Honoring Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine is not officially honored on the Church’s liturgical calendar. Still, this third-century saint is well-celebrated every February 14. Saint Valentine’s Day is rooted in an act of disobedience. […]read more
Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking
The Church celebrates the life of Saint Josephine Bakhita / Santa Josefina Bakhita on February 8. Saint Josephine was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan and […]read more
Celebrate Catholic Schools
Catholic school students, faculty, staff, and families will be observing Celebrate Catholic Schools Week from January 29 to February 4. The theme this year is Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service. […]read more
May God Bless Pope Benedict XVI
We thank God for Pope Benedict XVI’s seventy-seven years of priesthood, including his decades as a bishop and cardinal, and finally, his reign as Pope from 2005 to 2013. We […]read more
Website Spotlight: Saints and Feasts Calendar
Keep track of holy days, feast days of saints, and Church observances with our Saints and Feasts Calendar. If a saint is remembered in the day’s Mass, you’ll find it […]read more
Over the Christmas Break
It’s not Christmas yet, but try to tell a young child that! We know that many of you will be suspending your classes over the Christmas holidays. You may wish […]read more
¡Viva, Cristo Rey!
A man whose feast day falls appropriately close to the Solemnity of Christ the King is Blessed Miguel Pro of Mexico. His feast day is November 23. He was martyred […]read more
Around the Corner: All Saints’ Day
After the flurry of the first few weeks of class, you may be looking ahead to the Church holy days on the horizon. The Church will celebrate All Saints’ Day […]read more
Harvest Time Saints and Saints Who Labored
Saints provide excellent models of service and faith to children. It’s never too early to introduce the children to saints, any one of whom may become a lifelong inspiration. Play Harvest […]read more
A Crabby Saint? Yes!
Saint Jerome is proof that saints aren’t perfect. In fact, Saint Jerome was known as crabby, irritable, and sarcastic. Yet he still made it to sainthood—of course, by asking for […]read more
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David Dziena
Publisher
David Dziena is the Publisher of Pflaum Publishing Group. He has also served as Executive Editor and […]
Joan McKamey
Project Editor
Joan McKamey, project editor, joined the Gospel Weeklies editorial team in September 2016. […]
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Bilingual Editor
Erika De Urquidi, bilingual editor, joined Bayard, Inc. in July 2018. During her 15 years as a professional translator […]
