RE-CONNECT: A Place to Reconnect to Good Choices

re-connect

Passionist Fr. Jim O’Shea, C.P started RE-CONNECT to provide a place for youth to help one another reconnect to a better path in life. NYC is home to upwards of …

Yuanling, West Hunan: The Steps of Faith

Pentecost Steps of Faith

The caption on the back of today’s photo, which I believe was snapped in the mid-1930s reads: “Yuanling 沅陵,West Hunan (also known as the Xiangxi region 湘西) catechumens sunning themselves …

John Paul George – “Heart of a Lion”

Screen Shot 2013-05-16 at 2.24.56 PM

Video from PGA Media Center: Golfer John Paul George and his family draw inspiration at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center. Click here to watch the video. Related articles Not …

West Hunan: Mission Boys and Street Christians

mission boys

This June 1931 photograph taken in Yuanzhou 沅州, West Hunan [Xiangxi  湘西 shows Passionist priests (l to r): Anthony Maloney, Miles McCarthy, Paul Ubinger, and Edward Joseph McCarthy with Chinese boys. Soon …

Pope Benedict XVI and the Passionists

Pope Benedict and the Passionists

A Meditation for the End of Paschaltide When Pope Benedict stepped into the helicopter at 5:00 pm on February 28th, the bells of Rome began to peal.  As I observed …

Passionist Speakers Series

speakers series

Dear Friends: I am writing to let you know about a special Speakers Series that will be sponsored by the Passionist Community in the Fall of 2013. This series will …

Immaculate Conception: A Passionist Multicultural Parish

031 copy

Immaculate Conception parish began in 1923 when Bishop Molloy of the Diocese of Brooklyn invited the Passionists to establish a parish in Jamaica, New York. It began with a Mass …

West Hunan: Chinese Boys at Play

boys

These six boys gathered together on the street in Yuanzhou沅州 West Hunan [Xiangxi 湘西] in the 1920s are playing Xiangqi象棋. This is the popular game of Chinese chess. It identifies …

Homily for the Funeral of Brother Anselm Catalucchi, C.P.

Brother Anselm Catalucci

On this feast of St. Joseph the Worker we gather to remember the life and work of our Brother Anselm Catalucchi and, perhaps more importantly, to celebrate the new life …

Mary McAleese on her Connection to the Passionists

Mary McAleese

“Building Bridges” was a hallmark of the 14-year tenure of Ireland’s former President Mary McAleese. Now she is in Chicago to receive the “Blessed are the Peacemaker’s Award” from Catholic Theological …

© 2013 Passionist Missionaries All Rights Reserved -- Copyright notice by Blog Copyright