National Days of Prayer were fairly common around the time of the founding of our country, such as on May 15, 1776, when General George Washington ordered: “The Continental Congress having ordered Friday the 17th...
In observance of our nation’s 250th anniversary, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has developed a national prayer service, “Honoring the Many Journeys that Shaped America,” that can be...
At the most basic level of existence, we come from God, are rooted in God, “live, move, and have our being” in God (Acts 17:28), and are called forth to God at the end of our lives. Dominican mystic Meister Eckhart even spoke of ...
We are once again being asked by the organization, Feeding America, to urge Congress to fully fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in the federal budget. Grocery prices are up 32% since 2019 and child care is up 40% since 2017. Right now, too many families are ...
The ultimate goal of the Christian life and of all spiritual practices is awareness of and abandonment to our communion with God, and the resulting transformation into an icon of the Divine Heart. Because God is infinite, the process of...
June is gun violence awareness month. According to the Archdiocesan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention, in Missouri nearly 1400 people die by guns every year, the fourth highest rate of gun violence in the country. More than...
June 20, 2026, is World Refugee Day, observed across the world to honor the strength, resilience and courage of those forced to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or violence and to recommit to protecting the rights, safety and dignity of refugees. This year’s theme is, “Until Everyone Is Safe.” 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Convention, the international agreement that protects the rights of refugees and affirms the right to seek...
Did you know that, according to Feeding America, more than 700,000 seniors would lose access to nutritious monthly food boxes through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) under the proposed federal budget for...