September 7

FOCAL POINT: “Trust, dialogue and communication are of the utmost importance to exercising this freedom. Freedom exercised in this responsible manner will enhance the quality of obedience as the religious […]

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “Let there be unity of heart and mind between a religious and those in authority. This union implies a common responsibility for the present and future good of […]

St. Peter Claver

FOCAL POINT: “Let there be unity of heart and mind between a religious and those in authority. This union implies a common responsibility for the present and future good of […]

September 10

FOCAL POINT: “A religious will make the greatest progress in personal growth where there is trust and respect among all the members. This trust and respect is strengthened by encouragement […]

September 11

FOCAL POINT: “The goal of the post-Novitiate formation is the personal development of the whole man: to help him grow in Christian maturity by becoming more aware of his sinfulness […]

The Most Holy Name of Mary

FOCAL POINT: “Spiritual formation continues along the lines laid out in the Novitiate program: a deepening awareness of the life and works of the Founders, a growing union with the […]

St. John Chrysostom

FOCAL POINT: “Doctrinal formation continues through growth in the personal assimilation of the mysteries of faith and in the ability to communicate these mysteries in terms understandable to the culture […]

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

FOCAL POINT: “The ministry of a brother embraces all the areas of the apostolic work of the Congregation except those which require Holy Orders.” (Con. 167)   Deceased: Fr. Henry […]

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “Those responsible for formation should be mature religious adequately prepared for these offices and filled with the spirit of the Church and the Charism of our Congregation.” (Con. […]

Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian

FOCAL POINT: “Those responsible for formation will be careful to respect the human dignity and the special divine vocation of persons entrusted to their care. In guiding the growth and […]

Sts. Hildegard of Bingen and Robert Bellarmine

FOCAL POINT: “In order to meet these demands , the religious have an obligation to foster their own spiritual and professional growth by spiritual direction, personal reading, private study and […]

September 18

FOCAL POINT: “Each member is charged with the serious obligation and responsibility of fostering and developing vocations for the Congregation.” (Con. 171)   Deceased: Fr. Piotr Athanasov, 1894, Adrianople, Bulgaria […]