Reflections on the Word: Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels – October 2, 2021
Guardian angels are a part of the entire vision of care which God desires for the church and for the whole human community. It is appropriate as the Church begins observance of Respect Life Month, that we hear of God’s own duty of care which is part of God’s own nature of love for each of us. And it is fitting that we begin this month reminding ourselves of the Guardian Angels who stand watch over each and every human life.
USCCB Subcommittee Approves Certification Competencies for Catholic Correctional Chaplains
In my role as Director of Certification for Ecclesial Ministry at the USCCB, I worked with colleagues in the Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition and the National Association of Catholic Chaplains to develop these innovative and comprehensive competencies, which will help prepare Catholics across the country for the vital work of providing spiritual care for those who are incarcerated or affected by incarceration in any way, including those in immigrant detention.
USCCB Subcommittee Approves Updated Certification Competencies for Catholic Chaplains
In my role as Director of Certification for Ecclesial Ministry at the USCCB, I consulted with colleagues from the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) in their efforts to ensure that previously existing competencies in these areas were properly updated and new competencies developed to address the need for well-prepared lay ministry leaders and clergy in these important areas of ministerial care provided by the Catholic Church.
Reflections on the Word: Memorial of St. Augustine – August 28, 2021
For St. Augustine, being aware of God’s plan and God’s purpose for our lives brought great peace to his own heart after years of seeking happiness and peace in everything other than God! Seeing with the eye of the heart is, for him, what faith in God is all about.
Reflections on the Word: Memorial of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe – August 14, 2021
Fr. Kolbe served Christ faithfully, in perfect imitation of him, even in his suffering and death. Like Joshua of old, he proclaimed with his life that he would serve God alone and follow God’s ways – and not the ways of the false gods of Nazism, racism, and racial violence.
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