Third week of Advent with Christmas slightly over a week away, are you panicked and burdened with so much yet to do? Presents to buy and wrap? Christmas cards to send? Dinners to plan and invitations to mail? It is that time of year and hard for most of us to focus on what is …
Those of us in southern California know about the desert, which can be reached within three hours from Los Angeles. A landscape where life is reduced to a scale and number which can be shocking at first; there are no towering pine trees, wide expanses of grass, deer or bears in the Mojave Desert. But …
Our Lady in her Immaculate Conception Patroness of the United States For Mission Doctors Association and our sister organization Lay Mission-Helpers this Feast day, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, also holds a connection to our founder Msgr. Anthony Brouwers. As Catholics we believe that Mary was conceived free from original sin. But what does …
In October Mission Doctors shared the story of the unlikely patron of Missions, St. Therese the Little Flower, who never left the confines of her convent – but was united in the work of missionaries through her prayers. The other saint who is “Patron of Catholic Missions” is St. Francis Xavier, whose feast day is …
Advent is finally upon us; a time of preparation and expectation for the great Solemnity of Christmas- celebrating our God whose love is so immense that God chose to be like us, even being born as a defenseless infant. But how can we prepare or wait during this frantic time of year with only 21 …
Pope Francis has declared November 19th the World Day of the Poor. He is calling on Christians around the world to serve the poor with concrete actions that address their daily needs, he wrote that service to the poor is “an imperative that no Christian may disregard.” What does that mean for me? What does this …
There are two November Holy Days that often become confused. On November 1st, All Saint’s Day, we honor all those who have attained heaven, and our Church generally focuses on those recognized as saints by the Catholic Church. The color of the vestments are white – representing light, innocence, purity, joy, triumph and glory. In the United …
Jesus cared for the sick and suffering. He performed many healing miracles in his life, and he told his followers to go ‘Heal the sick, and say to them the Kingdom of God is at hand.” Catholic Social Teaching raises the care of the sick to require all of us to do what we can. …
Every year the Church views the month of October as Mission Month. A month to renew our commitment to the universal Church and our connection to our sisters and brothers around the world. For those of us who have been blessed with the opportunity to actually serve in Mission, it is easy to bring to …
Do you have to pack a bag, leave your home to be a missionary? St. Therese never left France, and in her vocation lived as a cloister nun. Than why is she the patroness of mission? Below the words of the logo for Mission Doctors Association it says: A mission of healing / A partnership …