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: May 5, 2021
Click here for the JP Alert from May 5, 2021, with the latest updates from justice, peace, and integrity of creation. The image is of Our Lady of Manaoag, Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the
Mutual Relations with Atlanta Archbishop Hartmayer
Most Reverend Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta, joined Father Frank Donio, SAC, executive director for the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, for a conversation about building strong relationships between bishops and
JP Alert: April 21, 2021
Click here for the JP Alert from April 21, 2021, with the latest updates from justice, peace, and integrity of creation.
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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