In 1926 Pope Pius XI instituted Mission Sunday for the whole Church with the first worldwide Mission Sunday collection taking place in October 1927. World Mission Sunday is celebrated on …
This Friday’s missionary hero is Fr. Aloysius “Al” H. Schmitt. Al was born on December 4, 1909, in St. Lucas, Iowa, a small farming community. Even at a young age, …
Las coronas de Adviento están diseñadas para ayudarnos a concentrarnos en los cuatro domingos antes de Navidad. Aunque la corona de Adviento católica tradicional tiene 3 velas moradas y 1 …
Today’s missionary hero was a religious sister and nurse who was so treasured, she became known as “the great” among those who knew her. Her name was Elisa. Elisa Angela …
This Friday’s missionary hero is Théophane Vénard, a 19th century French missionary martyr. Théophane was born on November 21, 1929 in Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet in the Diocese of Poitiers, France. He attended …
Today’s missionary was a lay missionary from Poland who made a name for herself in the field of Hansen’s Disease (leprosy). Her name as Wanda. Wanda Blenska was born on …
In every age and every society, there are always people who strive to make the world better. Henriette Díaz DeLille was such a person. Henriette was born in New Orleans, …
Today’s mission hero is a Twentieth Century Maryknoll missionary, John Romaniello. The story begins in China in the middle of the twentieth century. A man named Mao Zedong brought to Communism …
Teresa Kearney, known in religious life as Mother Kevin, was born on April 28, 1875 in Knockenrahan, Arklow, Country Wicklow, Ireland. Her father died before she was born, and her …
Today’s mission hero is one of the most popular and well-known of all the saints, Francis of Assisi. He is usually pictured wearing the brown habit of Franciscan friars with …
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