May 2008 - Monthly Newsletter

Inspired by Paul's spirit during his jubilee year

The international celebration of St. Paul's birth two millennia ago begins June 28. Our cover story explains how many modern mission projects draw inspiration from this influential Apostle...MORE>>

Catholic Extension Unites with Organizations to Support Priestly Vocations

"Where am I heading, Lord?" This is the question that 33 active-duty military personnel from around the world were asking themselves on April 3-6 at Saint Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park, CA, as they gathered for a discernment retreat...MORE>>

 Seminarians in Need of Support

When Dan Dreher was four years old, he collected candles at his Texas church to take them home to be cleaned. Now he is a seminarian nearing the end of his formation as a Catholic priest, and he and many others need your help...MORE>>

May 2008 Hidden Hero:

Sister Dolores Herbeck, OSF

Graceful, kind, firm, gentle. . . . That's the demeanor of the ideal teacher, and it's an apt description of Sister Dolores Herbeck, OSF, who has served as pastoral associate of Holy Rosary parish in Lander,   Wyoming, for the past 11 1/2 years, with the help of a Catholic Extension subsidy....MORE>>