News and Events

This past year a historical blessing fell upon the local indigenous tribes of the Archdiocese.

In our year-end celebration parents and children at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception gathered to review the year.

Saint Columba Church has a rich history of helping evangelize the African American community in Prince George’s County.

On Sunday, May 19th, the Boston Black Catholic Choir hosted their Annual Concert titled, “God’s Gift.” The concert was held at Saint Katharine Drexel Parish in Dorchester.

One of the texts that the Spokane and the St. Ignatius Kateri Northwest Ministry Institute groups are studying is Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection, edited by Matt Dembicki.

One of the catechists made over thirty crosses so that each child could have their own cross. The children and RE teachers took time to decorate each cross.

Faith formation students made Advent Chain count down Christmas calendars. They glued or taped the links and then each day they could remove them and pray for someone or something.

The children made loaves of bread at our first communion retreat, one to take home and one to have blessed at Mass.

On Saturday, March 2nd, Red Cloud High School students left the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to visit Cristo Rey.