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. […]
SISTERS FROM KENYA JOIN MISSIONS IN GEORGIA
Singing at church choir, visiting nursing homes, and helping the poor: These are some of the works that two Kenyan sisters are doing in the Glenmary missions in Southwest Georgia. Sisters Ancilla Abonyo and Imelda Ngwitu came from Kenya in December 2023 to serve in Early and Randolph counties. “The community here is just amazing. They […]
TO GO WHERE THE LORD CALLS
Ask any of the three Glenmarians celebrating a jubilee year about reaching their milestone anniversaries and you’ll hear iterations of the same sentiment, “I haven’t really thought about it.” Instead, they are focused on where the Holy Spirit is leading them, another common theme among them. This year, Father Bob Hare celebrates 60 years since […]
FRESH WAGON FEEDS ‘THE LOST AND FORGOTTEN’ IN TENNESSEE
Glenmary Father Neil Pezzulo gets excited when he talks about Fresh Wagon. It’s a mobile food pantry, partnership in Union County among St. Teresa of Kolkata Catholic parish, Union County Health Department, University of Tennessee Extension Office, American Cancer Society, the Union County government and Union County school system. Father Neil says there are six […]
THE EUCHARIST AND CHRISTIAN UNITY
Join Glenmary Home Missioners at our mission parish Holy Family Catholic Church in Lafayette, Tennessee, for a Lenten reflection on the Eucharist and Christian Unity. The reflection will include a talk on the ways in which the Eucharist exemplifies God’s communing with humanity, which call us then, in mission, to unity with others. The talk […]
CIVILIZE IT: OUR CATHOLIC RESPONSE IN A POLARIZED WORLD
In a polarized climate that threatens the unity of the Body of Christ and distances us from our brothers and sisters, how is the Church called to respond? Join us at this virtual event to reflect on the challenge of polarization and on tools from our Catholic tradition that can help us heal Church and […]
GLENMARY HOLDS FIRST RETREAT IN MÉXICO
For the first time in its history, Glenmary recently held a retreat in México. A total of 13 young men attended the gathering, led by Brother David Henley and Father Charles Aketch, along with Father José Ángel Loredo Mata, a priest from México, longtime friend of Glenmary. These youngsters “had interest in knowing more about […]
