New Year’s Resolutions: 2026 Style

Day two of this new year I found myself contemplating a resolution for this start of a new calendar. So I did what any citizen of this 2026 world would do and, just for fun, I asked AI what my resolution should be.

Honor the legacy you’re building—through every image, every word, and every act of care.

That does resonate with me (AI also told me that “resonate” should be my “word for the new year”). I asked for specifics, and the affirming gentleman that is the voice of my AI program, cheerily provided these guidelines:

Guiding Principles

• Intentionality: Every action should reflect your values—faith, family, dignity, creativity.
• Visibility: Let your legacy be seen and felt, not just imagined.
• Continuity: Build on what you’ve already created, make space for what’s still unfolding.

Not bad, I thought. I am pretty intentional in my actions, so that “resonates” with me, but is it reflected in EVERY action I take? Yeah, room for improvement there for sure.

Visibility—wow, spot on AI. So much of the good that is done because of CANFP, is not really visible, not even to me. I can share that 27,000 visitors viewed CANFP.org in the last year, and as gratifying as it is to know we are reaching people, in reality we can only imagine how those 27,000 lives were impacted. The info accessed, however, does give us a clue. For instance, in just this past year, 2,500 people viewed a specific question amongst our 1,000 Ask the Expert (this one responded to by former board member Fr. Marcos Gonzalez) about Reconsidering our Sexual Practices in Light of JPII. Supporters of CANFP know how that can change lives, even if we are not privileged to know the individual story of each of those 2,500 people. Other times I am blessed to be invited into their journey, over the phone or with visitors to our exhibit. I often think, I wish all those who support CANFP could have been by my side to experience that conversation, and know the impact of their investment in our state NFP organization. The lives impacted IS the story of CANFP, and I invite you to see it made visible, by viewing the testimonials and various My NFP Story posted at CANFP.org.

Continuity—We are on it! Last year Board Member Dr. Robert Chasuk proposed serving our professional members with a monthly zoom seminar. It has been very well received, and has proved fruitful at providing continuing education, as well as networking and community. So in 2026 we are expanding to serve ALL our members/supporters. While we will reserve some topics/sessions for clergy only, or professionals only, most sessions will be open to all our members. You do have to be a member of CANFP to attend. If you are interested, but are not a current member, I have a tip for you! You can test out our worthiness of your support, by taking advantage of our monthly membership plans at CANFP.org. For as little as $5 you can trial a one month membership and access the Tune Up Tuesday for that month! All who have subscribed to our emails (also at CANFP.org) will receive a registration link, and a membership link. Perhaps you might invite someone to join you as a CANFP member at the next TUNE UP TUESDAY—feel free to share my tip!

And if you’ll excuse me now, I am going to tackle that overflowing closet. It may not be as inspiring or poetic as the AI New Year’s Resolution—but it’s not going to clean itself.