GOODBYE & HELLO
Every Glenmary Home Missioner spends much time saying goodbyes and hellos. My various assignments during 40 years of mission life have been great, challenging, and sources of much joy. Each mission assignment seems better than the last. My challenge, though, is saying goodbye. When I hear I will be moving, often my reaction is, “Oh […]
MISSION: EUCHARIST
Since 1939, Glenmary Home Missioners has been planting seeds of Catholicism in areas of the United States that once had no Catholic presence. The seed starts small: mass in someone’s home or perhaps a rented storefront. But, with time, it might just grow into building a church and establishing a flourishing parish. When it comes […]
FAITH REVIVAL
Father Vijaya is animating Holy Trinity Parish one family at a time. The Catholic community in Martin County, North Carolina, is growing and reviving. First, parishioners left the pews during the pandemic, then the pastor fell ill and was substituted for a year, then replaced. The flock is revitalizing. “The Mass is getting more crowded,” […]
PRIEST WITH CANCER REFLECTS ON LIFE, ACCEPTANCE
Some topics are easier to consider than others. When Glenmary priest Father John Brown was first diagnosed with cancer five years ago, he devoted himself to fighting it. He was repeatedly successful, but his physical opponent may soon win this battle. That’s what the doctor says. Father John is now living at the Glenmary residence […]
