Five Things To Remember On Dec. 1

1. Need an Advent Calendar with daily tips? Make sure you see the USCCB's calendar.

2. Make sure you see Catholic News Services' expansive coverage of Pope Francis' historic trip to Turkey,

3. The Year of Consecrated Life opened yesterday. To celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life in the United States, the USCCB’s Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations (CCLV) collaborated with three religious leadership conferences to create the “Days With Religious.” Bishop Michael Burbidge of Raleigh is Chairman of the CCLV Committee and delivered these remarks (in Spanish) to introduce the Days With Religious. These three days will be an opportunity for dioceses, parishes and schools to explore religious life in three ways.

4. This 60-second video features some of the Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who benefit from the Retirement Fund for Religious.

5. God loves you.