Karidat exists because as a faith community, we follow the values of the Gospel of Life. We must care for the dignity of others not just in words but in deeds. Please pray for us that we would do our work well! “When we speak of mankind, we must never forget the various attacks on
The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “ Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat… When he saw the vast crowd, his heart
Community is distinct from culture in that culture refers to a fairly broad range of practices and expectations that are found among several communities. The term community is used most often to refer to a specific group of people sharing a common residential area. Given the circumstances in which the community finds itself, the people
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI 2 Kgs 4, 42-44 Un tinaitai ginin i sigundu na Lepblun i Manrai Måttu un tåotåo ginin Baal-shalishah ha chulili’i si Elisha, i taotåo Yu’us, benti na pidåsun pån ni mafa’tinas ginin i primet na tinekcha’ sibåda, yan fresku na masotkan mai’is. Ilek-ña si Elisha, “Nå’i i taotåo siha ya
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — All Christians are called to be missionaries, concerned more with sharing the Gospel than with earning money or even with being successful at winning converts, Pope Francis said. “A baptized person who does not feel the need to proclaim the Gospel, to announce Christ, is not a good Christian,” the pope
EMMITSBURG, Md. (CNS) — Counting on her fingers to keep track of points in an ice-breaker game she was playing with a young woman at the Fiat Days discernment retreat, an aspirant for the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco rattled off the names of various scents from the Bath & Body Works collection: “Cucumber
Essay by Janet E. Smith The Church’s teaching on contraception is not just a doctrine that states what not to do. Many people would benefit from knowing that it is a doctrine that explains how extraordinarily important is the act of having children. One reason that modern culture has trouble understanding the truth of Humanae
GREEN BAY, Wis. (CNS) — Faith and football were the focus of a daylong event July 7 for the Diocese of Green Bay’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. The day began at Lambeau Field, where 40 people from five states participated in a tour of the Green Bay Packers facility. Following the tour and
IOWA CITY, Iowa (CNS) — They arrived outside St. Mary Parish rectory practically incognito: 13 smiling clergy and laypeople wearing sun glasses and bike helmets and ready for the Bishop’s Bike Ride. Their bright T-shirts, jerseys, shorts and some spandex looked perfect for bicycling, but nothing you’d typically see at the chancery or in the
ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) — Jesuit Father Robert J. Spitzer, former president of Gonzaga University, launched a cutting-edge catechetical website to confront the rising tide of unbelief spurred by an increasingly skeptical, science-saturated society. Developed through Father Spitzer’s Magis Center, based in Garden Grove, Credible Catholic offers 20 downloadable “modules” that equip Magis Center learners with
