GLENMARY FATHER JOHN BROWN DIES AT 70
CINCINNATI: October 3, 2024 — Father John Thomas Brown, 70, a Glenmary Home Missioner for 46 years, died October 3 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He spent most of his life serving missions in Ohio, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Georgia and North Carolina. Father Brown, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, is survived by his brothers Christopher (Lynn) and Gregory […]
THE GIFT OF BEING CHRISTIAN TOGETHER
A group of Catholics and Evangelicals is releasing the fruit of a new ecumenical dialogue on August 28, the Feast of St. Augustine. “The Gift of Being Christian Together: An Ecumenical Statement of Fidelity and Recognition” is a one-page document that identifies areas of common ground among the two largest Christian groups in the world. […]
GLENMARY PRIESTS FACE IMMIGRATION OBSTACLES
“It’s frustrating” can sum up the current situation for religious workers on visas in the United States. In April 2023, the State Department changed its policies on the process of approving requests for permanent residency. This change was in response to a backlog; applications from 2019 are just now being reviewed, creating a timing glitch […]
SIX CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS COME TOGETHER AT GLENMARY ECUMENICAL RETREAT
Drawn by Christ’s prayer that His Church would be one, representatives of six Christian traditions gathered at an ecumenical retreat organized by Glenmary Home Missioners. The retreat brought together: Anglicans, Catholics, Evangelicals (including Southern Baptists), Lutherans, Methodists and Pentecostals. They met on May 28-30 at a Catholic center in Saint Meinrad, in southwest Indiana. “In the […]
GATHERING THE PEOPLE OF GOD
Things are busy for Glenmary’s Director of Ecumenism Nathan Smith. Among Nathan’s many projects, two in recent months point out the scope of his work. He led a dialogue on Eucharist at a Glenmary mission, then flew to Africa for an international gathering. The workshop Eucharist and Mission was at Glenmary’s Holy Family Parish in […]
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 […]
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 […]
