World Youth Day 2016 Portal
The Catholic Apostolate Center has launched a new web portal at: www.WYD2016.us which will feature formation resources and guides to the World Youth Day events in Krakow and in the United States.
These resources include:
- Resources from the Vatican, the USCCB, as well as stateside and international resources.
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Krakow in the Capital 2016 
On July 30th, in Washington, DC, the Archdiocese of Washington, along with the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Dioceses of Arlington and Wheeling-Charleston, The Catholic University of America, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Dominican House of Studies, and Catholic Student Center at University of Maryland will be hosting Krakow in the Capital. The Catholic Apostolate Center will be a key partner and largest contributing sponsor for this event expected to draw nearly 2,000 pilgrims from the mid-Atlantic region. The Center will be providing staff, resources, and funding to ensure that the event will be a meaningful spiritual experience for all.
Click here to learn more.
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#WYDWednesday Blog Series
The Catholic Apostolate Center has created a #WYDWednesday blog series in collaboration with the USCCB World Youth Day Office to prepare for, celebrate, and reflect upon World Youth Day (WYD) 2016 in Krakow, Poland, as well as stateside celebrations of WYD. Through this series, we invite our readers into the WYD experience through the reflections of current WYD pilgrims, past pilgrims, pastoral leaders, and bishops throughout the country. We invite you to reflect on their words, pray with them, and integrate their thoughts into your preparation for and your life beyond the WYD mountaintop experience, whether in Krakow, stateside, or digitally anywhere in the world.
Our posts thus far include:
Click here to see them all.
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Upcoming Speaking Event
Management as Ministry
Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C.
May 17-May 19, 2016
Busch School of Business and Economics
The Catholic University of America (CUA)
Washington, D.C.
Fr. Frank will be co-teaching "Online Tools and Dashboards," as well as "Ministry in a Digital Age" at CUA's three day workshop for seminarians and newly ordained priests that provides a foundational understanding of business best practices called Management as Ministry.
"Online Tools and Dashboards"
This session will provide an overview of helpful online tools that can be used in various functions of a parish such as scheduling, parish database, and fundraising.
"Ministry in a Digital Age"
In today's society, marketing is changing at an incredibly fast pace. It is of the utmost importance to keep up with these changing times and to be able to connect with people where they are. Having a digital presence as a parish community or church organization is important so that people of the parish or organization's outreach and activities.
Learn more.
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Social Media Engagement Survey
We'd love to hear from you! Take our five minute survey on our social media presence and help us better understand what's effective as we continue our efforts to spread the Gospel.
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Ad Infinitum Blog
Understanding the Spirit
As the Church ends the Easter season this Sunday with the celebration of the Feast of Pentecost, let us open our hearts to the work and promptings of the Holy Spirit in the people and world around us.
"May we experience a Pentecost and renewal of the Spirit in our own lives. Together, let us say, 'Veni Sancte Spiritus, Come Holy Spirit!' (CCC 2670-72). May His fire purify our hearts, leaving only the love of God, so that we may in turn set the world on fire." -Kate Fowler
How can we come to know the Holy Spirit?
Click here for a few suggestions.
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Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles
Feast Day: Saturday before Pentecost (May 14th)
This month, we celebrate the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles. St. Vincent Pallotti had a strong devotion to Our Lady, speaking of her as, "Mother of Divine Love" and "Queen of Apostles." Under this invocation, the Blessed Virgin Mary is a patroness of the Catholic Apostolate Center.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles
Immaculate Mother of God, Queen of the Apostles, we know that God's commandment of love and our vocation to follow Jesus Christ impels us to cooperate in the mission of the Church. Realizing our own weakness, we entrust the renewal of our personal lives and our apostolate to your intercession. We are confident that through God's mercy and the infinite merits of Jesus Christ, you, who are our Mother, will obtain the strength of the Holy Spirit as you obtained it for the community of the apostles gathered in the upper room. Therefore, relying on your maternal intercession, we resolve from this moment to devote our talents, learning, material resources, our health, sickness and trials, and every gift of nature and grace, for the greater glory of God and the salvation of all. We wish to carry on those activities which especially promote the Catholic Apostolate for the revival of faith and love of the people of God and so bring all men and women into the faith of Jesus Christ. And if a time should come when we have nothing more to offer serviceable to this end, we will never cease to pray that there will be one fold and one shepherd Jesus Christ. In this way, we hope to enjoy the results of the apostolate of Jesus Christ for all eternity.
Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles, pray for us!
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