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MUSIC MINISTRY HONORING HEROES DEDICATION RADIO TOUR
NATIONWIDE ALBUQUERQUE, TO MARY NATIONWIDE
NEW MEXICO NATIONWIDE

To spotlight the magnif- On Memorial Day, Catho- In this pandemic, the Unit- Father Jack Wall recently
icent talent that exists in lic Extension was honored ed States Conference of completed a series of
Extension Dioceses, we to share the extraordinary Catholic Bishops reconse- national radio interviews
have launched a week- story of Deacon Enrique crated our nation to Mary, to cast a light on the plight
ly concert series called Padilla, the wounded war- Mother of God on May 1 of poor Catholic faith com-
Songs in Solidarity. Fea- rior who became a faithful to protect the vulnerable. munities during the pan-
turing musicians—priests, soldier for Christ, after re- Catholic Extension offered demic and discuss the
sisters and laypeople— turning from the Vietnam a special video reflection response of the Church
tens of thousands have War as the lone survivor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, to help them. Airing on
tuned into these perfor- of his platoon. He serves Patroness of the Ameri- major networks, including
mances, which have been as a deacon at St. Jude cas, narrated by Dr. Artu- The Catholic Channel and
featured on Good Morn- Thaddeus Church in Albu- ro Chávez, president of the Sacred Heart Radio, his
ing America’s “Quarans- querque and a spiritual di- Mexican American Cath- talks reached nearly 26 mil-
treamed.” Concerts include rector for veterans. Join olic College and mem- lion listeners and inspired
Gospel sounds, mariachi the thousands who have ber of Catholic Extension’s their participation in Cath-
and contemporary music. viewed his inspiring sto- Board of Governors. Vis- olic Extension’s COVID-19
Please visit catholic ry, please visit catholicex- it catholicextension.org/ relief efforts.
MonthofMary.
tension.org/padilla.
extension.org/songs. SAFELY DELIVERING GROCERIES TO THE POOR
I n Sturgis, Mich- As they minister to

igan, three sisters
families, the sisters are
seeing greater food
who recently
arrived from
Nicaragua to serve poor insecurity, so they are
distributing groceries.
parishes through Cath- “We are helping
olic Extension’s U.S.- people stay calm and
Latin American Sisters not feel alone. The
Exchange Program had Church gives them
to quickly shift gears in this pandemic. hope,” said Sister Delia Aurora Ibarra.

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