Fourteen women eagerly joined the "Women of Grace Full of Grace Foundational Study" at the Newman Center at the University of New Mexico in the fall of 2025. This is the first time it has been offered because Aquinas Newman Center was requested to offer more studies for women. The class met for seventeen weeks and once finished the women desired more spiritual growth and will begin Moments with Mary in mid-May! Our Blessed Mother is bringing them closer to her Son.
For fifteen years, I was broken and living my life in darkness. I went through my day-to-day life for the sake of my family, but on the inside, I was hopeless and alone. Then, a couple of years ago, something began to change.
Although I was a baptized Catholic I did not stay the course as regards church teaching and obedient living.
St. Joseph Oratory at Mount Royal (Image courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Dpalma01, CC-BY-SA 4.0)by Theresa Cavicchio
Each year, two million visitors travel to Montreal to visit the Oratory of Saint Joseph at Mount Royal. The massive basilica and shrine occupy a place of prominence – the highest point, in fact – above the bustling Canadian metropolis below. It is the largest church and shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph in the world.
by Theresa Cavicchio, OFSFranciscans around the world – religious and lay – are celebrating the recent announcement of the Jubilee Year of Saint Francis of Assisi (1182 – 1226 A.D.). This special time – from January 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027, has been proclaimed by Pope Leo XIV in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the death of the “Little Poor Man” later this year.
JB write: “I want to contribute to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, but am hesitating because I heard the Shriners are connected to Freemasons. Is this true?”
Earlier this month the Italian Embassy to the Holy See hosted a conference on the practice of surrogacy, calling for a “total abolition” of the practice, a position shared by a surprising number of secular feminist groups.
Before beginning the Women of Grace Foundational Study, I was grateful for the many blessings in my life. I had a devoted husband, a loving marriage of more than thirty five years, and three children who practiced their faith and tried to live as kind, committed Catholics. Still, beneath the surface, I carried worries I could not control. I often spent my time on things that left me feeling empty, and in a difficult season I failed to witness my Catholic faith as I knew I should. Yet in God’s mercy, even through my weaknesses, He gently led me to the Women of Grace Foundational Study.
"Woman of Grace has truly enriched my life in so many ways over the years. For many years I have listened to your radio show and have learned the truths of our Catholic faith in ways I had never been told. You share the truths of our Catholic faith with obedience, generosity and clarity. Your inspiration and ministry have prompted me to want to learn more and share my faith with love and confidence.
by Theresa Cavicchio, OFSThe Memorial the Church presents to us on November 21st is not to be confused with the Feast we celebrate on February 2nd, the Presentation of Jesus. The Presentation of Mary at the Temple foreshadows that of the infant Son she would bring there years later with Joseph, her husband.
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