Diocesan News
The Year of St. Joseph and 'Amoris Laetitia'
As the fifth anniversary of his apostolic exhortation "Amoris Laetitia" approaches, Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church will dedicate more than a year to focusing on the family and conjugal love. Read more
Church bells ring for 336,000 countrymen lost
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."
For the Family in the Year of St. Joseph
For the family at home on the Feast of the Epiphany
The ancient Christian tradition of marking doorways with blessed chalk on the feast of the Epiphany will carry new meaning for many Catholics in 2021. Read more
Word of God Sunday, January 24, 2021
The Sunday of the Word of God is a means to help people “reawaken an awareness of the importance of Sacred Scripture for our lives as believers, beginning with its resonance in the liturgy which places us in living and permanent dialogue with God.” During this Year of St. Joseph, take some time to encounter the Word of God in Scripture. Here is a thoughtful ecumenical scriptural experience. Dr. Gary Habermas, an evangelical, who wrote "The Case for the Resurrection" asks the question, "Did any of this really happen?" Learn why the New Testament is a particularly good historical source and why, twenty centuries later, we know the Resurrection is not merely a story, but a unique historical event.
Pray for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
Prepare for the January 22, National Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children by studying at the New Outlook online coverage of issues concerning Pro-life, Bio-Ethics and the Disabled. Also sign up for the Diocese of Tucson Nine Days of Life Novena beginning January 21 and ending January 29, the day of the National March for Life. You are also welcome to join the Tucson Road Rally for Life on January 16. More information is available here.
National News
Catholic advocates urge mercy for woman on federal death row
Mercy to begin the New Year? The execution date of Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is currently undecided. A federal judge ruled the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled her execution while a stay was in effect ... Read more
Isabella creates catechetical cartoons
Helping children understand each week's Sunday scriptures with relatable cartoon characters and original music scores is how Isabella D'Angelo chooses to use her time and talents to help build the kingdom of God. Read more
World News
Come to the water: Mosaicists bring renewal to Rome's first baptistery
The ancient baptistery was built in 440 A.D. just behind the Basilica of St. John Lateran, which was the first Christian basilica founded in Rome by Emperor Constantine in 324 A.D. Read more
- Pope reflects on past year: pandemic prompts acts of compassion
- Vatican Reform: Pope removes management of finances, property from Secretariat of State
- Vatican calls for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution
- Boko Haram kills 11 in Nigeria on Christmas Eve
- Gunmen kidnap Nigerian Bishop in Owerri
- With tears of joy, exiled archbishop returns to Belarus for Christmas
- Christmas trees burned in front of two Israeli Christian churches
- In Christmas messages, Nigerian bishops echo frustrations of their people
- Middle East Catholic patriarchs urge Christmas hope amid despair
- Fides says 20 'missionaries' died violently in 2020
- God gives everyone the task of being peacemakers, pope says
Noticias
Ángelus. El Papa recuerda la importancia de hacer las paces en la familia
“La de Nazaret es la familia-modelo en la que todas las familias del mundo pueden hallar su sólido punto de referencia y una firme inspiración”. Lees mas
- Ángelus. El Papa recuerda la importancia de hacer las paces en la familia
- Ministerio para trabajadores migrantes, desde Vermont a México
- Celebrar la vida. Navidad en Belén sin peregrinos
- Santa Sede: proporcionar vacunas a todos de modo justo y equitativo
- Un año especial que nos exhorta a ser testigos del amor familiar
- Gestión de propiedades y fondos de la Secretaría de Estado transferidos a la APSA
Para la familia en el Año de San José
La bendición de la puerta de la Epifanía es símbolo de esperanza
Sin embargo, muchas personas han sufrido la pérdida de un ser querido por este virus. Lees mas
Diocesan Calendar
The Feast of the Epiphany
Sunday and Daily Mass Online
Events
- January 5: Level 1 Minstry Certification, Jordan Ministry
- January 9 Online Retreat: "Sing to the Lord: Becoming the Psalms"
- 11 Enero- Fortaleciendo nuestra Espiritualidad
- 12 Enero: Liturgia y Cartas de San Pablo
- January 13 Book Club: "North of Hope" by Jon Hassler
- 13 Enero - Liderazgo como un llamado a involucrarnos
- January 14: Online Workshop "Extraordinary Prayer in Ordinary Time"
- Enero 14 Cristología y Mariología
Gifts to the HOPE Campaign through direct donation or through the Annual Catholic Appeal will be used to aid your parish during mandatory parish closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Prayerfully consider one of these ways to participate:
- Pray for all in our diocese, parishes, priests
- Contribute directly to a parish through the HOPE Campaign
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