FOCAL POINT: Resurrectionists will continue to study and pray with the Constitutions, as well as, reflect upon the charism and mission of the Congregation. Deceased: Fr. Theobald Spetz, 1921, Kitchener, Canada Birthday: Fr. Henry Ruszel, 1926, USA First Vows: Fr. Marek Tomski, 1982, Poland Ordination: Fr. Rafal Wasilewski, 2012, USA […]
FOCAL POINT: Consecrated religious are invited to live their vows authentically, credibly, radically, prophetically and joyfully. Deceased: Fr. Michal Oleksy, 1918, Zakopane, Poland Fr. Wladyslaw Orpiszewski, 1942, Krakow, Poland Birthdays: Fr. Kasimierz Mikucki, 1951, Poland Fr. Stanislaw Jankowski, 1966, USA For our Congregation, superiors, and for vocations. For peace in the world. […]
FOCAL POINT: Our Constitutions exhort us to work towards having them become a guiding force in our life as a Resurrectionist. Deceased: Fr. William Kloepfer, 1910, Guelph, Canada Br. John Popko, 1939, Chicago, USA Br. Marian Misiorny, 1961, Poznan, Poland Fr. Edward Dietrich, 1989, Kitchener, Canada Fr. Joseph Palubeski, 2011, Hamilton, Canada Birthdays: […]
FOCAL POINT: One of the responsibilities of the Superior General is to function as a unifying force, and to promote the international character of our Congregation. Birthday: Fr. Christopher Buda, 1949, Poland Ordination: Fr. Paul Smith, 2010, USA For our seminarians, novices, affiliated and aspirants. For the conversion of sinners. For the […]
FOCAL POINT: That superiors, especially local superiors, will fulfill their responsibility to assist the members in their spiritual life and development. Deceased: Fr. Bruno Ostrega, 1986, Chicago, USA Birthday: Fr. Bartlomiej Gzella, 1973, Poland For those who have commended themselves to our prayers, and for those for whom we have promised to […]
FOCAL POINT: Members are encouraged to provide affirmation and support for our superiors at every level. Deceased: Fr. Andrew Spetz, 1918, St. Louis, USA Br. Jan Opanowicz, 1950, Rome, Italy Fr. Tadeusz Sikorski, 1981, Sao Paulo, Brazil Fr. Stephen Gira, 2010, St. Louis, USA For the Church, our Holy Father and our local […]
FOCAL POINT: For the common life to flourish we must promote trust and communication among the members. Deceased: Cl. Andrzej Piasecki,1898, San Francisco, USA Birthdays: Fr. Andrzej Gieniusz, 1958, Poland Fr. Leslaw Ogryzek, 1960. Poland Fr. Marcin Paca, 1984, Poland First Vows: Fr. Adam Otrebski, 1985, Poland Ordination: Fr. Delwyn Haroldson, […]
FOCAL POINT: “We believe that Mary is our model for all that we are called to be and do as Resurrectionists.” (Charism Statement) Deceased: Fr. Josef Zabowka, 2020 Lomianki, Poland First Vows: Fr. Henry Ruszel, 1946, USA Br. Nucinaldo Bezerra de Arruda, 2011, Final Sept. 8, 2017 Brazil Fr. Jose Flavio Sotero Barbosa, […]
FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation of the Resurrection announces and gives witness to the Paschal Mystery.” (Mission Statement) Deceased: Cl. Stefan Zelev, 1896, Nettuno, Italy Fr. Josef Per, 1957, Poznan, Poland Birthdays: Fr. Andrzej Skrzypczak, 1958, Poland Fr. Kazimierz Siwiec, 1965, Poland For our country and for peace. For the gift of Mary […]
FOCAL POINT: “Convinced of God’s unconditional love for us, we herald the liberation and salvation of each person and society as a passage from death to life in which every situation of evil and injustice is overcome.” (Mission Statement) Ordination: Fr. Renato Benassi, 1995, Brazil Deceased: Fr. Joseph Tarasiuk, 1947, Chicago, USA For […]
FOCAL POINT: “We call others, especially youth and families, to communities of the Risen Christ in which faith, hope and love radiate as a sign of union with Christ and His Mother, Mary, in the Church.” (Mission Statement) Deceased: Fr. Luigi Scafuro, 1948, Pescara, Italy Fr. Lucjan Krawiec, 2021, Poznan, Poland Birthday: Br. […]
FOCAL POINT: “Our Congregation must be a model of Christian community in which people are one in heart and mind.” (Mission Statement) Deceased: Fr. Jan Giecewicz, 1936, Vienna, Austria Fr. Richard Balazs, 2020, Chicago, USA Birthday: Br. William Hallas, 1947, USA Ordination: Fr. Krzysztof Mortka, 1987, Poland For the conversion of […]
