The Catechetical Office joins the Franciscan Sisters of Peace, as well as the family, colleagues and friends of Sister Catherine Ryan who passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018. May she rest in peace.

Monday, September 24, 2018, is Family Day, celebrating the positive influence parents have as they connect with their children each day.

Recovery Month increases awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrates the people who recover. It is also a good time to pray and assist those who are shackled with additions.

September 1, 2018, is the Annual World Day of prayer for the Care of Creation. Pope Francis invites us to "renew our personal participation in this vocation as custodians of creation, raising to God our thanks for the marvellous works that He has entrusted to our care, invoking his help for the protection of creation and his mercy for the sins committed against the world in which we live.”

OSV and Goodness Reigns are inviting youth and young adults to participate in the 2019 Share the Story film contest in preparation for World Youth Day in Panama