Extension Magazine Archives
Awakening the Mission Spirit in America.
Mission: Under the microscope: What does it mean for the U.S. today?
November/December 2008
This month's issue explores the wishes that would make Christmas come alive for some struggling missionaries across our country. Plus a story of a real Christmas miracle in the desert Southwest.
September/October 2008
See what drives a children's doctor to mend tiny hearts in the heart of Appalachia - and a priest in the remotest corners of Wyoming.
August 2008
Like the Marines, the Church is looking for good men in a source that knows well the value of discipline and commitment. Read More...
Relatively few Catholics are able to attend the conferring of Holy Orders, but this sacrament is rich with symbolism and meaning. A Benedictine Brother captures the ceremonies in Lake Charles, La., for EXTENSION readers Read More...
June/July
A parish in northern Wyoming is the testing ground for an innovative program that pairs rural engaged couples with "marriage veterans."
Even if they don't win the $1,000 prize, any church can get some winning tips on how to make facilities and programs more accessible from a Chicago organization.
The Jubilee Year honoring the great evangelist St. Paul.
The ‘spaghetti church' that's now exuberating with the evangelistic spirit.
A Q-and-A on the centennial of one of the nation's oldest charitable gift annuity programs.
A rural parish on the plains of South Dakota celebrates its own centennial.
Evan Solet of the Bayou Eagles Dancers processes in for a Mass honoring Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha at Holy Family Church in Grand Caillou, La., last July. Native American Catholics find a welcome place at the Lord's Table in southern Louisiana.Elderly sisters who fled New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina are praying for a safe return to a new haven.
While working and studying full-time at the College of the Ozarks, Mandy Renyer is grateful to have a Catholic ministry on campus thanks to Catholic Extension's aid.
The College of the Ozarks' student body reflects its Bible Belt setting, but a very talented couple is bringing a new Catholic dimension to the campus.
In eastern Arizona, Catholic Extension aid has enabled Father Ed Fronske, OFM, to immerse himself in the Native American community on the Apache Indian Reservation.