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Our beautiful, exclusive new medal of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne with their grandson, Jesus is now available. In Keeping with the charism which is the Catholic Grandparents Association, our exclusive medal has at its’ center, the Child Jesus holding a Red rose representing the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Mystic rose. Jesus is surrounded…
Read MoreStation fo the Cross for Children
CGA, Prince of Peace, Houston, Texas Though our Parish has Stations every Friday and live Stations which many families attend, our Ministry elected to sponsor Stations for Children this year, using a DVD produced by EWTN. After the first session, our parish priest asked our Ministry to hold a second session. In total, more than…
Read MoreLenten Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 2019
Our Board Member, Jane Sweeney, returned from the Holy Land filled to the brim with the Holy Spirit and with an awesome faith sharing idea from her new friend, a Grandmother of 23. Each morning during Lent, she sends her grandchildren loving reminders and words of encouragement. Good THUUUUUURRRRRSDAY Morning Grandkids!!! Time to get up…
Read More20th November 2017 Catherine Wiley introduced the CGA in China
20th November 2017 – Catherine Wiley introduced the CGA in China. The concept of a Ministry for grandparents was greeted with great enthusiasm and we are looking forward to our first CGA branch starting there in the near future
Read MoreApril 2017 First CGA Retreat/Conference
April 2017 – We gratefully report that in April the CGA held our first CGA Retreat/Conference in Dublin. Using the theme, Our Lady Undoer of Knots, a favourite of Pope Francis, and with the spiritual guidance and able help of Father Enda Brady, we were able to minister to and prayerfully support nearly 40 Grandparents…
Read MoreRelevant Radio – A grandparent’s responsibility to help pass on the Faith
By: Lindsey Kettner, Relevant Radio® 7/18/17 Grandparents hold a very special role in the spiritual formation of their families and can have a great influence on their children and grandchildren’s faith journeys. They have the responsibility to pass along the Faith, pray with and for their grandchildren, and be a role model of Christian life.…
Read MoreCGA Lent News
As we enter more deeply into this solemn season of Lent, we remember the great love Jesus showed to us by giving His life so that we might live. Let us also reflect on the joy, love and prayers Jesus received from his Holy Mother Mary and His earthly Grandparents, Saint Joachim and Saint Anne.…
Read MorePope to young people “listen to your grandparents” Vatican Radio
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday encouraged young Catholics to cultivate their relationships with their grandparents. Addressing a group of young people who belong to an Italian Catholic lay association called ‘Azione Cattolica Italiana’, the Pope spoke of the joy that derives from the coming of Jesus, and said that joy is increased and multiplied…
Read MoreCGA delegation at the gates of the White House
Catholic grandparents Association delegation at the gates of the White House on Veterans Day, the final day of their first historic road tour of the North East of America.
Read MoreHappy Birthday dearest Holy Mother
We thank God for our Dearest Holy Mother and her Parents St Joachim and St Anne, Grandparents of Jesus. Happy Birthday dearest Holy Mother this day also marks the birth of the Catholic Grandparents Association.
Read MoreEWTN At home with Jim and Joy Interview
EWTN interview in Alabama US
Pictured: Father Joseph, Cathereine Wiley, Michael La Corte, Kit Johansen, Marilyn Henry – interview by EWTN in Alabama US
Read MoreRegional Heads of the CGA meeting in Delray
Regional Heads of the CGA are meeting in Delray on Wednesday 11th Nov to finalise the structure and systems in America.
Read MoreCatherine Wiley founder of The CGA interviewed by EWTN
Catholic Grandparents overjoyed at Dublin venue for World Meeting of Families 2018 ‘Grandparents will be out in force for Pope Francis’ The Catholic Grandparents Association (CGA) has welcomed news that Dublin is to be the venue for the 2018 World Meeting of Families and expressed the hope that Pope Francis will travel to Ireland for…
Read MoreCardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has led 180 pilgrims from the US city to Ireland’s Knock Shrine.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has led 180 pilgrims from the US city to Ireland’s Knock Shrine. The pilgrimage is the first from New York to the shrine in County Mayo, and the chartered flight is the first transatlantic service to the nearby airport in eight years. Welcoming the cardinal and the pilgrims at…
Read More“Always when you meet your grandparents you find a surprise. They are patient, they know how to listen…don’t forget grandparents, understand?”
Pope Francis pointed to the family, noting that right now there are many strong tensions between generations. Often when we speak of generations, parents and children come to mind, but grandparents are frequently left out, Francis observed. “Grandparents are the great forgotten of this time,” he said, and encouraged the youth to speak to their…
Read MoreCelebrations of St. Joachim & St. Anne Feast Days across the World
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Read MoreDon’t Miss the St. Anne Novena!
Although Saint Anne is not mentioned in the Bible, she is the holy mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus. When we pray the St. Anne Novena, we are asking help from our Blessed Mother’s mother! Saint Anne’s feast day is on July 26th, so the St. Anne Novena is traditionally started on July 17th…
Read MoreGuidelines of The CGA presented to Archbishop Allen Vigneron,
Catherine Wiley presented the Guidelines of The Catholic Grandparents Association to Archbishop Allen Vigneron, Detroit USA at The 10th Annual Divine Mercy Conference, Cardinal Spellman High School One Cardinal Spellman Place Bronx, New York 10466 United States
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