FOCAL POINT: “We reach out to all people through our pastoral-educational ministry but especially join in solidarity with people diminished by unjust structures.” (Mission Statement) Deceased: Fr. Franciszek Zachara, 1931, Radziwillow, Poland Br. Stanislaw Baba, 2000, Poznan, Poland Deacon Brian Karley, 2019, Louisville, USA Birthdays: Fr. Krzysztof Swol, 1967, Poland Ordination: Pope […]
FOCAL POINT: “We assist the laity in their own efforts to become prophets to the world and to transform it by providing them with a deeper experience of the paschal dynamic in their lives.” (Mission Statement) Deceased: Fr. Ladislaus Okulczyk, 1964, Winnetka, USA Fr. Jan Reinke, 1975, Krakow, Poland Fr. John Mix, 1988, Des […]
FOCAL POINT: “As an international Community, we assist each other in various parts of the world by sharing our ministries, experiences and resources.” (Mission Statement) Deceased: Br. Antonio Folcarelli, 1875, Rome, Italy Birthdays: Br. David Ernst, 1938, Canada Fr. Joseph Malczyk, 1941, USA Fr. Jerzy Zieba, 1965, USA Ordination: Fr. Andrzej Pakula, […]
FOCAL POINT: “We share Christ’s own desire to enkindle the fire of divine love in the heart of every person on this earth.” (Mission Statement) Deceased: Fr. Walerian Kalinka, 1886, Lwow, Poland Fr. Francis Ruetz, 2012, Waterloo, Canada Birthday: Fr. Ryszard Bala, 1961, Poland For our Congregation, our superiors, and for vocations. […]
FOCAL POINT: As we strive to live Community, which is to be a true reflection of the Paschal Mystery, let us surrender ourselves to God, allowing the power of the Spirit to form Christ in us. Deceased: Fr. Piotr Szkodrov, 1889, Adrianople, Bulgaria Fr. Paul Sobczak, 1922, Chicago, USA Fr. Henry Schmidt, 1968, London, […]
FOCAL POINT: We are called to be open to the Church’s call for the preferential option for the poor in our present and future apostolates. Deceased: Cl. Pawel Dembinski, 1904, Siemianowice, Poland Br. Giovanni Bevilaqua, 1912, Adrianople, Bulgaria Br. John Lipski, 1926, St. Louis, USA Fr. Josef Obuchowski, 2020, Gdansk, Poland Birthday: Fr. […]
FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ began in Paris, France, on February 17, 1836, under the leadership of Bogdan Janski.” (Historical Preface) Deceased: Br. Feliks Korman, 1922, Radziwillow, Poland Fr. Kenneth Bratko, 2004, Schaumburg, USA Birthday: Fr. Dariusz Juliusz Teodorowski, 1957, Poland For our parents, relatives, […]
FOCAL POINT: “After the death of the Founder on July 2, 1840, his disciples under the direction of Peter Semenenko and Jerome Kajsiewicz, the co-Founders of the Congregation, continued to develop his ideas and to live in community.” (Historical Preface) Deceased: Fr. Joseph Capiga, 1986, Hamilton, Canada Fr. Leon Wojtyniak, 1991, Resende, Brazil […]
FOCAL POINT: “On Easter Sunday, March 27, 1842, along with five other confreres, they professed their first religious vows in the Catacombs of St. Sebastian in Rome.” (Historical Preface) Deceased: Fr. Clayton Hergott, 1977, Dundas, Canada Fr. Casimir Wilczynski, 2005, Montgomery, USA For the conversion of sinners, and for all in affliction, temptation […]
FOCAL POINT: “The first rule was written during the Lenten season of 1842 and became the basis for community life and personal sanctification.” (Historical Preface) Deceased: Fr. Stanislaus Siatka, 1933, Chicago, USA For our deceased members and benefactors, and for the one who will die first among us. For our local superior. For […]
FOCAL POINT: “They were now inspired to dedicate themselves to the Risen Saviour and to call themselves the ‘Brothers of the Resurrection.’” (Historical Preface) Deceased: Br. Feliks Piechota, 1917, Adrianople, Bulgaria Fr. Edward Glowacki, 1919, Rome, Italy Fr. Menno Hinsperger, 1966, London, Canada Fr. Henry Kryger, 2002, St. Louis, USA For fidelity to […]
