Find out the final Annual Accountability Statement
compliance rate for the Chicago Province
at
OEFC Minutes
Learn more about migrant children taken into U.S.
custody at
Immigration Resources
Find out why paper cuts hurt so much at
Health & Wellness
You might want to take inspiration from the list of
ongoing education grants issued to fellow SVDs at
On the Trail
Several links for the Government of Canada as relates to
immigration have been updated at
Immigration Alerts
Learn about creating and maintaining small faith
communities on campus and beyond at
Child Protection
Check out the list of upcoming events, workshops,
association meetings, and books(!)
at
Datebook Plus
November 1-30, 2018
Native American
Heritage Month
November is designated Native
American Heritage Month. Is it proper to use the term
"Native American" or is "American Indian" acceptable?
Find out...
November 4-10, 2018
National Vocation
Awareness Week
Short Bulletin Quote (for your use courtesy of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Please ask Our Lord
for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons and consecrated
men and women. May they be inspired by Jesus Christ,
supported by our faith community, and respond generously to
God’s gift of a vocation.
Full text...
December 6-7, 2018
Thomas Merton
Fifty Years Later, and Beyond
CTU is sponsoring a two-day
conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of Thomas
Merton’s death. It is open to all and will begin on
Friday night when Richard Rohr, OFM speaks at 7 pm.
Details...
January 18, 2019
March for Life
2019
The 46th March for Life in Washington, D.C., began as a small
demonstration and rapidly grew to be the largest
pro-life event in the world. The peaceful demonstration
that has followed on this somber anniversary every year
since 1973 is a witness to the truth concerning the
greatest human rights violation of our time, legalized
abortion on demand.
http://marchforlife.org/mfl-2019/
January 22-27, 2019
World Youth Day
The 34th World Youth Day is taking place in Panama City,
Panama. The official WYD website for information and
news is
https://panama2019.pa/en/home/
(English)
or
https://panama2019.pa/es/home/
(Spanish)
February 8, 2019
International Day
of Prayer and awareness against Human Trafficking
Catholics all over the world are encouraged to host or
attend prayer services to create greater awareness about
this phenomenon. The USCCB offers a
program—SHEPHERD—that educates lay and religious leaders
about human trafficking from a Catholic perspective,
equipping them with needed knowledge and skills to
combat forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation
at the the local level. Learn more about SHEPHERD at
USCCB
February 17, 2019
Random Acts of
Kindness Day
The Random Acts of Kindness Organization believes that
kindness starts with one: One compliment, one smile, one
kind act, one person. The organization can help you
celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day with various
lesson plans, kindness stories, ideas and videos. Check
them out at
Random Acts of Kindness
March 27, 2019
National joe day
Enjoy a cup of “joe” with all of your friends named Joe,
Jo, Joette, Joey, Joseph, Josephine, Johanna, Joann,
Jodie or any variant of the name Joe every year on March
27th, National Joe Day. Here's a few more ideas to help
you observe the
Day
March 14
national potato
chip day
National Potato Chip Day is celebrated every year on
March 14. Here are 10 fun facts about this crunchy snack
that should make the day even more tasty.
Potato Chip Facts...
April 27 - May 18, 2019
CTU Biblical &
Study Program
Experience the Holy Lands of the Bible unlike any other.
Your guide will be Fr. vanThanh Nguyen, SVD.
Details...
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