Be a Part of the Sheen Beatification!
On September 24, 2026, our former National Director, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, will be beatified in St. Louis, Missouri. To say we are thrilled is the understatement of the year! Archbishop Sheen has ...
One Hundred Years Worth of Thanks!
What do Winnie the Pooh, historian David Attenborough, Kool-Aid, and World Mission Sunday have in common? They're all celebrating their 100th birthday this year! On April 14, 2026, Pope Pius XI declared ...
Honoring Fulton Sheen by Ordaining Priests in the Missions
How can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can people preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet ...
When Is a Priest Not a Priest?
The real answer to the title question, of course, is never. Once ordained, a priest is marked by the sacrament of Holy Orders forever. He embarks on a life of service to God's people, taking him on ...
Education is the Tool
It was Day Four on my trip to Uganda. Father Sylvester Arinaitwe, AJ, was my driver. During the hours-long trip, we passed sites that have become so very familiar to me -- half-constructed buildings already ...
'You Are Most Welcome!'
A few years ago, I spent a month visiting Pontifical Mission Societies projects in Africa. I found myself in the mountains and flatlands of Uganda and the plateaus and valleys of Zambia. This one phrase ...
Supporting Persistence in Faith
During a mission trip to Venezuela, I visited an area in the far northeastern part of the country near the Colombian border that is home to mostly indigenous people. Many live along a large lagoon and ...
Each According to Their Own Need
In the Acts of the Apostles, the early Church is described as living in community. They ate their meals together, prayed with each other, and "would sell their property and possessions and divide them ...
