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In his sixth and final talk in his series on Redemptorist charism and spirituality, Fr Greg May reflects on how we all are invited to the “family of the Redeemer” and what that means for us, in particular, as Redemptorists and Redemptorist associates.

Fr Greg has kindly provided access to a recording of his presentation as well as a copy of his notes to his group at St Michael’s church in Chicago. The video presentation may be found at: THE FAMILY OF THE REDEEMER. Fr Greg’s notes may be found at: Family of The Redeemer Notes.

In the fifth talk in his series on Redemptorist charism and spirituality, Fr Greg May highlights the lives of the many Redemptorist saints, blesseds, and venerables recognized by the church for their exemplary faith, perseverance and holiness.  

Fr Greg has kindly provided access to a recording of his presentation to his group at St Michael’s church in Chicago. The video presentation may be found at: REDEMPTORIST SAINTS AND BLESSEDS.

Fr Greg May discusses the history and ministries of the Denver Province in his fourth talk in his series on Redemptorist spirituality and charism.

Fr Greg has kindly provided access to a recording of his presentation to his group at St Michael’s church in Chicago as well as a copy of his notes. The video presentation may be found at: DENVER PROVINCE. Fr Greg’s notes may be found at: History and Ministry.

Shown above is a group photo of those attending the September 5^th meeting welcoming Fr Ed Vella to the Tucson’s Redemptorist Associate Circle.

Fr Ed gave the group an animated description of his background as a Redemptorist (audio below).

Welcome to the Tucson Circle Fr Ed!

St Alphonsus Liguori is at the center of the story of the foundation, mission and charism of the Redemptorists. In his third talk in his series on Redemptorist spirituality and charism, Fr Greg May explores St Alphonsus’ long and exciting life.

Fr Greg has kindly provided access to a recording of the discussion as well as the slides he presented to the group at St Michael’s church in Chicago. The video presentation may be found at: St Alphonsus. Fr Greg’s slides may be found at: Slides – St Alphonsus.

Christ as our Redeemer is central to the charism and mission of the Redemptorists – and our spirituality as Christians.  But just what does it mean to be redeemed? In his second talk in his series on Redemptorist spirituality and charism, Fr Greg May discusses the history and meaning of the concept of redemption.

Fr Greg has kindly provided access to a recording of the discussion as well as the notes he provided the group at St Michael’s church in Chicago.  The video presentation may be found at: Christ the Redeemer.  Notes on the slides may be found at: Slide notes – Christ the Redeemer.

Our Lady of the Desert’s “sandwich making team” celebrated its 13^th consecutive month making sandwiches for Tucson’s Casa Maria Food Kitchen by – what else – making more sandwiches!*

They not only made 600+ sandwiches to help feed Tucson’s homeless at Casa Maria, but hundreds more for asylum-seeking families staying at the former Benedictine Monastery (operated as a shelter by Catholic Community Services). 

Congratulations on a wonderful year of service!

* Special thanks to Geralyn Neely for providing the pictures.

Fr Greg May discusses the history and meaning of the “Our Mother of the Perpetual Help Icon” in an interesting 4o minute presentation to a group from St Michael’s church in Chicago. Fr Greg has kindly provided access to a recording of the discussion as well as the notes he provided the group.  The video presentation may be found at: Fr Greg’s Icon Discussion. His notes may be found at: Fr Greg’s notes.

Lay Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer, Redemptorist Associates and all who make the Redeemer’s Love felt in the world.

You are an important part of the Redemptorist Congregation and we want you to know of our appreciation for you. Because of who you are and the way that you have embraced our mission, the Redeemer’s Love has been experienced in the world in ways that the professed Redemptorists could not have expressed by themselves. We need your hearts and hands to touch those who we do not see or are unable to contact in our daily lives. Our General Chapter has called all Redemptorists to be attentive to the laity and your important role in our mission. The North American Conference sees you as a fundamental priority of our missionary work in making the Redeemer known. You have given us joy through your commitment to partner with us and embrace the spirituality.

The working group for PIM has good news to report: our guidelines for Redemptorist Associates (RA), have been approved by our provincial government for the Denver Province. This new category is exciting since our Partners in Mission have another way of going deeper into their participation with us. Being a Redemptorist Associate is the path for a person to share fully in our spirituality and Charism. Those who want to become RA will have a time of formation to better understand who the Redemptorists are and what type of mission is connected to the Redeemer. If a person chooses to be a RA, they will make a temporary commitment to participate in a PIM circle in order to foster their personal growth, some type of personal ministry that reflects the Redeemer’s Love, and connect to the world wide Redemptorist Family.

The guidelines are a blueprint that can be utilized to reenergize existing groups, to form new circles and to invite new members to the spirituality and charism that guides the Redemptorists. This is only one way that people can live their calling to be a disciple of Jesus. Some might just want to learn who the Redemptorists are but for those who see this spirituality as their own calling, they will find a connection and live a vibrant Christian faith.

In the past, there were individual circles and groups that were gathered but they were isolated from one another without the ongoing support of the province or congregation. This has changed. The Redemptorists of the Denver Province and this working group see the importance of working together to promote this spirituality for the sake of our world.

We are in the process of building a library with material about Redemptorist Spirituality and history that will be helpful for ongoing formation. This resource will be made available to all who seek this spirituality as their own. The working group of the Denver Province will be responsible for maintaining this resource. Also, you can contact cssr.net on line to see what is being done in the conference which includes other resources. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about PIM in the Denver Province. PIM@redemptorists-denver.org

Working Group: Wendy Barnes, John & Diana Davenport, Rev. Dick Mevissen, Rev. Kevin Zubel, Rev. Joe Thong Ngo, Rev. Jose Chavez, and Rev. Greg May

Attachements:

PIM Overview

Flow Chart Redemptorist Associates

Flow Chart Explanation