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Provincial archivist presents paper in Rome Dr. Patrick Hayes of the Baltimore Province and another provincial archivist recently took part in a University of Notre Dame history conference in Rome. During a session focused on North Atlantic communities in Rome during the 19th and early 20th centuries, Dr. Hayes presented the paper “Footprint on the Esquiline: The Legacy of Father […]

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Conference Communiqué: New site named for Conference Theologate

Confreres! The Conference Assembly of 2016 decided that the site to be used for the Conference Theologate will be the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. The current plan is to make this transition by August 2017. The following Units in North America will be part of this program: The Denver Province, the Baltimore Province, the Edmonton/Toronto Province, the […]

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Life at the St. Alphonsus Formation Residence

“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 […]

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Pre-novitiate candidates begin fall semester

“Autumn is a second spring, where every leaf is in flower.” —Albert Camus | By Father Francis Mulvaney | Life has sprung anew for the pre-novitiate candidates in the Bronx. The new always stimulates interest, attention, and thought. As Moses moved closer to the burning bush (Exodus 3:2-3), compelled to see this curiosity up close, so have these men drawn […]

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Read about the inter-provincial novitiate in Toronto

Father Ray Douziech recently contributed an article to the international Redemptorist website. In his article, he writes, “In this class we have seven novices: two are from the Caribbean Region, one is from the Yorkton Province, and the other four are from the Baltimore Province. What is unique is that three of the four candidates from Baltimore are Brother candidates. […]

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