Ahead of the feast day of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, the parish of Saint Mary in Annapolis, MD, celebrated the installation of 16 parishioners as Redemptorist Associates under the coordination of the North American Partners in Mission Program.
On August 13, 2022, through the imposition of hands by Archbishop Jason Charles Gordon in Trinidad and Tobago, Royce Thomas, C.Ss.R., was ordained to the Priesthood.
The Great Work of Our Time: Healing Our Planet - A day of contemplative inquiry and dialogue on the state of our planet, offering global perspectives informed by United Nations initiatives. Possibilities for engagement inspired by the ‘Laudato Si’ action platform, and wisdom of Geologian Thomas Berry for an empowering ecological spirituality.
Very Rev Rogério Gomes, C.Ss.R. (São Paulo, Brazil) was elected the 18th Superior General of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
Father Kevin Milton, C.Ss.R., a member of the St. Alphonsus Villa community at New Smyrna Beach, Florida, died August 9, 2022, at the age of 81 years and 4 months.
A group of 25 Redemptorists, Partners in Mission (PIM), and friends throughout the North American Conference met online last Saturday to discuss raising environmental consciousness and share concrete ways to address the climate crisis.
by Javier Moran, C.Ss.R. and Matthew Allman, C.Ss.R.
Thursday, July 14th, 2022, marked the beginning of a new era in the Redemptorists’ North American Conference. Nine young men from the units of Canada, the United States, and Mexico began their novitiate together in the former St. Alphonsus Seminary in Tlalpizahuac, Mexico, just outside of Mexico City.
On July 23, 2022 at 10 a.m., Brian Vaccaro, C.Ss.R., was ordained through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit by The Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington. The ordination took place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington D.C.
Twelve years ago on a beautiful sunny day when I was in ministry at San Alfonso Retreat House in Long Branch, New Jersey, I decided to go for a walk and was on the boardwalk when I tripped and fell. My life changed forever that day. Now, I am paralyzed from the chest down.
Father Patrick John McGarrity, C.Ss.R., a member of the St. John Neumann community at Stella Maris, Timonium, Maryland, died May 27, 2022, at the age of 86 years and 5 months.
Rev. Frank Nelson, C.Ss.R., a member of the St. John Neumann community at Stella Maris, Timonium, Maryland, died on May 16, 2022, age 84 and three months.
Brother De Sales Zimpfer, of the St. John Neumann Residence, Stella Maris, Timonium, Maryland died on May 1, 2022, three days ahead of his 87th birthday.
Father John P. Lavin, aka “Padre Juan,” of the community at the St. John Neumann Residence, Stella Maris, Timonium Maryland, died February 12, 2022, age 80 and nine months.