FOCAL POINT: “They were now dead to sin and alive with the Risen Christ in a new life dedicated to truth and charity.” (Historical Preface) For a strengthening of our hope, in order that we may receive Christ with joy. For those in affliction, temptation or agony, may the coming feast be for them […]
Deceased: Cl. Josef Janaszkiewicz, 1893, Lwow, Poland Br. Jan Widuch, 1912, Krakow, Poland For the Church, our Congregation, parents, relatives, friends and benefactors. For blessings upon all Resurrectionists and Apostles of the Resurrection on this Christmas day. For the grace to use our giftedness to enrich the Church. FURTHER REFLECTION: “Marriage is firstly […]
FOCAL POINT: Love of God, for one another, and for the people we serve is a characteristic of the Congregation of the Resurrection. Deceased: Fr. Mitchell Pawelko, 1996, Des Plaines, USA Birthday: Fr. Szczepan Matula, 1980, Poland For our Congregation, our Holy Father and for our local ordinary. For bricklayers and stonemasons […]
FOCAL POINT: “May the generous living of these Constitutions encourage all the members of this institute to an ever-deeper commitment to announce and give witness to the Paschal Mystery with the spirit of their Founder, Bogdan Janski, and co-founders, Rev. Frs. Peter Semenenko and Jerome Kajsiewicz.” (Joao Braz Card. De Aviz) Deceased: Cl. Ignacy […]
FOCAL POINT: Reflection on the Charism and Mission of the Congregation will bring greater appreciation for our call to the Congregation. Deceased: Fr. John Bulbrook, 1969, Quebec, Canada For the grace to imitate our Founders, and for the spirit of the resurrection. For the male children, murdered on the order of King Herod, […]
FOCAL POINT: By the example of love of Community we give witness to the fact that Christ is alive and present in the world today. Deceased: Fr. Gary Palangio, 2016, Kitchener, Canada Birthday: Fr. Fabio de Siqueira Fonseca, 1970, Brazil For ever greater fidelity to our religious vows and to the charism […]
FOCAL POINT: Resurrectionists strive, with the help of God, to remove from their lives anything that can separate them from God. Deceased: Fr. Anthony Fischer, 1939, London, Canada Fr. Wilfrid Zettel, 1984, Hamilton, Canada Br. Clifford Bringleson, 2012, Waterloo, Canada Fr. Krzysztof Wojcicki, 2013, Skierniewice, Poland For living and deceased parents of member […]
FOCAL POINT: The Congregation is a faith community, in which each member is shown the same love and acceptance which he enjoys from God. Deceased: Br. Aloysius Jeske, 1906, Chicago, USA Fr. Walenty Khaun, 1917, Mentorella, Italy Br. Andrzej Szafranko, 1943, Rome, Italy Br. Peter Durkota, 1957, North Bay, Canada Fr. Andrew Kloska, 1987, […]
FOCAL POINT: “We desire to be faithful to the grace received by our Founders, a grace we now share by our call to the Congregation of the Resurrection.” (Charism Statement) Deceased: Fr. Wladyslaw Witkowski, 1998, Paris, France Br. Michal Buchert, 1958. Vienna, Austria Br. Clarence Gregory, 2001, Kitchener, Ontario Fr. Wladyslaw Piaskowski, 2009, Poznan, […]
FOCAL POINT: “We recognize certain truths to be especially important for our life and work as Resurrectionists because they give expression to this grace and call.” (Charism Statement) Birthdays: Fr. James Link, 1949, Kentucky Fr. Gregoria Stachowiak, 1956, Poland Fr. Krzysztof Janik, 1980, Poland For the Holy Catholic Church, our Holy Father and […]
FOCAL POINT: “We believe that God’s love for us is merciful and unfailing. We have not earned His love.” (Charism Statement) Deceased: Br. Thomas Roszyk, 1926, Chicago, USA Fr. Jozef Ziemba, 1938, Krakow, Poland Br. Christo Gogorov, 1953, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Fr. John Nowak, 2022, Chicago, USA Birthdays: Fr. Eugene Szarek, 1941, USA Fr. […]
FOCAL POINT: “We are nothing, have nothing, and can do nothing without God.” (Charism Statement) Deceased: Br. Marco Jafrate, 1924, Rome, Italy For our country, and for all civil leaders. For all those who have recommended themselves to our prayers. That this season of Christmas may be a graced time to fully experience […]
