Read about Canadian immigrants to the U.S. plus
asylum-seekers and immigration court decisions at
Immigration Resources
Discover the effect noise and sound can have on your
ability to recover in the hospital at
Health & Wellness
Numerous SVDs have applied for ongoing education grants
and you'll find the where and when of them at
On the Trail
Review the information for obtaining your USCIS case
status at
Immigration Alerts
Several resources on guiding today's youth to a life of
faith are featured at
Child Protection
While December may be a "quiet" month for seminars,
there's a variety of books that you can read anytime at
Datebook Plus
Find out what the current Annual Accountability
Statement compliance rate is for the Chicago Province at
OEFC Minutes
September 8 – November 9, 2018
Tour: Saint Pio
Relics
Saint Padre Pio's relics are currently on tour in America
commemorating the 50th anniversary of Padre Pio entering
eternal life. A few of the upcoming sites include Toronto,
Ontario; Parsippany, New Jersey; St. Cloud, Minnesota; and
Rapid City, South Dakota. For a complete venue list,
visit...
September 15 – October 15, 2018
Hispanic Heritage
Month
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary
of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In
addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16,
and Chile on September 18. To help appreciate this month,
here's a list of
famous firsts by Hispanic Americans.
October 4, 2018
Feast of St.
Francis
In celebration of this saint's feast, the Catholic
Climate Covenant has produced a free 90-minute
catechetical program for parishes, schools and faith
communities. Learn more at
http://www.catholicclimatecovenant.org/FOSF
October 16, 2018
World Food Day
This is a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger.
The focus of the day is that food is a basic, fundamental
human right. Yet, more than 805 million people worldwide
live with chronic hunger. Be aware. Take action.
Read...
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...
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)
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