Catholic Extension

Building up Catholic faith communities in America's poorest regions
July 3, 2023

Established in 1905, Catholic Church Extension Society—now Catholic Extension— was established to bring the sacraments to remote faith communities across the country.

The mission first spread by way of the railways. With support from the earliest donors, priests rode...Read more

Gifts of the Holy Spirit Series - FORTITUDE

by Fr. Edlefsen
July 2, 2023

What is the Holy Spirit’s Gift of Fortitude?

By Fr. Edlefsen

The Holy Spirit’s gentle “whispers” quietly play like background music, behind the scenes of life’s circumstances. Like a ship’s sails, the Spirit’s Gifts catch the “wind” of...Read more

US Bishops' Statement

Rebuke Distortion of Church Teaching by Members of Congress
June 29, 2023

U.S. Bishops' President and Chairmen Rebuke Distortion of Church Teaching in Abortion Statement by Members of Congress

June 29, 2023

WASHINGTON - On June 24, the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization...Read more

Gifts of the Holy Spirit Series - COUNSEL

COUNSEL
June 21, 2023

The Holy Spirit’s subtle “whispers” play like background music throughout our lives. Like sails on a ship, the Gifts make us available and open to the Holy Spirit’s breath.

So far, I’ve written three articles on the Gifts...Read more

Gifts of the Holy Spirit Series - KNOWLEDGE

KNOWLEDGE
June 20, 2023

WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT'S GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE?

By Fr. Edlefsen

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are supernatural “dispositions” given at Baptism and deepened at

Confirmation. They are Wisdom, Understanding,...Read more

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