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.
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Archbishop Ronald Hicks is inviting Catholics across the Archdiocese of New York to embrace the 40 days ahead as a time of renewal, prayer and deeper focus on God.
By:
Mary Shovlain
| 02/18/2026
Jesus offers three paths that the Church has embraced as ways of going deeper into the spiritual life during this Lenten season: almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. Archbishop Hicks looks at the reason why.
By:
Archbishop Ronald Hicks
| 02/18/2026
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Cardinal Dolan reminds us of the traditions of Lent.