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Today's Readings
- Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene
  
  Reading 1 SGS 3:1-4B
  OR 2 COR 5:14-17
  Responsorial Psalm PS 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
  Gospel Jn 20:1-2, 11-18
Life Teen Blog
- Good Morning Beautiful: Glorify God in Your Morning Routine
  
  If you are anything like me, maybe your first impression of self-care was just doing a face mask and going to bed early. While these things actually do make an impact on your day (like, let’s be...
- It’s OK to be Wrong.
  
  Since it is impossible for any one individual to know everything about the faith, this can lead to us forming beliefs or attitudes about Catholicism that aren’t entirely true.
- When it Doesn’t Feel Like God is a Good Father
  
  God doesn’t stop all our pain, because we have the will to make our choices freely; as does everyone else, even if their lives affect ours. But God can use each of those choices to bring good to the...

Catholic News Service
- Program gives educators tools to teach about Holocaust, anti-Semitism
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Elizabeth Bachmann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A group of 35 teachers from Catholic middle and high schools around the country went back to school briefly this summer to learn...
- Audit firm, other financial controls announced for West Virginia diocese
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Christopher Gunty BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, has selected a new external auditor as part of the progress that has been made...
- Pope writes Syrian president, urging him to protect civilians, seek peace
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/White Helmets, social media via Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to put an end to his country's eight-year-long conflict...
News from the Vatican
- Forensic experts to study ‘thousands of bones’ found in Vatican ossuaries
  
  During a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, workers discovered an enormous number of bones inside two ossuaries in a building next to a Vatican cemetery.
- Pope: Moon landing inspires progress on justice, environment
  
  Pope Francis is hoping that the 50th anniversary of the first moon walk inspires efforts to help our "common home" on Earth.
- Synod emphasizes Church’s mission to defend the vulnerable, cardinal says
  
  The objective of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is to highlight the need for religious, political and social leaders to come together and defend the dignity of indigenous men, women and...
Quick Links
- New York State Catholic Conference
New Memorial of the Blessed Mother 2018
On February 11, 2018, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the
Sacraments inscribed a new obligatory Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, into the General Roman Calendar. This memorial will be celebrated every year on theMonday after Pentecost. In 2018, this celebration will take place on May 21.
Further details here.

Healing After Abortion

Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of a past abortion? There is help and hope available, and the pain and sorrow of abortion need not endure for a lifetime. A “Day of Prayer and Healing” offers the opportunity to experience the love and mercy of God and to heal the wound of abortion. For dates, location, and confidential registration, or to talk to a Sister, please call the Sisters of Life at (866)-575-0075 (toll free) or email hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org.

Days of Prayer and Healing for Men - For more information or to register for men please call Lumina at 877.586.4621 or Lumina@postabortionhelp.org.

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Cardinal Dolan: A Pastoral Message on the Crisis Facing our Church from Archdiocese of New York on Vimeo.