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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 January 2024
Click here for Items of Note: Justice & Peace Edition from January 25, 2024, with the latest updates on justice, peace, and integrity of creation.
Items of Note: January 2024
Ordinary Time. Is it really so ordinary? Before the liturgically-minded point out that the term is not referring to the everyday but to marking time in sequence, it might be worth stopping in the new
In a secular age, some young Americans still choose religious life
In a secular age, some young Americans still choose religious life In the shifting landscape of declining institutional religious practice in the US, the number of Catholic sisters, priests, and brothers has significantly decreased over