (St. Vincent de Paul of Southwest Idaho Facebook photo) By Emily Woodham Staff Writer   For more than 12 years, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Southwest Idaho (SVdP) has had a reentry program for those leaving prison. When Mark Renick, program manager for the Reentry Program, left prison 17 years ago, he wanted to use his experience to h

The new rectory for Good Shepherd Station in Driggs was completed this year. It will be a place for priests to stay after celebrating Mass and not have to make the arduous journey back to their home parishes in inclement weather. (Courtesy photo) By Good Shepherd Staff For the ICR Years of planning and strategizing have finally come to fruition at Good Shepherd Station in Driggs, Idaho, where construction of a new rectory was recently completed. A Mass of dedication and bless

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Congratulation to Hadley Jackson, an eighth-grade student at All Saints Catholic School: Her drawing won first place nationally in the...

By Peter Brophy For the ICR The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk serves as a sobering reminder of the urgent need for respectful,...

Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica is one of the locations staff writer Emily Woodham visited during her recent trip to Europe. (ICR...

Lc 17, 11- 19 Domingo vigésimo octavo del tiempo ordinario En este Evangelio la Iglesia nos invita a reflexionar sobre un episodio...

Padre Germán Ruis Rebollo, acompañado de un grupo de cursillistas, tras su nombramiento como director espiritual del movimiento. “El...

El padre Germán Osorio, rector de la catedral, sostiene la cruz mientras los feligreses hispanos, conmovidos, pasan para venerar la...