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Catholic Extension video series
The rst four episodes of our compelling broadcast video series are being viewed, among other channels, on EWTN, Catholic TV and at videoseries. catholicextension. org. Please watch these inspirational and educational segments and share them in your parish groups.
2015 Seminarian Endowment Challenge Catholic Extension o ered a $475,000 matching grant for seminarians, and 11 dioceses responded, jointly raising over $1 million and greatly exceeding expectations. Congratulations to the dioceses of Bismarck, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Jackson, Lake Charles, Las Cruces, Lubbock, Marque e
and Memphis and the eparchies of Our Lady of Lebanon and St. Maron.
Young leaders’ ‘great blessing’
Twenty-four young lay leaders from mission dioceses attended a January 8-10 retreat of Catholic Extension’s Young Adult Lead- ership Initiative in Tucson, Arizona. e participants included youth, young adult, campus, and faith formation ministers either currently enrolled in the initiative or recently graduated. ey re ected on their ministries, their theology studies and their own faith experiences. ey also deepened their relationship with Catholic Extension. Catholic Extension partners with mission dioceses and three Catholic universities to make the Young Adult Leaders’ ministry positions and theological education possible.
Alma Benítez, a Young Adult Leader from the Diocese of Yakima, Washington, spoke for the group when she said the pro- gram was “a great blessing.” Getting a rst-rate Catholic educa- tion for her ministry, she said, enables her to “give back to people who have sacri ced so much.”