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New Blesseds in the Church: The Ulma Family from Poland
An entire family has been beatified, that is, raised to the step before official canonization. The beatification took place on Sunday, September 10, 2023. From Vatican News: The nine members of the Ulma family were beatified on Sunday in…
The crown of motherhood
A friend told me that he saw my picture in a 30th-anniversary issue of my hometown newspaper, the Forest City Summit. It was a picture of me along with the other members of the Miss Forest City Pageant court smiling at the camera. Miss…
We Mourn Benedict XVI
We, the team at Bayard, Inc., join with Universal Church in remembering Benedict XVI, who died on December 31, 2022. We thank God for his 77 years of priesthood, including his decades as a bishop and cardinal, and finally, his reign as pope…
What does the Catechism say about work?
With summer coming to its unofficial close, we celebrate the importance of work on Labor Day, a national holiday in the United States and Canada. As Christians, we know that even Jesus himself worked. Pope Francis wrote this in his 2015…
June 19: Feast of Corpus Christi will Kick Off National Eucharistic Revival
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." John 6:51 The Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States are…
U.S. Bishops invite the faithful to fast and pray the Rosary on Friday, May 13, (memorial of Our…
The U.S. Bishops invite the faithful to fast and pray the Rosary on Friday, May 13, (memorial of Our Lady of Fatima), in the midst of tensions related to the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court. Part of the USCCB’s statement from May…
Join with Pope Francis’ Consecration of Ukraine and Russia, March 25
Join with us in prayer as we join Pope Francis who invites us to pray as he consecrates Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, this Friday, March 25, on the feast of the Annunciation. Vatican News reports: The Pope is formally…
We Join With Pope Francis in Praying for Peace
We, the team at Bayard, join with Pope Francis in praying for peace, and those in harm’s way in Ukraine. The pope specifically has asked for a day of prayer and fasting on March 2, which is also Ash Wednesday. Speaking at the end of the…
The power of one novena
Fr. Dominic Mwebe, 87, is a priest and doctor to his Kampala, Uganda community. He’s also a hero to the many local children who he has put through school and college — 22 of whom are now priests. Fr. Dominic doesn’t like to advertise the…
The Saint Pio Foundation to honor Grammy Award artist Jose Feliciano
The Saint Pio Foundation Award Ceremony will be held on September 18, 2021, at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. Jose Feliciano, Grammy Award artist, musician, composer, and singer, has been chosen to receive the foundation’s…
