+     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 4 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 4 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 4 articoli qui sotto + +       +       + European Leadership Meets on Variety of Projec ...Continue Reading

  +     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 4 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 4 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 4 articoli qui sotto + +       +       + European Leadership Meets on Variety of Projec ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Beginning the Journey4th Sunday of Ordinary Time*Following directly from the call of the first four disciples in last week’s Gospel, this week we are plunged into the ministry of Jesus. The gospels of the 4th, 5th and 6th Sundays detail Jesus’ ministry in Capernaum.Today’s gospel finds Jesus and the disciples arriving in Capernaum, a small town on the northern edge of the Sea of Galilee, which will be Jesus’ base for his ministry in Galilee. On the Sabbath Jesus and the disciples at ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Partners with Christ3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time*The Gospel today begins with the foundational cry of Jesus’ ministry: The Kingdom of God has drawn near; repent and believe the Good News. The call of the disciples follows immediately. The fact that Jesus called (and still calls) disciples is not about creating a flock of ‘blind followers’ but a people who live and work in active partnership with Christ to establish the Kingdom and preach the Good News. Becoming ‘fisher ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Partners with Christ3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time*The Gospel today begins with the foundational cry of Jesus’ ministry: The Kingdom of God has drawn near; repent and believe the Good News. The call of the disciples follows immediately. The fact that Jesus called (and still calls) disciples is not about creating a flock of ‘blind followers’ but a people who live and work in active partnership with Christ to establish the Kingdom and preach the Good News. Becoming ‘fisher ...Continue Reading

 Photo by Carmelite Media Publications Bl. Angelo Paoli, priestJanuary 20th | Optional Memorial (Obligatory Memorial/Italian Provinces)In a world known for its callous disregard for the poor and downtrodden, the example of Angelo Paoli is a refreshing breath of air. Angelo cared so well for his unfortunate brothers and sisters that he was known as “Father Charity” or “Father of the Poor.” Fortunately, he did more than just act as one kind individual he was an excellent motivator, who set many wheels of benevol ...Continue Reading

  CAUSA NOSTRAE LAETITIAE  INITIUM NOVITIATUS*06-01-24  Iuliana Ciceu (CAR) Carpinento Romano, Italia 07-01-24  Any Marcela de la Sagrada Familia Gómez Cárdenas (COR) Córdoba, ES 07-01-24. Ma Alejandra del Amor Crucificado Ocampo Murcia (COR) Córdoba, ESPROFESSIO TEMPORANEA*21-11-23  Mary Josephine of Nativity  (MAC)  Machakos, Kenya 21-11-23  Mary Neema of St. John of the Cross  (MAC)  Machakos, Kenya 21-11-23  Mary Margaret of Our ...Continue Reading

  +     +     ++ Welcome to the latest issue of CITOC News!  We invite you to read the 2 articles below + + Bienvenido al nuevo número de CITOC Noticias! Le invitamos a leer los 2 artículos que aparecen a continuación + + Benvenuti al nuovo numero di CITOC Notizie!  Vi invitiamo a leggere i 2 articoli qui sotto + +     +     + +       +       +&nb ...Continue Reading

  Celebrating at Home: Called to be a Living Gospel2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time*This Sunday could very well be called ‘Vocation Sunday’. Both the first reading and the Gospel are stories of call and response. The episode we read in the first reading is well described as ‘Samuel’s Call.’ Taken together with the Gospel, it’s hard to escape the thought that this Sunday is Vocation Sunday for all disciples. Just as God calls Samuel and Eli points the way, Jesus calls Andrew and the other disciple and John the Bapti ...Continue Reading

Guercino (1630) - Public Domain St. Andrew Corsini, BishopJanuary 9th | Feast"He administered the office entrusted to him like a saint. He is rightly held up to all the pastors of the Church as a model of an outstanding bishop... He was so kind and helpful to the poor and needy that he could only think of them in tears. It is well-known that no poor person ever left him sad." These words of Bishop Francis Venturi (Rome 1629) refer to St. Andrew Corsini. He lived the words of Jesus in an exemplary way: &qu ...Continue Reading