Un buen telón de fondo para la carta de San Pablo a los Gálatas sería estudiar los acontecimientos del Concilio de Jerusalén, Hechos 15, 1-12.

ROME (CNS) -- As the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon heard pleas to defend the rights of the region's indigenous people and of the land they hold sacred, indigenous leaders from Canada and the United States came to Rome to support them.

NEWKIRK – On Oct. 5, Saint Francis of Assisi in Newkirk celebrated its 125th anniversary. The parish marked the occasion with a pet blessing in the morning in honor of their patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi, and an anniversary Mass and catered meal in the evening.

Washington D.C. – The death penalty is outdated and promotes a culture of violence, three bishops said during a livestream conversation on Oct. 10, marked as World Day Against the Death Penalty.

The Secular Franciscan Order is a worldwide official order within the Catholic Church that was established by Saint Francis of Assisi more than 800 years ago. Its purpose is to help members look for ways to embrace the Gospel in their lives and help others do the same.

ADA – First Friday prayer at Saint Joseph in Ada is a great opportunity to honor the Blessed Sacrament. The prayers and music are as beautiful as you will hear in places like Mexico, Guatemala and other Central American countries.

Reverend Frederick Van der aa arrived as a missionary in Oklahoma at the behest of vicar apostolic, Bishop Theophile Meerschaert, in 1893. Father Van der aa was one of the first four priests recruited from Holland and Belgium. He would be the only one to stay in Oklahoma for his entire career. However, his service to the diocese was not without its difficulties.

A good backdrop to Saint Paul’s letter to the Galatians would be to study the happenings at The Council of Jerusalem, Acts 15, 1-12.

This book by Father Gabriel of the Carmelite Order originally was published in Italian in 1955, in English in 1965 and this second edition of the English translation in 2017. Father Gabriel lived from 1893 to 1953 and is the author of the four-volume title “Divine Intimacy.” He was an expert on the spiritual and mystical doctrine of Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint John of the Cross, Saint Therese and other Carmelite saints.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops are scheduled to elect the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their upcoming fall general assembly taking place Nov. 11-13 in Baltimore.