Make New Friends, But Keep the OldMaureen Crowley Heil
When I was in elementary school at Saint Michael School In Hudson (of blessed memory), one of the many activities in which I participated was Girl Scouts. I began as a Brownie, eventually "flying up" ...
We need YOU on #GivingTuesday! Maureen Crowley Heil
The year was 1943. French Bishop Charles Forbin Janson had just returned from a trip to what was then one of the largest mission lands -- the United States. Bishop Charles was eager to do something to ...
Follow Their Lead!Maureen Crowley Heil
"Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." (Mt 19:14) For 180 years, the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) has taught children around ...
Looking to the Church: the Hope of Many Poor People Maureen Crowley Heil
It seems we can't turn on the television, open the newspaper, listen to the radio, or check our inboxes without hearing about the latest weather-related catastrophe. The havoc wreaked by Hurricanes ...
One Great Day for the MissionsMaureen Crowley Heil
On Sunday, October 20, Father Giuseppe Allamano, an Italian priest and founder of the Consolata Missionaries and the Consolata Missionary Sisters, was officially declared Saint Giuseppe Allamano by Pope ...
Can you hear the beat of the drum calling the community to Mass? It's the invitation to the banquet! Maureen Crowley Heil
The parishioners of Saint Joseph Parish in Hosanna, Ethiopia are ready to celebrate because it is World Mission Sunday -- a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church's ...
In the Missions, Sometimes Rank Does Not Have its PrivilegeMaureen Crowley Heil
When we think about those who work in the hierarchy of any institution, the Church included, we can conjure up thoughts of those who live better than the rest of us. Indeed, we need look no further than ...
World Mission Sunday: A Universal Day of Celebration! Maureen Crowley Heil
Because our Church is universal, Mass is celebrated in many different dialects every day. When you consider the message spoken around our altars, it becomes apparent that we speak a common language -- ...
