Spiritan Cardinal Receives Global Leadership Award
Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.—Archbishop of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic—received the 2018 Eliasson Global Leadership Award on Thursday, November 15, in Mexico City, at...
View ArticleFr. Girard J. Kohler, C.S.Sp., Enters Eternal Life
Fr. Girard J. Kohler, C.S.Sp., died peacefully December 18, 2018 at Libermann Hall in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. He was 81 years old. Fr. Kohler was born September 5, 1937 in St. Paul, Minnesota. On...
View ArticleSpiritans in Mauritius Prepare Novena for Upcoming Feast of Libermann
The Spiritans in Mauritius have prepared a Novena in anticipation of the upcoming Feast of the Venerable Francis Mary Paul Libermann, the “second founder” of the Spiritans on February 2, 2019. Click...
View ArticleMinibus for Novitiate
Minibus procured for newly established novitiate in Aliade, Benue State, Nigeria January 2019: A year ago the Holy Ghost Novitiate applied for a grant to meet the following challenge as described by...
View ArticleFeast Day of Spiritan Founder Celebrated on February 2
On February 2, we celebrate the Feast Day of the Venerable Francis Mary Paul Libermann, second founder of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, or Spiritans. The Venerable Francis Libermann had a most...
View ArticleAs We Walk Together | Celebrating Black History Month 2019
Children at St. Peter Claver Parish in Charleston, SC, with Oblate Sisters of Providence February is a month designated to celebrate the gifts and contributions of African-Americans. Carter G. Woodson,...
View ArticleSpring 2019 One Heart One Spirit Newsletter
Spiritan Ministry in Asia is Rich in Spirit By Fr. Patrick Palmer, C.S.Sp., Provincial Superior of Taiwan, Vietnam, and India The Spiritan mission in Asia began in 1977, when Spiritans arrived in...
View ArticleSpiritan Major Superiors Hold Annual Retreat in Toronto, Canada
The Spiritan Major Superiors who form the Union of Circumscriptions for North America and the Caribbean (UCNAC) met from April 23-27, 2019 in Toronto, Canada as part of their annual regional meeting of...
View ArticleServing Peoples in Exile – The Spiritans
John Paul II wrote in 1982 to the High Commission of the United Nations for Refugees (UNHCR) that “The problem of refugees is a shameful wound of our time”. “And in order to save one’s neighbor,...
View ArticleOne Heart One Spirit – Summer 2019
One of several Marriage Encounter Weekends held in the Diocese of Yi Du from 2015-2018 Spiritan Ministry in China By Fr. Binh T. Quach, C.S.Sp. China is estimated to have between 10 and 15 million...
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