FOCAL POINT: “The superior will strive to arrive at a consensus with the local community in matters pertaining to common life and apostolic life.” (Con. 50) Deceased: Br. John Mazur, 1943, Chicago, USA Birthday: Fr. Piotr Strzelczyk, 1974, Poland For fidelity to our charism and our vows, and for the spirit of […]
FOCAL POINT: “In those cases, in which no consensus can be reached, the superior decides and commands what is to be done, after having considered the matter prayerfully and carefully before God.” (Con. 50) Birthdays: Fr. Nelson da Silva Santos, 1973, Brazil Novice Dawid Artur Kubic, 1997, Poland For the Church, the Holy […]
FOCAL POINT: “By his conduct and his direction of the religious, the superior shall make a special effort to introduce and to strengthen the rule of love among them.” (Con. 51) Deceased: Br. John Schmieder, 1861, St. Agatha, Canada For our Congregation, our superiors, and for vocations to our Congregation. For those who […]
FOCAL POINT: “Whether or not love becomes the genuine foundation of our entire lives and the essential characteristic of our Congregation depends especially on his efforts.” (Con. 51) Deceased: Br. Victor Moscinski, 1992, Chicago, USA For our country, our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors. For healing of victims of abuse in the family […]
FOCAL POINT: “The superior strives to recognize and to utilize wisely the God-given talents of his confreres, and gives them a reasonable amount of freedom in determining the details involved in accomplishing the apostolic works assigned to them.” (Con. 49) Deceased: Fr. Jerome Ruth, 1981, Waterloo, Canada For the grace to imitate our […]
FOCAL POINT: “In cases where the superior intends specifically to oblige a religious in conscience and under grave obligation in a serious matter, he will clearly command in the name of holy obedience.” (Con. 52) Deceased: Fr. Karol Grabowski, 1895, Paris, France Br. Bernard Stalkowski, 1963, Chicago, USA Birthday: Fr. Zbigniew Skora, 1980, […]
FOCAL POINT: “will be given in writing or be attested by two witnesses. Such commands will be used only rarely, cautiously and prudently.” (Con. 52)
FOCAL POINT: “Each religious has the right to appeal the decision of his immediate superior to a higher superior. The higher superior will be informed of the decision of the immediate superior.” (Con. 53) Deceased: Fr. Leonard Prusinski, 1995, Des Plaines, USA Birthday: Fr. Jacek Wojcik, 1971, Poland Ordination: Fr. Timothy Uniac, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Higher superiors will always advice the more immediate superiors of commands and privileges they have extended to members of local houses.” (Con. 53) Deceased: Cl. Stanislaw Michno, 1955, Puszczykowo, Poland For the Church, our Holy Father and for our local ordinary. For our Congregation, our superiors, and for vocations to our […]
FOCAL POINT: “The Scriptures reveal Christ to us as a man of prayer who frequently offered praise and thanks to His Father.” (Con. 54) Deceased: Fr. Edward Waechter, 1964, Erlanger, USA Fr. Joseph Baker, 1986, Chicago, USA Fr. Clarence Hauser, 2011, Waterloo, Canada Fr. Adam Piasecki, 2020, Chicago, USA Fr. Frederick Scinto, 2022, Kitchener, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Through the grace of Baptism, we have received the gift of the Spirit, who makes us God’s sons: ‘… a spirit of adoption through which we cry out ‘Abba!’ (that is, Father!) (Romans 8:15).’” (Con. 54) Deceased: Fr. Pawel Palka, 1926, Adrianople, Bulgaria Br. Josef Korman, 1941, Stryj, Poland Fr. John Bresden, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Mindful that our own personal sanctification and effective apostolic work flow from a vital union with Him, we too strive to become men of prayer.” (Con. 54) Deceased: Fr. Pawel Tudyka, 1921, Gdansk, Poland Fr. Stanislaw Skierawski, 1945, Gniew, Poland For the Church, our Holy Father and the local ordinary. For […]
