by john freund | Jul 6, 2016 | News, Superior General
Jeremy Dixon writes of Day 9, July 5: Habemus Superiorem Generalem! Our day began with mass celebrated by Fr. Greg, his last as superior general. At the end of mass, Bishop Varghese led the assembled confreres in a prayer of blessing over him. As we settled into our... by john freund | Jul 4, 2016 | News
In his first retreat reflection Bp. Varghese begins by sharing that he “accepted (this assignment) as a penance for making the proposal that the General Curia invite a CM bishop to speak at the General Assembly.” But anyone reading these reflections will quickly... by john freund | Jul 4, 2016 | News
Bishop Varghese asks the confreres “Detach from your own preconceived ideas and engage your capacity to think, reflect, discuss, listen, speak, and deliberate in the Spirit of Christ so that the Lord can think, speak and act through you.” This conference... by john freund | Jul 4, 2016 | News
Bishop Varghese, a former member of the Congregation’s Curia, offered the following homily at the beginning of a day of recollection prior to the election of the Superior General and Assistants. XIV Sunday in Ordinary Time: Lk. 10:1-12, 17-20: The Missionary... by john freund | Jul 1, 2016 | News
Day 4 – Back to Hogwarts Jeremy Dixon continues his chronicles… We returned to Cortelyou Commons, our regular meeting space, this morning. Thanks to Fr. Dennis Holtschneider and DePaul, the problem with the generator was fixed during the night. Hogwarts,...