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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JP Alert: Sep. 22, 2021
Click here for the JP Alert from September 22, 2021, with the latest updates from justice, peace, and integrity of creation. This issue includes tools for unity and peacemaking, resources from the Laudato Si' Action
JP Alert: Aug. 18, 2021
Click here for the JP Alert from August 18, 2021, with the latest updates from justice, peace, and integrity of creation. This issue includes updates and actions on the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act, climate report,
Major Superiors Elect New Board Members
During this year's National Assembly, held online Aug. 3-4, 2021, major superiors from across the United States elected a new vice-president and four at-large Board members. In addition, Very Rev. Brother Kevin Griffith, CFC, elected
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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