Events Calendar

Redemptorist Fr. Dennis Billy will be the speaker for the March 9 installment of the spring lecture series sponsored by the John Cardinal Krol Chair of Moral Theology at St. Charles Seminary. The theme of the series is "Faithful in Christ: The Ministry and Life of the Catholic Priest." Fr. Billy's topic will be "Men of Compassion: Priests and Forgiveness."

The series continues on Tuesdays during Lent. All lectures begin at 7 p.m. and are open to the public. Fr. Billy has held the Krol Chair of Moral Theology at St. Charles since 2008.

For information call 610-785-6500 or visit the seminary Web site.

Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province will welcome the Superior General of the Congregation March 10 at our retreat house in Long Branch, NJ. He will celebrate Mass and meet with province leaders. His visit does not include any public events.

Most Rev. Michael Brehl, of the Edmonton-Toronto Province, was elected in November to a six-year term as Superior General of the worldwide Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.

For more information contact our vocations director, Fr. Richard Bennett at vocations@redemptorists.net or 718/321-1394.

A time for silence, song, scripture, and ritual. The song is simple — the repetition of a single line of music to put you in touch with your God.

The ritual is simple — kissing, touching, hugging the cross. The scripture is brief for God to speak to you.  And the silence is there to listen to God who forgives us and fills us with His compassion, a God who suffers with us. The scriptures say,"Speak Lord, for your servant listens," not "Listen Lord, for your servant speaks."

Taize is a monastery in France where this type of prayer has attracted thousands of people from all over the world.

For more information call Fr. Arthur Wendel at 212-673-4224.