Dear Friends, At our annual conference this past September at the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in Connecticut, we were fed powerful food for meditation on Living Out Our Radical Witness–the theme of the conference. But first–what a great joy it was to spend time with fellow members of secular institutes both actual and virtual, and members of

Dear Friends, As we come into summer and are looking forward to reconnecting in-person with many of you at our annual conference (Holy Family Passionist Center in West Hartford, Connecticut, September 15th-17th), we give great gratitude for the recent Feast of Corpus Christi and the renewed fervor which this Feast brings to love of the

VIDA NUEVA Jesús vence a la muerte y nos da una nueva vida, pero una VIDA con mayúsculas, una VIDA en la que ya no vivamos para nosotros sino para Cristo y en Cristo, para el hermano. Dejemos nuestra “vida vieja” en el sepulcro y resucitemos con Él a esa vida nueva. TESTIGOS DE LA

Dear Friends, The Gospel of John tells us: I am the living bread that came down from Heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” (John 6:51) The Eucharistic revival began on the Feast of Corpus Christi in 2022

Navidad, tiempo de esperanza y salvación “Mientras se encontraban en Belén, le llegó el tiempo de ser madre; y María dio a luz a su hijo primogénito, lo envolvió en pañales y lo acostó en un pesebre…” (Lc. 2, 6-7a). José y María recibieron el anuncio más gozoso que alguien pudiese recibir, serán padres, nacerá

Dear Friends, The Advent journey from darkness to light, from Heaven to earth, is a time of deep reflection for us to be ever mindful that as God is coming to earth, we are climbing to heaven through an interior journey of prayer and reflection and an outward journey of the love of Christ in our neighbor. In Psalm

Dear Friends, These past several months have been rich in opportunities for reflection, participation, listening, and sharing as a participant at two congresses. Our annual USCSI Conference took place at the Marytown Franciscan Retreat and Conference Center in Libertyville, Illinois, September 9-11, 2022. There were a total of 19 institutes present and a total of

Dear Friends, I know you will forgive me if I begin this letter by talking about the events of April 30, 2022, in Milan where three Missionaries and I were fortunate enough to be present for the Beatification of our founder, Armida Barelli (1882-1952). The Mass and ceremonies were rich, glorious, moving – all at