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  • CAPPA One Year Out

    CAPPA One Year Out

    CAPPA “went live” in January, 2025 – three years and a half years after our first board meeting initiating the building of an organization. We received a quick and brisk response from social media of people signing up for the mailing list. It was the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes in 2025 that we…

  • 34th World Day of the Sick

    34th World Day of the Sick

    This annual observance was instituted on 13 May 1992 by the saintly Pope John Paul II and is celebrated on 11 February that is also the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. Jesus sought healing for the entire person — spirit, soul, and body. His compassion for the sick and dying was such that He…

  • Begin by Celebrating Mary, Mother of God

    Begin by Celebrating Mary, Mother of God

    The Church begins the civil New Year not marking the annual passing of time but celebrating Mary Mother of God – Theotokos – from whom Jesus received His human nature. I came across this article by John Grondelski, “Why the Church begins the year celebrating Mary, the mother of God,” published at the Catholic News…