Who We Are
CMSM is the national organization representing leaders of Catholic religious institutes for men, monasteries, and societies of apostolic life in the United States. CMSM is both a common voice for male religious and an advocate for their individual charisms.
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Laudato Si’ Action Platform Launch
Today the Catholic Church commemorates the World Day of the Poor, a fitting date to launch the Laudato Si’ Action Action Platform (LSAP) that serves as a global response to the “Cry of the Earth”
Items of Note: November 2021
From the Executive Director Leadership in a religious community does not simply happen. It requires a good combination of individual and collaborative work and prayer. Often, though, the reality of leaders tends toward a greater
CMSM Synod on Synodality website
CMSM now has a website dedicated to the Synod on Synodality. This website has important documents, addresses by Pope Francis, CMSM resources, and more. Visit the new site here.
Member Spotlight
Meet some of the diverse religious men and communities whose leaders belong to CMSM
“I was looking for something more”: A Diocesan Priest’s Journey to Religious Life
Fr. David Driesch, O.Praem’s journey to Daylesford Abbey and life as a Norbertine priest took a while. For 30 years, he was a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, a city five hours west of the suburban Philadelphia, Pa., Abbey he
Meet the Comboni Missionaries
Founded in Africa in 1867 by St. Daniel Comboni, a native of Italy, the Comboni Missionaries are an international Catholic organization dedicated to ministering to the world’s poorest and most abandoned people, often working in unstable political climate, in the midst
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