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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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Items of Note: Justice & Peace Edition April 2024
Click here for Items of Note: Justice & Peace Edition from April 18, 2024, with the latest updates on justice, peace, and integrity of creation.
Items of Note: April 2024
As we move through the Gospel readings of the Easter season with the various appearances of the Risen Christ, we witness the joy of the disciples, but their confusion as well. He is risen, but
CMSM Staff Attends 2024 NACPA Convocation
Earlier this week, Executive Director Fr. Frank Donio, SAC, and Director of Operations Chris Pierno attended the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators (NACPA) Convocation in Kansas City, MO. The theme of the Convocation was
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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