Fr Provincial Latest Letter...

1^st February, 2012

Dear Confreres and friends,

January has been a very busy month with the Province Visitation and the Province Meeting. Frs. Gerry, Maurice and I are really grateful for the warm welcome we received when we visited and also for the openness of the confreres in the communities.

Cardinal Titular of Sant'Alfonso dies...

2nd February 2012

A Jubilarian Preaches...

DIAMOND JUBILEE (60 years)

 Conversion of St. Paul

Jan 2012

Fr Kevin Callaghan C.Ss.R.

It would be reasonable to expect that the theme of this homily would be on today’s feast – the conversion of St. Paul. But I anticipated today’s celebration and preached on St. Paul on Sunday last.

You will be very relieved to know that I do not intend to trawl through my sixty years as a C.Ss.R – although I could make that quite racy and raise a few blushes. Perhaps later we may be given the opportunity to say a few words in another place in that respect.

So I fall back as we Redemptorists do, so often and so effectively in our preaching, on a story. And I am indebted to Tony Gittens when on the very first evening to spoke to us of the importance of LISTENING. For this is a story about listening and not just hearing.

February's Virtue and Prayer Intention...

Virtue: HOPE

Patron: St. ANDREW

Text: His hope he set on me, so I will rescue him; protect him for he knows my name.

The Province Celebrating Jubilees...

This year there are:

Diamond Jubilarians, Golden Jubilarians and Silver Jubilarians

and for this we thank God!

Diamond Jubilee of Profession

Fr. Francis Allinson C.Ss.R.

Fr. Kevin Callaghan C.Ss.R.

Fr. Michael Creech C.Ss.R.

Golden Jubilee of Profession

Fr. Joseph Doherty C.Ss.R.

Fr. James Smale C.Ss.R.

Silver Jubilee of Profession

Fr. Desmond Keegan C.Ss.R.

We celebrated holy mass and then the celebration continued with a splendid dinner.

Fr Joseph Doherty C.Ss.R., one of our Golden Jubilarians, photographed with the Diamond Jubilarians. This photos represents 230 years of religious life!

Celebrating 60 years...

Do you recognise any of these men?

Look closely - there's bound to be one you'll remember!

Province Meeting...

This week a number of Redemptorists are at Hawkstone Hall for the Province Assembly. They have as their speaker, Fr Anthony J. Gittins C.S.Sp., who is talking about the theology and the priorities for "Mission". 

More stories will follow...

Collecting and Praying for Zimbabwe...

This is the smiling face of one of our confreres, Fr James Smale C.Ss.R., who preaches and gives appeals to help our mission in Zimbabwe as part of his ministry.

Fr. Jimmy travels around the country, visiting parishes, telling them about the work of our men in Zimbabwe. He has raised tens of thousands of pounds for the mission in Zimbabwe, and he can assure the people in their parishes that every penny will go directly to Africa.

The internet is a wonderful place for Fr. Jimmy to say a huge "THANK YOU" to all who have given so generously in the past.

It also gives the Redemptorist Province a chance to say another huge "THANK YOU" this time to Fr. Jimmy for his commitment and dedication to this work and the confreres in Zimbabwe.

Vocations - A word from the Pope!...

Why not get in touch with the

Redemptorist Vocations Director?

Message from Fr General C.Ss.R...

Rome, Italy
January 16, 2012

MESSAGE FROM SUPERIOR GENERAL MICHAEL BREHL, C.SS.R.

Dear Confreres, Sisters, Associates and friends,

I would like to wish you a blessed New Year filled with the hope, peace and joy which are signs of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives and ministry!

In the first two weeks of January, we celebrated the feasts of two great Redemptorist missionaries – St. John Neumann and Blessed Peter Donders. Their lives and their example continue to inspire us in our mission to preach the Gospel ever anew. Through their prayerful intercession, they continue to accompany us as we live our missionary vocation today.