News from the Baltimore Province
Rev. John Connor, C.Ss.R., was born July 5, 1939, in Boston to Michael and Hannah (Sweeney) Connor. He entered North East in 1953 and professed his first vows on August 2, 1960. Father John left the Redemptorists for a time and took vows again on November 3, 1983. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 20, 1965 at Mount […]
» Read moreBy Father Paul Borowski, C.Ss.R. | March 7, 2016 | Dear Brothers: Over the past week and a half, the XXV General Chapter officially began in the North American Conference. With representatives from all the North American Conference as well as Michael Brehl, Enrique Lopez, Jeffrey Rolle, and John Vargas, there were 21 members who gathered at San Alfonso Retreat Center […]
» Read moreDespite cold and rainy weather, dozens of friends and parishioners—and 16 Redemptorist priests—gathered Tuesday, February 16, for the dedication and blessing of the new Neumann Hall of the National Shrine of St. John Neumann in Philadelphia. The hall—created from an old warehouse—is now a big, beautiful building providing space for the Baltimore Province’s archives, exhibits, meetings, and meals. Father Jack Kingsbury, coordinator for […]
» Read moreBack in December, children from St. Peter the Apostle School, Philadelphia, and students from the Academy of the Holy Angels decorated gingerbread cookies. Sister Sister Rosalia Federici, SSND, sent this picture of the occasion.
» Read more“Don Gennaro wants to convert the whole world in one fell swoop.” —Dominican Father Gregorio Rocco | The North American Commission on Redemptorist Spirituality is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 6 in the Readings in Redemptorist Spirituality series: Blessed Gennaro Maria Sarnelli: The Conscience of a Nation: His Life and Letters, edited by J. Robert Fenili, C.Ss.R. In […]
» Read more“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord” —Colossians 3:23 Many of Jesus’ parables speak of work. A landowner leaves his farm to tenant farmers with instructions to work the soil and produce good fruit. A master entrusts talents to his servants with the admonition: get to work and go make more! God […]
» Read moreBy Father John McKenna, C.Ss.R. | As in all parishes, Ash Wednesday was a very busy day. Our 6:45 a.m. Mass had our faithful elderly people who like to begin their day in prayer. Others came on their way to work. The Mass had about 75 people. Some people come with tissues or small envelopes, asking to bring ashes to […]
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