Children’s author Claudia Cangilla McAdam has written a new picture book for the Ascension Kids series on the sacraments:“The Day God’s Helper Came.”
This engaging tale teaches children ages 4–8 about the story of what happened at Pentecost,the importance of surrendering to the Holy Spirit,and how that same Spirit can guide each believer.
Archbishop Ronald Hicks and Monsignor Jim Vlaun discuss Archbishop Hicks’ recent article in First Things on physician-assisted suicide, the recent confirmation of youth with disabilities, ordination anniversaries, the upcoming meeting of the USCCB, and Change the World.
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Archbishop Ronald Hicks
| 06/02/2026
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At the Second Annual Thomistic Bioethics Colloquium, organized by Dominican Healthcare Ministry and held May 29 at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village, Catholic scholars and clergy reflected on the Anointing of the Sick as a sacrament of grace, forgiveness, strength, and hope.
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Mary Shovlain
| 06/02/2026
American pope says he personally witnessed Sheen's evangelization as a child.