February 2008 Monthly Newsletter

Guitarist Tony Meléndez Featured in Latest Issue of Nuestra Familia Católica

Tony Meléndez, the young guitar player born without arms who struck a chord with Pope John Paul II is now a leading advocate for college students to do mission work, according to an article in the Winter 2008 issue of Nuestra Familia Católica, a bilingual publication of the Catholic Church Extension Society.
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February 2008 Hidden Hero - Sister Ellen Corcoran, SCSJA

On the eastern edge of the Gallup Diocese, Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Seboyeta, N.M., may be at the tail end of a lonely highway off I-40 between Gallup and Albuquerque, but Sister Ellen Corcoran, SCSJA, isn't about to let this centuries-old parish die - physically or spiritually. Read More>>

Displaced Elderly New Orleans Sisters In Need of Residental Care Facility

Right now, many Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille are in need of your prayers and support. They are elderly, some are in poor health ... and they're all far from home.  On August 28, 2005, these sisters were ordered to evacuate their New Orleans home. Hurricane Katrina was bearing down and they were not safe. The youngest is 70 years old, and the oldest is 96. They had to leave behind items they treasured the most. Read More>>

Catholic Extension Charitable Gift Annuities

You can help secure your future and that of America's missions with a Catholic Extension Charitable Gift Annuity. Your gift provides guaranteed income for life: a fixed rate of return unaffected by fluctuating interest rates; and both immediate and future tax benefits. Read More>>