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 […]
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 […]
REMEMBERING A DIFFICULT PAST
The movement for civil rights was forged in the last century, but continues today. A Glenmary group got on a bus and found out how. This past May, a group of 30 Glenmarians and coworkers met in Birmingham, Alabama, and climbed aboard a pilgrimage bus. But this would not be a typical Catholic pilgrimage. This […]
CHARITY TOGETHER: MATTHEW 25 MINISTRIES
In Macon County, Tennessee, Glenmary’s Holy Family mission joins with other local Christian churches to provide for those in need. “Let us be Cyrus to one another,” says Glenmary Father Charles Aketch, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Macon County, Tennessee. “Let us give one another hope.” Father Charles is speaking to a small crowd […]
EUCHARIST: GLENMARY BRINGS THE FULLNESS OF FAITH
When Glenmarians come to a new town or county, they bring Jesus with them in a way that part of the country has likely never known. They bring him in the Eucharist. It’s important to remember that God is already present in the areas where Glenmary ministers. God is acting in the lives of each […]
