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 […]
A LAYWOMAN STEPS OUT IN FRONT FOR GLENMARY
After 18 years in the finance industry Linda Crisostomo took a leap of faith. She was succeeding in her career, making good money and earning the respect of her peers. She traveled, played golf, even went to Las Vegas, but she felt restless and empty. She made several big changes, one of which was signing […]
TO JOPPA MOUNTAIN, WITH LOVE
It was a perfect way to end a mission trip. Listening to Matthew’s Gospel at Mass before we departed for home put the week of volunteering into perspective. That’s why our group of Hope’s on the Way volunteers had driven more than 500 miles to the Appalachian Mountains northeast of Knoxville, Tennessee: out of love […]
GOODBYE & HELLO
Every Glenmary Home Missioner spends much time saying goodbyes and hellos. My various assignments during 40 years of mission life have been great, challenging, and sources of much joy. Each mission assignment seems better than the last. My challenge, though, is saying goodbye. When I hear I will be moving, often my reaction is, “Oh […]
MISSION: EUCHARIST
Since 1939, Glenmary Home Missioners has been planting seeds of Catholicism in areas of the United States that once had no Catholic presence. The seed starts small: mass in someone’s home or perhaps a rented storefront. But, with time, it might just grow into building a church and establishing a flourishing parish. When it comes […]
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK
Experience a day at St. Michael the Archangel in East Tennessee, where they’re busy living the Catholic faith to the fullest. Wednesdays at St. Michael the Archangel begin with Mass. On this particular Wednesday in mid-January, there’s a crowd. Usually there are three to four people attending daily Mass, says Glenmary Father Kenn Wandera, pastor. […]
