Faten’s Story Faten, a Palestinian social worker from Gaza, was 33 weeks pregnant with twins when she traveled to Bethlehem to attend a training course. Upon her arrival to Bethlehem, Faten suddenly found herself in preterm labor. As the only hospital in the region capable…
Category: Voices of the Vineyard
Guest House
Founded by Austin Ripley in 1956, Guest House is the original provider of residential addiction treatment for Catholic clergy and religious. In the 1940’s, Austin Ripley saw a tragedy unfolding among the people in recovery. A recovering alcoholic himself, Ripley observed that Catholic priests weren’t succeeding like…
The Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius
In response to the influx of immigrants from Slovakia to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Rev. Matthew Jankola, a Slovak priest of the Diocese of Scranton, PA founded the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius for the purpose of…
Pueri Cantores
With 32 federations comprising 70,000 young singers worldwide, Pueri Cantores is the international student choral organization of the Roman Catholic Church, whose mission is to evangelize and catechize choristers through the medium of sacred music, aiding them in growing in their faith and rooting them…
World Villages for Children
World Villages for Children is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit dedicated to financially supporting the efforts of the Sisters of Mary. The Sisters of Mary educate and care for over 20,000 orphaned and impoverished children in seven different countries around the world. Founded by Venerable…
NativityMiguel of Scranton
In 1971 the Jesuits on the Lower East Side of Manhattan founded the first Nativity School. Its apostolate was to provide disadvantaged kids a tuition free learning environment where they could excel academically, socially and spiritually. Today there are over 60 schools in 27 states…
Mary's Children Family Center
Mary’s Children Family Center is a non-profit, 501 (C) (3) organization which had its inception in a room that wasn’t being used at St. Bede Church in May, 1993. It was begun by two Oakland County mothers who searched endlessly, to no avail, for a…
Chaminade University of Honolulu
E komo mai! Welcome to Chaminade University! Chaminade University’s namesake, Father William Joseph Chaminade (1761-1850), was the founder of the Society of Mary and a social reformer who saw education as a way of transforming society for the better. In 1883, the Marianist community established…
Assumption College of Sisters (ACS)
Teach a Sister…Touch the World “Impelled by Christ’s love, Assumption College for Sisters, through education and community, forms servant leaders who transform lives. Teach a Sister…Touch the World.” (Mission Statement) Assumption College for Sisters (ACS) has roots that reach back over a century and a…
Pueri Cantores
During this first week of Advent anyone in need of an aid to enhance his or her preparation for the celebration of Christmas would do well to become acquainted with the apostolate of the American Federation Pueri Cantores (www.pcchoirs.org). Pueri Cantores is the official music…