The recent celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ offers a good opportunity to reflect on our communion with Christ and one another. Our life is a communion among each other in Christ. Our communal life is centered on Christ, and we go forth
CMSM Executive Director Fr. Frank Donio, SAC, and CMSM President Fr. James Herring, O.Praem., attended the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Plenary Assembly in Orlando, Florida, this past week as official observers on behalf of CMSM. During the Assembly, Fr. Donio and Fr. Herring were present for the
Executive Director, Fr. Frank Donio, SAC, spent time with the Paulist Fathers earlier this week, facilitating a time of reflection ahead of their General Assembly.
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In the tradition of my own religious community, the Pallottines, our patroness is Mary, Queen of Apostles, whose feast day is the day before Pentecost. The image commissioned by St. Vincent Pallotti, the founder of my community, is of the Cenacle, the Upper Room, at Pentecost. It depicts Mary, the
The Conference of Major Superiors of Men joyfully joins the Church in congratulating Pope Leo XIV, our brother religious and a former CMSM member, on the first anniversary of his election to the papacy.
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“And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.” (Luke 24:15-16) In leadership and in community life, we sometimes lose the presence of Jesus walking with us, accompanying us. It is not purposeful.
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Last week, we had our New Leader Workshop. Some of the leaders were major superiors and some were councilors. They were from jurisdictions large and small, from monastic communities to societies of apostolic life. Those gathered were a microcosm of CMSM. The concerns and issues, though, were similar, which is true
