This is the million-dollar question that has been asked around the globe in the last five to seven months since the advent of the most discussed pandemic affecting our world called coronavirus. It the question of WHERE IS GOD IN THE MIDST OF COVID-19? The Coronavirus 2019 also known as Covid-19, on the 31^st December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of an outbreak of respiratory disease in china affecting the city of Wuhan in Hubei province. 

 Human Rights Day is observed annually on 10 December, marking an important milestone when the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.  A non-binding document that outlines common standards, values, rights, and freedoms everyone everywhere is entitled to.

This Sunday, 15^th November marks the fourth World Day of the Poor, a time to reflect on how poverty is prevalent in societies around the globe.  Taken from the book of Sirach (Sirach 7:32) this year’s theme is “Stretch forth your hand to the poor”. A message that is vitally important in a year where global poverty is expected to rise for the first time since 1990, as the world reacts to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sunday 18th October 2020

World Mission Sunday an annual celebration where Churches around the world in every Catholic community join together to renew their commitment to the missionary mandate. The day signifies a moment of solidarity among brothers and sisters in Christ who are living in situations of poverty, violence and oppression.

16th October 2020

World Food Day is an international day that falls annually on the 16th October, founded in 1945 to mark the launch of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The main principle of World Food Day is to raise awareness for food security, especially in times of crisis.

World Mental Health Day October 10th 

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10^th October annually as an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. This year has been like no other as people around the globe have had to adapt to a new way of living as the Covid -19 pandemic swept from country to country. It has been a difficult year for everyone but particularly for those who live with mental health illness, their families, friends and carers.  

Season of Creation  September 1^st – October 4^th

As summer draws to an ends and autumn commences marking the transition from summer to winter, daylight lessens and the nights grow longer. With the temperature drop an abundance of wonderful colours appear as the foliage on trees turn to a picturesque shades of yellow, orange, red, purple, and brown providing a beautiful contrast to our backdrops. We begin to remind ourselves to take time to enjoy the unique conditions that this season can offer.

Sr Kathleen Bryant says State has continuously failed to meet key international targets to combat the problem

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I still remember the day I heard of the first confirmed case of COVID 19 in Nigeria with some humour. “What! Corona virus in Nigeria?” (As if, Nigeria was not on this planet) I was greatly alarmed, and I went about breaking the news to anyone who may not have heard, until I broke the news to one man and he told me “Sister ema wori (Sister do not worry) it will come and go, we will beat it”.

In the California Region, Sylvia Valdez heads up the Human Trafficking Committee. As a lay collaborator and friend of Mary Aikenhead, Sylvia takes her activism seriously and continues to invite others into action. Recently Sylvia was honored by the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, the Waymakers, for her efforts among school children.