Aelred of Rievaulx, famous Cistercian monk and writer from the middle ages, once said “No medicine is more valuable, none more efficacious, none better suited to the cure of all our temporal ills than a friend to whom we may turn for consolation in time of trouble, and with whom we may share our happiness in time of joy.” Those words point us ultimately to friend- ship with God through Jesus but also to the incarnated relationships that we have with others here on earth. From

Joy to the world, the Lord is Come!! JOY! What a curious and powerful word!! Many of the missionaries that I speak with in my work at CEM POC manifest an infectious joy as they serve their respective ministries. It’s what makes them and their message so attractive. During the Christmas season this word “joy” pervades all of our singing and praying. It starts with Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is a Latin word meaning “To Rejoice”! The joy intensifies as we enter the O Antiphons of A

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away. "And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” — Revelation 21:4-5 Our New Grantees Wow!! It is hard to believe that we are rapidly heading into the holiday season. The summer has come and gone and it has been a tempest of activity in the CEM POC world. Our summers are spent receiving and responding to

Recently, I wrote about the importance of evangelization and the call of every baptized Catholic Christian to share their faith with...