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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

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.”

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

Por Vero Gutiérrez Editora Asistente El 12 de diciembre de 2031 celebraremos 500 años de las apariciones de la Virgen de Guadalupe a San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, en el cerro del Tepeyac. Como preparación a este gran acontecimiento en el año 2022, el Papa Francisco dio inicio en el Va- ticano a la Novena intercontinental Guadalupana, que se estará realizando a lo largo de estos nueve años previos a la celebración del centenario de las apariciones de Nuestra Señora de Guada

This article was written by Father Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Carballeda, a priest of the Archdiocese of Puebla in Mexico, and was published by Vatican News. The Church is gradually approaching two significant dates: the 500th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Juan Diego in Mexico in 2031 and the 2,000th anniversary of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in 2033. In the realm of faith, both of these anniversaries are closely linked and should not b

Por Padre Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Carballeda, sacerdote de la Arquidiócesis de Puebla, México Este artículo fue publicado originalmente en Vatican News Poco a poco, la Iglesia se acerca a dos fechas de enorme significado: en orden cronológico, viviremos el V Centenario de las apariciones de la Virgen María al santo Juan Diego en México, en 2031 y, dos años después, en 2033, el II Milenio de la Muerte y Resurrección de Jesucristo, nuestro Salvador. Ambas recurrencias, íntimam

As a human being, a child of God, we are designed to be in connection with others and most of all with our Creator. A person’s ability to form intimacy with others determines one’s ability to live a full life.

Despite his Protestant convictions, two of his closest friends at the school were Catholic. “One kept telling me about this guy, Father Nathan Dail, and the wise things he’d say. She also told me about this thing called ‘Adoration.’ She would just go and sit with the Lord in adoration in peace and quiet, and she would cry with the Lord. I never heard of anything like that in my life.”

Other times, investigating a simple issue reveals deeper problems that require a third party’s guidance. While a counselor cannot “fix” a marriage, she can provide the tools to identify core issues and teach effective communication which ideally leads to a deeper connection and a stronger marriage.

“These encounters with other mourning mothers pierced the dull gray world of my grief,” Steinberg said, “awakening a deep well of compassion and an insistent desire to act.” That desire led to the creation of the upcoming Boise retreat.

As Catholics, we are called to love our neighbor as ourselves, especially in times of struggle. By seeking professional support, checking in with one another and ourselves, strengthening healthy habits such as stress reduction and proper nutrition, and seeking spiritual guidance, we can foster deeper connection and compassion.