News from the Baltimore Province
Father Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R., learned July 3 that he had been awarded a grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to explore the relationship between spiritual direction and the moral life. Funding for the three-year grant
» Read moreIn late May, San Alfonso was the site of the Province Retreat on the General Chapter Documents and Theme, and on May 3 it was the scene of a welcome and birthday party for Cardinal Joseph Tobin. Here are several photos from the events, provided by Father Henry Sattler.
» Read moreBy Father Eric Hoog, C.Ss.R. LCDR, CHC, USN (Ret.) Bancroft Hall at the United States Naval Academy is the largest single dormitory in the world. It has 1,700 rooms and houses more than 4,000 Midshipmen. It also has shops, a cafeteria, and administrative offices. As you walk up the steps and go into the main entrance, you are in the […]
» Read moreFather Roth has written two books in Portuguese—the first focusing on God’s love and mercy and the second on the Eucharist. “My first book is called Misericórdia e pecado: o amor redentor de Deus, which means ‘Mercy and sin: The redemptive love of God,’” he said. “I wrote it because of my experience in confessions here in Brazil. People are […]
» Read moreOur Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn now has a Facebook page devoted to its 125th-anniversary celebration. Click to visit, and give the page a “like” while you’re there. Jubilee events begin in September, Father John McKenna says.
» Read moreFather Dennis Billy gave a lecture entitled “The Silent Reader: Prayer as the Source of the Moral Life” at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee on Thursday, March 30. He is also scheduled to speak on “The Contemporary Christian and Daily Life” at the Newman Foundation of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., at 7 p.m. next Wednesday, April […]
» Read moreMaybe you’ve been wondering about using social media to reach parishioners, promote events and missions, or cultivate vocations. But with so many platforms to choose from, which is best? The following statistics from the Pew Research Center may help you choose the best medium for your message: Facebook: 71% of American adults with access to the internet use Facebook. Facebook use […]
» Read moreConfreres! 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 […]
» Read moreConfreres! This is a new occasional section of the Baltimore Chronicle that will be called Conference Communiqué. My goal is to include some of the happenings within the Conference or issues we are discussing. Any insights concerning this section or suggestions for topics would be most welcomed. I can be reached at john.kingsbury@redemptorists.com Our topic for this first edition will be Transition to Ministry. […]
» Read moreRev. 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 […]
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