Our sisters arrived in the Diocese of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, in 2002. They write to us, saying:

"On Sunday, August 2, 2009, we saw our apostolic dream come true after 7 years of mission in this land of Papua New Guinea. We constructed and opened a Home for Girls.  This home will receive adolescents and young adults from poor families with limited access to education, who face a number of great risks from their environment...

"Among the many difficulties, our first challenge was to get land to build the Home..." <more>

Blogs from Recent Lay Missionary Trip to Argentina

For the second year in a row, young professionals and diocesan seminarians from the Archdiocese of Washington have traveled to Argentina to serve in our works of mercy as part of a joint project of the Young Adult Ministry, Office of Missions and Vocations Office. One of the returning lay missionaries, Laura Ferstl, shares some of her impressions on the ADW Blog.

"What is my priority?"  
"A Simple Kind of Mission"
"Complementarity of Vocations"

March for Life 2010
See "Events" for more recent activities in our Province

Year for Priests: June 19, 2009 - June 11, 2010

The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has declared this year the Year for Priests, "meant to deepen the commitment of all priests to interior renewal for the sake of a stronger and more incisive witness to the Gospel in today’s world." (Letter Proclaiming a Year for Priests)

In a special way the Congregation of the Clergy is promoting and developing this pastoral initiative of the Holy Father.

The Year for Priests is not for priests alone - it is also an opportunity for consecrated and lay faithful to deepen their own spiritual lives through a renewed appreciation for the ministerial priesthood and a dedication to pray for the priests who bring them the salvific sacraments. Learn about ways to actively respond to the Holy Father's intentions:

• Make praying for priests a part of your daily prayer life.
• Come to know about the lives of holy priests by reading the stories of great saints and blesseds from throughout the Church's history.
• Read about "spiritual maternity"and the role that Holy Hours offered for priests can make in the building up of the clergy in the 2007 document of the Congregation for Clergy. Eucharistic Adoration is an excellent way to support priests of the world.
• Keep up with information about the Year for Priests on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website providing resources to help celebrate the Year for Priests.