GLENMARY CELEBRATES TWO NEW PRIESTS
Early this February 14th morning, Joseph Maundu and Cavine Okello were ordained as priests in a joyous ceremony in Kenya, marking the culmination of years of dedication and formation with the Glenmary Home Missioners. Surrounded by family, friends, and fellow clergy, the two men received the sacrament of Holy Orders, officially stepping into their roles […]
GIVING THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Glenmary Home Missioners expressed gratitude for its Giving Tuesday donors by offering special Masses at its novitiate house in Cincinnati, Ohio and its formation house in St. Meinrad, Indiana. The Mass in Cincinnati, celebrated by Fr. Steve Pawelk and attended by the men in their first novitiate year, was also live-streamed on Facebook, allowing supporters […]
CULTIVATING VOCATIONS IN THE MISSIONS
To celebrate and promote vocations during the Catholic jubilee year, Glenmary held a Vocations Fair Day at our mission in Macon County, Tennessee, on February 1. The day began by sharing about Glenmary’s mission in bringing the Eucharist to rural America. Attendees studied maps that depicted religious population in the United States, watched videos on […]
FATHER VIC HELPS STRAINED MIGRANT WORKERS
When the bad weather ruined watermelon fields in eastern North Carolina, migrant farmworkers lost their jobs and didn’t get a salary for over a month. With their families back in Mexico waiting for economic support and without any savings in the United States, these laborers struggled to get food. “The watermelons rotted and there was […]
PEOPLE ARE NOTICING
On November 3, Brother David Henley received an Outstanding Recognition Award from the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC). The award is given to members who provide leadership, innovation, and example to vocation directors of all religious communities. He was nominated for his broad reach via social media and his practice of traveling widely to recruit […]
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Join Glenmary in celebrating the holiday season at our annual Christmas concert, 2 p.m. Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2014 Springdale Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231. Enjoy the sounds of the Cincinnati Brass Band while learning more about Glenmary’s work as a Catholic society of missionary priests and brothers serving in Appalachia and […]
GLENMARY FATHER JOHN BROWN DIES AT 70
CINCINNATI: October 3, 2024 — Father John Thomas Brown, 70, a Glenmary Home Missioner for 46 years, died October 3 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He spent most of his life serving missions in Ohio, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Georgia and North Carolina. Father Brown, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, is survived by his brothers Christopher (Lynn) and Gregory […]
THE GIFT OF BEING CHRISTIAN TOGETHER
A group of Catholics and Evangelicals is releasing the fruit of a new ecumenical dialogue on August 28, the Feast of St. Augustine. “The Gift of Being Christian Together: An Ecumenical Statement of Fidelity and Recognition” is a one-page document that identifies areas of common ground among the two largest Christian groups in the world. […]
GLENMARIANS FACE IMMIGRATION OBSTACLES
“It’s frustrating” can sum up the current situation for religious workers on visas in the United States. In April 2023, the State Department changed its policies on the process of approving requests for permanent residency. This change was in response to a backlog; applications from 2019 are just now being reviewed, creating a timing glitch […]
SIX CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS COME TOGETHER
Drawn by Christ’s prayer that His Church would be one, representatives of six Christian traditions gathered at an ecumenical retreat organized by Glenmary Home Missioners. The retreat brought together: Anglicans, Catholics, Evangelicals (including Southern Baptists), Lutherans, Methodists and Pentecostals. They met on May 28-30 at a Catholic center in Saint Meinrad, in southwest Indiana. “In the […]
