We remember, God of history and remembrance, we remember. We remember when the towers fell and the lives were lost; we remember the dust and the smoke, the despair, and the grief. We remember that sense of vulnerability and shock. We remember the numbness that overwhelmed us as we watched our screens for hours and hours, waiting for an explanation and understanding that never came. We remember...Pray more
The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows (15 September) has special significance for our Diocese, as Padre Eusebio Kino, placed his first mission and his mission field under her Patronage - “Mission Dolorosa” -- in 1687! Read more
On August 27th, Sister Mary Joe Sobieck celebrated her 25th Jubilee as a Springfield Domincan Sister from Chicago at the St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center in Tucson AZ. Read more
August 10, 2021 (Nashville, TN) – Four young women professed the simple vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience as members of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, Tennessee on August 10, 2021. Read more
Our experience as teachers has taught us a lot over the years especially when it comes to an effective delivery when it comes to sharing the Church's teachings with the modern world. From the bombardment of information from various media sources to the opposition of an overwhelming number of industries who seek to oppose to mission of the Catholic Church with each of these entities having in most cases, more resources and manpower. Read more
Shadab, 18, was ready to leave Afghanistan to travel nearly 7,500 miles to begin his senior year of high school at Subiaco Academy -- a Benedictine high school which is both a day school and a boarding school -- just before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Read more
As the World Trade Center was attacked on Sept 11, 2001, first responders of all kinds did all they could in the hours and days after the towers' fall to bring comfort and hope to those devastated by the terrorist act. Read more
On Tuesday, the Vatican presented the preparatory document for an upcoming ecclesial endeavor: A Synod on Synodality. Read more
UPDATE: Mexican Supreme Court invalidates second state law against abortion
The Mexican Supreme Court has invalidated a clause in a state constitution that provided protection of life "from the moment in which an individual is conceived ... until their death," arguing that no state government could determine when life begins; only the federal constitution could determine that. Read more
El ministerio de migrantes de los obispos mexicanos y los misioneros Scalabrinianos han anunciado planes para brindar una mayor atención pastoral y material a los migrantes y solicitantes de asilo atrapados en la ciudad de Tapachula, en el sur de México. Leer más