The Transfiguration of the Lord

FOCAL POINT: “Through the power of the Spirit, the religious can become visible signs that it is possible to live together in love, guided by Gospel principles.” (Con. 136)   […]

St. Sixtus II and St. Cajetan

FOCAL POINT: “Community life will serve as a model for the other Christian communities which result from apostolic efforts. These Christian communities will serve as models for other similar communities […]

St. Dominic

FOCAL POINT: “Bogdan Janski founded the Congregation on the belief that society can be resurrected only through the establishment of Christian communities where the truth that was revealed by Jesus […]

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

FOCAL POINT: “This view of its Mission helps the religious to understand that the time and energy required to establish vital Christian communities in local Houses does not deprive the […]

St. Lawrence

FOCAL POINT: “Each House will pursue its spiritual program and apostolic mission on the basis of local decisions, but always in accordance with the spirit of the Congregation and the […]

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 […]