January 2008 Monthly Newsletter

January/February EXTENSION Magazine

When the collection plate yields 11 cents at the Good Shepherd Mission in Pinehaven, New Mexico, the small but steady grants from Catholic Extension make a world of difference . . . >>READ MORE

This Month's Featured Mission

A fire at the Newman Center at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo. left the Catholic community there without location to celebrate Mass, study, and plan charity and outreach programs . . . >>READ MORE

January's Hidden Hero: Sister Kathleen Kane, OP

In 1973, Sr. Kathleen Kane, OP, responded to a plea from the Jesuits in Hays, Montana, to help minister to the Native American population. Thus began a 35-year ministry . . . >>READ MORE 

Do you know a Catholic High School student writer? If so, please pass along this information to him or her about Catholic Extension's Short Story Contest, featuring cash prizes and a chance to be published in EXTENSION Magazine. Celebrated novelist Mary Higgins Clark, who had her first fiction published in EXTENSION Magazine, is Honorary Chair of the Contest . . . >>READ MORE                  

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