Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “In such communities, people can deepen their appreciation for their Christian cultural and national heritage, while simultaneously learning to transcend the limitations of personal background and the prejudices […]

Day of Prayer for Peace in Province of Quebec

FOCAL POINT: “The religious will look upon their educational institutions as excellent places in which to develop Christian community. In these institutions, they seek to create an atmosphere of freedom […]

October 31

FOCAL POINT: “They also strive to maintain a fundamental and reverent respect for the integrity and individuality of both students and teachers. Openness and availability to their students and co-workers […]

All Saints Day

FOCAL POINT: “The religious will strive to lead those with whom they work in the educational apostolate to share in the educational goals and objectives of the Congregation.” (Con. 210) […]

All Souls Day

FOCAL POINT: “In the educational apostolate, the religious will work in cooperation with the local Church through their own participation in its life and by leading their students to a […]

St. Martin de Porres

FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation considers one of it principal works to be the parish apostolate since the parish constitutes the basic unit of the ecclesial community.” (Con. 212)   Deceased: […]

St. Charles Borromeo

FOCAL POINT: “The religious working in the parish apostolate will exercise special care so that the parish will become one family, united in the Spirit and love of Christ, on […]

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “The building up of the Church is effected in the parish especially by means of the family. The family deserves special attention so that, as the domestic church, […]

November 6

FOCAL POINT: “The family will realize its apostolic vocation through mutual love and common prayer, by living a life of mercy, justice and charity and by serving all people, especially […]

November 7

FOCAL POINT: “The formation of the new person is the common mission of the family and of the Church.” (Con. 214)   Deceased: Br. Leonard Kowalski, 1887, Rome, Italy Fr. […]

St. Leo the Great

FOCAL POINT: “The religious will help the laity to discover the power of the Holy Spirit working in the sacraments of Christian initiation, and in this way, introduce them to […]

St. Martin of Tours – Remembrance Day

FOCAL POINT: Religious “will acknowledge the dignity of the role of the laity in the life of the Church, listening to their voice with fraternal concern and taking into account […]