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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

“Everything was perfect until a Mass during Lent in March of 2022,” she said. “I was at the Cathedral with my boyfriend, went up and received Communion and then went back to the pew. As soon as I knelt down, there was this deep stirring in my heart. I just knew it was the Lord telling me to slow down. As if He was saying, ‘Pump the brakes.’”

Mark Turner is a member of the Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic and teaches English to seminarians in Vietnam

The following story appeared in the November 4 Idaho Catholic Register. A Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter Christensen at St. Jerome’s Parish in Jerome. From left are Edgar Ortíz, José Flores, Carlos Elias Galdamez, Father Jesús Cruz, Sergio Armando Rodríguez, Father Abraham Ávila, Father Boniface Lautz, Father Adrián Vázquez (pastor at St. Jerome’s), Bishop Peter Christensen, Deacon Luis Ruíz, Father Moisés Urzúa and Geovany Emmanuel González. (ICR photo/Vero Gutiérrez) By Ve

The following story appeared in the May 27 Idaho Catholic Register. By Emily Woodham Staff Writer Father Paul O’Donnell of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles didn’t discern his call to the priesthood until he was 30. “My family never thought I’d be the one to become a priest,” Father O’Donnell said. “The key for me was going to daily Mass. Once I started going to daily Mass, I realized the Lord was calling me.” After nine years of serving as a missionary and 20 years serving in L

The following story appeared in the September 10 Idaho Catholic Register. The Aug. 27 issue of the Idaho Catholic Register introduced five Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) missionaries. They included Erick Christensen, a Boise State graduate, now serving at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va; Bryson Brown, a BSU graduate now serving at the University of Maine’s Orono campus; Cooper Dow and his fiancé, Emily Campbell, missionaries at Idaho State Uni

The following story appeared in the Feb. 12 issue of the Idaho Catholic Register. From left, Father Jesús Cruz and Father Moisés Urzúa of the Missionary Servants of the Word, who began serving in eastern Idaho last week. (ICR photo/Vero Gutiérrez) By Vero Gutierrez Idaho Catholic Register IDAHO FALLS – The newest priests to serve in the Diocese of Boise arrived here on Jan. 27, eager to experience a snowfall for the first time. They were disappointed, but not for long. A week