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The Redeemer, Mary, and You - a column by Fr. Philip Dabney, C.Ss.R. First published in Liguorian January/February 2023 issue

Joel 2:12-18; Psalm 51; 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Matthew 6:1-6,16-18

Rev. Paul Borowski, C.Ss.R., shares his last Provincial Ponderings.

The Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province elect a new leadership team to serve during the 2023-2026 term. Rev. John Collins, C.Ss.R., is elected Provincial Superior; Rev. John Olenick, C.Ss.R., is elected Provincial Vicar; and Rev. Kevin O’Neil, C.Ss.R., is elected Provincial Consultor.

Rev. James Brennan, C.Ss.R., of the Stella Maris community, Timonium, Maryland, died on January 20, 2023, age 84 and seven months.

Redemptorists Recognized as one of Best Catholic Websites of 2022

Grateful to God for the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI, who passed away last Saturday, 31 December 2022, we recall one of his Wednesday catechesis, dedicated to St Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Redemptorist Congregation. We invite you to read it! The catechesis was delivered at Castel Gandolfo on 1 August 2012.

Watch theologian Ilia Delio as she speaks on the nexus between modern science, theology, spirituality, and the evolving understanding of our relationship to God, each other, and the cosmos.

The Redemptorists of the Baltimore and Denver Provinces are pleased to announce that their archive library catalog is now available live in an online format.

Rev. Edward Joseph Gray, C.Ss.R., of the Saint Alphonsus Villa community, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, died on November 27, 2022, age 90 and three months.

Two Redemptorists, Ivan Levytsk,y C.Ss.R., and Bohdan Heleta, C.Ss.R., parish priest and vicar of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, were arrested by the Russian occupation administration in Berdyansk, west of Mariupol. They were accused of subversive activities against the occupiers, the Donetsk Exarchate of the Greek Catholic Church said in a statement.

Presented as an opportunity to positively stimulate and revitalize the Congregation, restructuring for mission was first formally recommended at the 21st General Chapter.

In October of 1864, President Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring the fourth Thursday of November Thanksgiving Day.

Father Francis Sullivan, C.Ss.R., of the St. John Neumann community at Stella Maris, Timonium, MD, died on November 17, 2022, age 88 and seven months.

Mission Church in Boston, MA, celebrated its 150th anniversary on October 2. To read more about the day's event, read The Boston Pilot coverage here.

When the Mission Church opened at the end of January, 1871, the pastor at the time was Redemptorist Father Joseph Wissel.

Redemptorists have been in continuous ministry in the Church for 290 years. On the occasion of the anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, which falls on 9 November, the new General Government addressed the entire Redemptorist family with a message.

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.