A NEW BISHOP FOR A CHANGING CHURCH
The bishop of Knoxville has a message for those who live and serve in the rural areas of the United States: “You are important!” Bishop Mark Beckman was ordained the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville on July 26, 2024. Nicknamed the “Bishop of the Mountains,” he is no stranger to the rural areas […]
MISSION TO GEORGIA
The difference between the Kenyan home of Franciscan Sisters Imelda Ngwitu and Ancilla Abonyo and their current location in Southwest Georgia might be even greater than the 12,000 miles that separate them. The Sisters relocated from an overwhelmingly Catholic culture to a place where the faith remains something of a mystery. They were dropped in […]
CHRISTMAS IN A NEW MISSION: OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESENCE
In the three-and-a-half years since a town hall meeting was convened to explore the possibility of establishing a Catholic church in Smith County, Tennessee, much has changed. With no Catholic church in Smith County ever, since its 1799 founding, local Catholics had more recently been advocating for a worship site. The initial group of 32 […]
OUR LADY OF THE FIELDS
Mary, patroness of Glenmary, reveals her love for rural people in a French apparition that took root in modern North America. By Brother Thomas Nguyen One of Glenmary’s lesser-known treasures is our devotion to Our Lady of the Fields. But who is she? Why is she the patroness of the Glenmary Home Missioners? It was […]
WE GIVE THANKS
It’s more than Thanksgiving community dinner tradition to this Glenmarian; it’s a sign of the kingdom of God. By Father Vic Subb For the last 35 years I have had the joy of celebrating Thanksgiving with my parish: That is, I prepare a full turkey dinner for the people of my community. It started many […]
FROM SMALL TOWNS TO THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
“Where do you celebrate the Eucharist?” Glenmary asked. Three thousand people answered. Deacon Joseph Maundu looked around at the thousands of people gathered on the streets of downtown Indianapolis. “Have you ever been around this many people in your life?” he asks Pat Ioas, a parishioner of Glenmary’s St. John Paul II mission in Grainger […]
GLENMARY’S FOURTH OATH
“I am aware that the Glenmary way of life commits me to a special practice of poverty, chastity, obedience, and prayer.” — Glenmary’s Final Oath When a Glenmarian places his hand on the Bible and takes his oath, it includes a special call to prayer. That’s not typical; most religious profess vows or oaths to […]
RESPECT LIFE AT ALL TIMES AND PLACES
For many years under the legal precedent of Roe vs. Wade, Catholics have been a powerful witness for the Right to Life cause. While Roe has been overturned, the cause of changing hearts and minds in the general population remains. Glenmary Home Missioners support these efforts, as well as efforts to broaden the way people […]
SOLEMN PROMISES TO SERVE
This year four men solemnly promised and swore before God to dedicate themselves to the missionary apostolate in the rural areas and small towns of the United States, and to the Glenmary way of life. On June 1, Erick Orandi, Joseph Maundu, Willy Kyagulanyi, and Cavine Okello made their final, lifelong oaths to their Glenmary […]
GLENMARY AT 85
Times and people have changed, Father Dan Dorsey says, but Glenmary’s mission remains the same: to cross cultures and bring good news. What will Glenmary look like at 100? On its 85th anniversary this year, Glenmary President Father Dan Dorsey would rephrase that question: “What will the Catholic Church in rural America look like? And […]
