In December it seems that Christmas is about all we think about and all we prepare for. That’s not a bad thing – so long as we do keep before us that it is not all about decorating and baking and Santa Claus. After all, Jesus is the reason for the season.
En diciembre parece que la Navidad es todo lo que que pensamos y para lo que nos preparamos.
El Centro de Investigación Aplicada en el Apostolado (CARA por sus siglas en inglés) es un instituto de la Universidad de Georgetown en Washington, D.C. Durante más de seis décadas ha proporcionado datos pastorales y estadísticos sobre la Iglesia católica en los Estados Unidos. A su vez, las diócesis y las comunidades religiosas utilizan su valiosa investigación en la planificación pastoral.
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) is an institute of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. For more than six decades they have provided pastoral and statistical data on the Catholic Church in the United States. In turn, dioceses and religious communities utilize their valuable research in pastoral planning.
Giovanni de Pietro de Bernardon was born in Assisi in 1881 into an affluent family. His father was a noted cloth merchant and his mother was French, also of an affluent family. His father was away in France when Giovanni was born. Upon his return home his father took to calling him by a nickname – Francisco, which means Frenchman.
Giovanni de Pietro de Bernardon nació en Asís en 1881 en una familia rica. Su padre era un destacado comerciante de telas y su madre era francesa, también de una familia rica. Su padre estaba en Francia cuando nació Giovanni. A su regreso a casa, su padre comenzó a llamarlo por un apodo: Francisco, que significa el francés.
For several months I have wanted to address in my monthly letter the debate of many years about immigrants and refugees in the United States. It is a controversial subject, and I do not want to simply add to the controversy. And yet, the time has come that I must appeal to the citizens of our nation to come to some minimal but very important consensus.
Desde hace varios meses he querido abordar en mi carta mensual el debate de muchos años sobre los inmigrantes y refugiados en los Estados Unidos.
A mediados de la década de 1980, la Diócesis de Owensboro erigió los Apartamentos Cotton en un terreno adyacente al asilo de ancianos “Carmel Home” en Owensboro.
In the mid-1980s, the Diocese of Owensboro erected the Bishop Cotton Apartments on land adjacent to the Carmel Home in Owensboro.