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Posted by Cssr Admin on Apr 17, 2022

Easter 2022 – Letter of the Coordinator (16.04.2022)

Jesus is God-made-man like each of us, and he expresses himself like a man but with the strength of his divinity. Instead, when is the identity of Jesus solemnly proclaimed in the Gospel? When the centurion says: “Truly he was the Son of God”. That is when it is said, as soon as he has given his life on the Cross, because one can no longer be mistaken: one can see that God is omnipotent in love and in no...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Apr 11, 2022

P. Taras Kchik, CSsR “We do our utmost to help those who trust us”.

Interview in the magazine “Icono” (Spain) with Fr Taras Kchik, a 36-year-old Ukrainian Redemptorist. For the past few years, he has been a formator of Ukrainian students in Lviv and now lives in the Redemptorist community of Ivano-Frankivsk in the southeast of the country. “Every day begins with the stress of finding out which city was hit during the night”, Fr Taras Kchik, CSsR. How has your daily...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Apr 11, 2022

Phase I of the 26th General Chapter in Europe concluded

Rome, the Eternal City, was the meeting place for Phase I of the 26th General Chapter of the Conference of Redemptorists in Europe. This phase took place in the Passionist retreat house from 21 to 31 March, next to the Roman Colosseum. Michael Brehl, Superior General, together with three General Councillors, the Coordinator of the Conference of Europe and the representatives of the units of Europe, except...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Apr 10, 2022

The challenge of the popular missions in Albania

The Redemptorist charism, in our history of ministry to the Church, stands out above all for the popular missions. But we know that already in the early days, with the experience of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer in Central Europe, the Redemptorists had to find new ways to realise their founding charism. In Albania, the Redemptorists arrived in 2014 in a context of missionary urgency, given the lack of...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Apr 10, 2022

The First Phase of the General Chapter in the Conference of Europe has begun

The First Phase of the General Chapter in the Conference of Europe began on Monday 21 March and will continue until 1 April. Michael Brehl, Superior General, the General Councillors Frs. Alberto Eseverri, Pedro López and Nicolás Ayouba, the Coordinator of the Conference of Europe, Fr. Johannes Römelt, the Major Superiors of the Units of the Conference and their respective vocals, the Superior of the...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 7, 2022

Redemptorists cooperate in organising humanitarian aid for Ukraine

Poland: Province of Warsaw Message received from Fr. Janusz Sok, C.Ss.R., Provincial Superior, dated Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022. 7th day of war… “When refugees started arriving in Poland from Ukraine, so many Poles rushed to the border with hearts on their sleeves to do anything, that traffic jams also formed in the direction from west to east” – this is how one journalist described the situation at the...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 2, 2022

Ukraine: Redemptorists provide shelter for the needy

In the past few days, we have heard from several Confreres in Ukraine, as well as from the Missionary Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer (Gars). Fr. Andriy Rak, C.Ss.R, the Superior of the Province of Lviv, has told me that so far, all are safe. They are remaining close to the people among whom we serve, and in fact, they are welcoming refugees into our homes and churches to share what we can with them....

Posted by Cssr Admin on Feb 27, 2022

Fr. Brehl calls for prayer for peace, in solidarity with Ukraine

Dear Confreres, Sisters, and Partners in Mission, It is with a certain urgency that I write to you again today. I believe that most of us are aware of the outbreak of war with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the ongoing efforts on the part of world leaders to resolve this situation and prevent further violence. It is evident that this situation will have repercussions which will affect the entire...