FOCAL POINT: “By their teaching and research, religious encourage others to become actively involved in the search for truth through scholarly investigation with due freedom, through reflecting on their own […]

FOCAL POINT: “The religious will endeavor to instill in others a sense of personal dignity, freedom and mission.” (Con. 205)   Birthdays: Fr. Andrzej Napiecek, 1952, Poland Fr. Romuald Poltorak, […]

FOCAL POINT: “The sense of mission prompts the individual to respond to the needs of other people at every social level and to take an active part in one’s own […]

FOCAL POINT: “Of special concern is developing leaders in every professional field, not the least of which is the development of spiritual leaders in the consecrated life and priesthood.” (Con. […]

FOCAL POINT: “The religious will strive to create faith communities described in the Acts of the Apostles and the writings of Bogdan Janski which provide an experience of Christian life, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]