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Meet Your National Chaplain
Father Shenan J. Boquet
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Role of the ChaplainA Powerpoint on the role of the Chaplain was prepared by National Chaplain Father Shenan J. Boquet. Click here for the Powerpoint.
Additional Updates and RemindersHow to set up a Paypal or Venmo Account
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Send us your videos of meetings, charitable events, pilgrimages, etc. and we will post them on this website. Send to: [email protected].Resolutions Approved at State Officers Conference
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National Projects and Charities Donation Form
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National Contest Applications
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CDA Sunday Proclamation
October 15, 2023, is National CDA Sunday. Click on the image below for downloadable Proclamation and information about your special day.
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Updates and Reminders
September National Quarterly Published
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Most Recent "Fun D" Winners
Click here for September 4 - September 8 WinnersAND: click here for information on the "Fun" D Calendar and how to join.
Remember: There will be a Grand Prize Drawing of
$1,000 on October 15!!Father Ed's Sunday
Reading
October 1, 2023
26 th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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(on the far left after you click)
A "thank you shout out" to Father Ed for consistently writing his wonderful Sunday readings each and every week for the benefit of all of us!
Robes Survey Reminder
We are having a good response to the Robes Survey! Keep going!
But please do NOT mail surveys to National Headquarters. They should be sent to Robes Chairman and Past National Regent Helene Shepard:
PO Box 455
Washingtonville, NY 10992
Click here to visit Robes Survey Page for complete instructions.
Announcing: 2023 JCDA
Photo Hunt Challenge!
Support your Juniors by encouraging them to enter this exciting and nurturing photo contest with 12 categories of pictures to challenge their young photography skills!
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SOAR! Banquet Attended by National Officers and New York Catholic Daughters
Catholic Daughters presented a $15,000 donation to our National Project at the SOAR! Banquet in New York City.
Click on the picture of Susan Moné
above for photos from the Banquet.
National Regent Emily Guilherme would normally make the presentation but she was ill and could not attend so National Regent-Elect Susan Moné
presented on her behalf.
Announcing: "A Girl's Trip to the Grand Old Lady In New York City" Fundraiser
For just $50 you can help the 1903 Society and possibly win a fun trip to CDA Headquarters ("The Grand Old Lady") in the "Big Apple!" Click on the flyer below for downloadable Entry Form.
Convention 2024 Is On
the Horizon: Save the Dates!August 14-18, 2024 in New Orleans.
More information and complete details to come.
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SHARE, National Quarterly, National Regent and Father Ed
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Father ed's sunday reading
Past National Clergy Consultant
Father Ed LampOctober 1, 2023
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ezekiel 18:25-28;
Philippians 2:1-11;
Matthew 21:28-32A theme common to all three readings is that of changing one’s mind. Our capacity to change our minds leaves us open to hazard and to hope; hazard when we choose to “renounce our integrity and to commit sin, hope when we choose to renounce sin to become law-abiding and honest” (Isaiah.)
The Gospel story shows us the nobility of a humble change of mind. The first son “thought the better of it.” He was open to change, to better thoughts. The second son was set and closed. The ability to change one’s mind is essential to all healthy relationships. A mind that is closed, whether from pride, stubbornness or stupidity, tends to destroy all relationships–e.g., when we refuse to admit a mistake, when we are unwilling to apologise and change our ways, when we persist in prejudice against a person or group, when we think we know it all.
The second reading, from Philippians, talks of a more specific and positive change of mind: “in your minds, you must be the same as Christ Jesus’, or as an older translation put it, “let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus.” This is the direction in which we must be constantly changing our minds day by day.
Paul emphasises one aspect in particular of the mind of Christ–his humble openness and self-emptying in contrast to the conceited grasping and clinging of Adam: “he did not cling to (or grasp at) his equality with God (as Adam did in Eden) but emptied himself..”
Ever since Adam, we are all born as clingers and graspers. The new-born babe has to have a tight grip, and as we get older the grip often gets stronger. Clinging permeates all of life; we cling to people (possessiveness) ; to things (greed) ; to power and position (ambition) ; we cling to opinions (pride.) At the root of our clinging lies fear and insecurity. The apparently strong person who clings aggressively to set ways or ideas is in reality full of fear. Notice your physical reactions to fright; you clench up and grasp at something or someone, as a frightened child clings to its mother.Click here for remainder of Father's Sunday message.
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National Regent
Emily Guilherme
Springing Forward in Faith
Recently most of us were able to experience the joy of the vernal time change. Daylight savings leaves many of us tired, almost jet lagged, as we attempt to make it to mass, appointments, and work on time. It’s difficult for some of us to adjust to an extra hour of daylight in the evening. We lose track of the beauty of the coming spring in the wake of the time change. I’m writing today to encourage you all to spring forward in faith as our days grow longer and the flowers begin to bloom. Springing forward in faith can look different to each one of us.
One might see this as an act of courage. Stepping out of one’s comfort zone into the unknown future in order to do God’s will, or taking steps to heal yourself after a breakup or loss of a spouse… all of these require us to move forward, to spring forward in faith.
Others may see springing forward in faith as making moves to serve God in bigger ways. Maybe beginning an altar society at your parish, going on a mission trip, or participating in a new ministry to help serve the clergy, youth, or ministry heads. Perhaps it means tithing more on a weekly basis and trusting that God is going to take care of you and your family.
Still for some, springing forward in faith means pressing on when it feels like the odds are against us. It may be in different facets of your life; maybe you have a boss who is difficult. Maybe family problems that cause you an incredible amount of grief and anxiety. Perhaps your trouble stems from what feels like a fruitless job search or a place to live. We need to be reminded that God is going to see us through our difficulties and hardships. He will not leave us orphaned or alone. He is with us in our daily struggles and we need to cast our cares on Him.
Springing forward in faith means taking that leap. Maybe you’ve heard God calling to you in the stillness that you must act on something. Take this season to know that no matter where God leads you, He is going to provide for you. Remember, our God is a God of abundance. You won’t simply “get by” where He leads you; you will thrive.
I am praying for you, dear sisters. Keep me and all of your National Board in your prayers as well.
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National Quarterly In Spanish
Boletín Trimestral Nacional -
Junio 2023
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CDA Year Prayer Service
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