and the boy quickly grew to care for the dog as a close friend. One year, the village faced a severe drought, and to save the villagers, the dog used its divine powers to dig a well alongside the boy.

It has hardly been a year since the conclusion of the Year of the Rosary and we have yet again another initiative of the Holy Father: The Year of the Eucharist (October 2004 – October 2005).

It was the year of the bad war ... Discernment is an essential part of episcopal ministry. With the grace of “the governing Spirit” the discerning skills of a bishop should mature.

And so it’s with great excitement that we’ve teamed up with National Geographic, BirdLife International, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to officially make 2018 the Year of the Bird. What exactly ...