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Section: FIRE Committee's Embers

May 2026 Embers

May is such a beautiful month and this year it contains several important solemnities as we come to the end of the Easter season. Our theme for this month is The Mystery of the Trinity as we celebrate The Most Holy Trinity (May 31), preceded by Pentecost Sunday (May 24) and The Ascension of the Lord (May 17). At each Mass, […]

April 2026 Embers

Today is Good Friday and we suggest using the story of the Good Thief to comfort the dying who may feel it is too late to be reconciled with God. We would like to encourage everyone to begin the Divine Mercy Novena today seen here and to receive the plenary indulgence on Divine Mercy Sunday seen here. Our theme for this […]

Embers March 2026

We honor St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 19), who never hesitated to follow the will of God. Our theme this month is Be Not Afraid as we strive to fulfill the will of God in our lives. St. Joseph immediately responded to the angel appearing to him in a dream, taking […]

Embers February 2026

Our theme for the month of February is The Power of Prayer in Healing as we recall the 18 visits of Our Lady of Lourdes (Feb. 11) to young Bernadette in 1858, where she encouraged the daily Rosary and left a healing spring. The true miracle of Lourdes is not only the physical cures, but […]

Embers January 2025

Our theme for January of 2026 is Miracles Through the Holy Name of Jesus as we contemplate all the miracles performed by Jesus while on earth and all those since his Ascension, performed in his name. The feast of The Most Holy Name of Jesus (Jan. 3) reminds us to speak his name with deep […]

Embers December 2025

As we prepare this Advent to celebrate the Birth of Jesus, our theme for December is For a child is born to us, a son is given us (Is 9:5). The Annunciation to the Shepherds by Dutch painter Nicolaes Berchem (1622-1683) depicts the angel of the Lord announcing the good news to humble shepherds, watching over their flock. […]

Embers November 2025

We are nearing the end of the liturgical year with the celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe on November 23. Established in 1925 with the encyclical Quas primas, by Pope Pius XI to counter the rise of atheistic communism, the Holy Father stated: “He must reign in our minds, which should assent […]

Embers October 2025

Many thanks to conference chair, Dr. Anthony Oliva, and Mario Dickerson, Linda Donnelly and Carolyn Gretzinger for a beautiful and edifying annual conference in lovely Kansas City, MO. First time attendees said they saw the excitement and joy on the faces of participants. Father Kubat said of the nearly 700 attendees there were even more […]

Embers September 2025

We are in the midst of our Annual Educational Conference, and the committee selected its theme, Ever Ancient, Ever New for the month of September. On Sunday, Sept. 7th, the Church will celebrate the canonization of two young saints, Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati. Both provide incredible witness to young men that sanctity is possible through charity, chastity and concern for the poor. The Most Holy Name of Mary […]

August 2025 Embers

Our 94th Annual Educational Conference, “Tradition: Ever Ancient, Ever New” Sept. 4-6 in Kansas City, MO is rapidly approaching. There we will learn how to uphold the principles of the Catholic Faith in the science and practice of medicine and connect with old friends while making new ones. We start each day with Morning Prayer and Mass and have plenty […]