February 2024

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio to be Recognized as “Founding Patron” of the Saint John XXIII Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC — Mr. Joseph Starshak, CAPT, USNR (Ret.), Chair of the Board of Directors of the Saint John XXIII Foundation, is honored to announce that the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, will be recognized as the “Founding Patron” of the Saint John XXIII Foundation during the Foundation’s upcoming 2024 Patrons Reception. The honor recognizes Archbishop Broglio’s immeasurable impact on the lives of the faithful of the Archdiocese, as well as his work in the creation and formation of the Saint John XXIII Foundation.

February 27, 2024 No Comments

Rite of Election

Thirteen men and women celebrated the Rite of Election on Sunday, February 18, in the main chapel of the Edwin Cardinal O’Brien Pastoral Center.

February 19, 2024 No Comments

Rite of Election Celebrated for 13 Adults Affiliated with U.S. Military

WASHINGTON, DC — Thirteen aspiring Catholics affiliated with the United States Military celebrated the Rite of Election in the Nation’s Capital on Feb. 18, 2024, the first Sunday of Lent. The 3:00 p.m. celebration, which took place in the main chapel of the Edwin Cardinal O’Brien Pastoral Center, global headquarters of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), is the penultimate milestone in a year-long process known as the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). In the OCIA, candidates study the faith, prayerfully discern their calling to Catholicism, and upon completing the process, come into communion with the Church through the Easter sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and Holy Communion.

February 18, 2024 No Comments

Archbishop Broglio Celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at Walter Reed

Archbishop Broglio celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass with patients, staff, and clergy at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

February 15, 2024 No Comments

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Begins with Invocation from AMS Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia

WASHINGTON, DC – “Come to our assistance, Lord our God!” Today, with those words of supplication, the Reverend Monsignor Anthony R. Frontiero, S.T.D., Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), prayed the invocation opening the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in the Nation’s Capital.

February 8, 2024 No Comments

One Million Dollars Raised in One Year for Catholics Who Serve

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mr. Joseph Starshak, Chair of the Board of Directors, is happy to share the success of the Patrons of the Saint John XXIII Foundation. Created in October 2022 by Resolution of the Board of Directors, Patrons are individuals or couples who contribute/pledge a qualifying gift to the Foundation’s investment portfolio. The preeminent giving society of the Foundation, Patrons, by their gift, make a legacy investment in the future of the Foundation’s mission and ministry of nourishing the faith of Catholics in the Armed Forces and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.

February 6, 2024 No Comments

U.S. Servicemen Hone Prayer Skills at Catholic Men’s Retreat in Europe

VALLENDAR, GERMANY – How to pray? How to grasp the beauty of a relationship with God? Those themes kindled a European retreat for U.S. Military-affiliated Catholic men over the weekend at the Schoenstatt Retreat Center in Vallendar, Germany. Nearly three dozen men from various military installations throughout Germany and an airman from RAF Lakenheath in Great Britain immersed themselves in the three days of prayer, spiritual conversation, Eucharistic adoration, confession, daily Mass, and on Saturday, Feb. 3, the Feast of St. Blaise, the blessing of throats.

February 4, 2024 No Comments

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio to be Recognized as “Founding Patron” of the Saint John XXIII Foundation

Rite of Election

Rite of Election Celebrated for 13 Adults Affiliated with U.S. Military

Archbishop Broglio Celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at Walter Reed

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Begins with Invocation from AMS Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia

One Million Dollars Raised in One Year for Catholics Who Serve

U.S. Servicemen Hone Prayer Skills at Catholic Men’s Retreat in Europe

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