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From the Director's Desk
The Catholic Apostolate Center is a 21st century expression of the charism of St. Vincent Pallotti. We are engaged in forming apostles, or as Pope Francis said in Evangelii Gaudium, "missionary disciples."
We are privileged to collaborate with many different Catholic entities throughout the United States and beyond, most recently on various aspects of World Youth Day (WYD), whether digitally, stateside, or in Krakow. Nothing that we do is about us individually or simply about an organization. Our work is done for the community of faith, the Church, by furthering the mission of Jesus Christ, Apostle of the Eternal Father.
In this issue of our newsletter, we invite you to learn more about us and explore our many resources that are designed to form apostles and develop greater collaboration and co-responsibility among all the baptized.
May the charity of Christ urge us on!
In God the Infinite Love,
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Have you visited our website recently?
The Catholic Apostolate Center is happy to announce the latest update to our website! We invite you to spend some time navigating our website to view our latest updates and formation resources.
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Catholic Apostolate Center: Forming Apostles
"We're called to be in communion with another, to truly live and be church, to not just keep it in church, but to go out as apostles sent on mission to a world that needs us." -Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C.
May the charity of Christ urge us on!
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Past Speaking Event
Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C.
"This Is The Day" on CatholicTV
August 23, 2016
On Tuesday, August 23rd, Center Director Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. was featured on Catholic TV's "This Is The Day." Fr. Frank spoke about the mission and current work of the Catholic Apostolate Center. Our mission is "to assist everyone, all the baptized, to be apostles - or as Pope Francis would say - missionary disciples," Fr. Frank said.
Click here to watch Fr. Frank's interview segment.
Upcoming Speaking Event
Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. and Barbara H. McCrabb
Catholics on Call
September 15-16, 2016
Chicago, IL
The 2016 Catholics on Call Partners Conference "Collaboration" will take place on September 15-16, 2016. Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. and Center Advisor Barbara H. McCrabb will deliver the Keynote Lectures on "Theology Collaboration" and "Collaboration in Ministry" this year. Their presentations will discuss the importance of collaboration among all believers.
The Partners Conference is offered every fall to campus ministers, vocation directors, volunteer directors, and anyone who ministers to young adults. Participants come from across the country to learn and discuss best practices for supporting young adult men and women in their vocational discernment.
Learn more about the Catholics on Call Partner Conference.
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Marriage and Family Resources
As the Church prepares to celebrate the Feast of St. Monica on Saturday, the
Catholic Apostolate Center invites you to revisit our Marriage and Family Resource page. St. Monica, patron saint of mothers, was a dedicated woman of faith and prayer. Her constant intercession for her husband, mother-in-law, and son bore fruit in their respective conversions.
This week, the Catholic Apostolate Center celebrates the foundational role of marriage and family in our society. As Pope Francis wrote in his post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, "The family is a good which society cannot do without."
Click here to learn more about Marriage and Family.
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Canonization of Mother Teresa
The Catholic Apostolate Center is excited to celebrate the upcoming canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta on September 4th in Vatican City.
Mother Teresa's words are especially poignant for the Jubilee Year of Mercy as Pope Francis invites us to infuse love and mercy into our lives and actions. Learn more about Mother Teresa and join us in preparing for her canonization by clicking one of the links below.
Canonization News and Information:
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Rekindling Charity - Living the Works of Mercy
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Listen to Mother Teresa and St. John Paul II speak on love
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The Catholic Apostolate Center is committed to reviving faith, rekindling charity, and forming apostles. This year as the Church celebrates the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis invites us to do just that: renew our commitment to our faith, rekindle our charity through works of mercy, and live as apostles, or as he says, missionary disciples.
Mother Teresa's life is a beautiful witness of revived faith and rekindled charity. Rooted in the love of Christ, she lived and breathed the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. In the introductory video above, both she and Pope St. John Paul II remind us that love is fundamental to the human person and to our mission as apostles of Christ. During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, let us renew our commitment to be missionaries of mercy sharing the merciful love of the Father with the world.
As we prepare for the canonization of Mother Teresa, we invite you to learn more about the Jubilee Year of Mercy and the Works of Mercy.
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Ad Infinitum Blog
The Aches and Pains of Motherhood
"If motherhood has taught me anything, it's taught me what it means to love unconditionally." -Lindsay Myers
In today's blog post, new-mom Lindsay Myers writes about the self-sacrificial love of motherhood in relation to the unconditional, sacrificial love of Christ for each one of us from the cross.
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St. Monica
Feast Day: August 27th
" Son, nothing in this world now affords me delight. I do not know what there is now left for me to do or why I am still here, all my hopes in this world being now fulfilled." -St. Monica, after the conversion of her son, St. Augustine St. Monica was a Christian woman married to the pagan Patricius. Of her three children, Augustine, who would later become a Doctor of the Church, is the most famous. He attributes his conversion to her constant and faithful prayers. St. Monica is the patron saint of Alcoholics, Married women, and Mothers. Join the Catholic Apostolate Center in commemorating the Feast of St. Monica!
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