Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “The local community meeting was an important element in the life of the community of believers which Bogdan Janski gathered together. At such meetings, the religious evaluate their […]

St. Jane Frances de Chantal

FOCAL POINT: “will support, encourage and affirm each other and call each other to conversion through a more fruitful response to the values of Jesus.” (Con. 139)   Ordination: Fr. […]

Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus

FOCAL POINT: “When they trust one another enough to speak the truth in love, the tensions which arise out of their daily living situation are reduced or eliminated through the […]

St. Maximilian Kolbe

FOCAL POINT: “Each local House is to establish a degree of order by setting aside times for prayer, meals, relaxation, celebration and silence. The observance of this order will be […]

Assumption of Mary

FOCAL POINT: “In Her assumption, she was raised up to share in the risen life of Jesus. If we follow Her as our model, we learn to share in the […]

St. Stephen of Hungary

FOCAL POINT: “Hospitality for guests is an important value and is a way of giving witness to Christian community living. This hospitality will always be carried out in a spirit […]

August 17

FOCAL POINT: “The ill and the aged enjoy a special claim on personal and communal concerns. The ill are an appeal to all for brotherly service within the community. The […]

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation desires that the religious formation of its members will develop along the lines established by the Church. The directives of the Church include great concern for […]

St. John Eudes

FOCAL POINT: “These directives place a strong emphasis on preserving the spirit of the Founders together with a better understanding of the Charism and Mission of the Congregation.” (Con. 148) […]

St. Rose of Lima

FOCAL POINT: “Every call of Christ is first of all a call to personal holiness. Religious profession contributes to an intimate, personal union with the Triune God.” (Con. 150)   […]

St. Bartholomew

FOCAL POINT: “Religious profession, rooted in the Sacrament of Baptism, enables the religious to share in Christ’s emptying of Himself and His life in the Spirit.” (Con. 150)   Deceased: […]

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “Formation aims primarily at fostering the participation of the religious in the Paschal Mystery whereby, guided by the Holy Spirit, he dies to self in order to live […]