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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Br. Kevin Griffith, CFC’s Presidential Address from the 2022 National Assembly
Br. Kevin Griffith, CFC's Presidential Address from the 2022 National Assembly "It is clear in the title [One in the Mission of Christ: Co-Responsibility in Religious Leadership] that we, all of us who profess
Items of Note: Justice and Peace Edition July 2022
Click here for the JP Alert from July 28, 2022, with the latest updates from justice, peace, and integrity of creation.
Items of Note: July 2022
For a leader of a religious community, each day offers a new set of challenges. Some of these can be addressed quickly, while others will take time, patience, and more than a little bit of
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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