these Men’s Communities online at VocationGuide.org MEN’SSearch RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES DIRECTORY A Alexian Brothers (C.F.A.) “The love of Christ compels us” to dedicate our lives to care for sick, poor, dying, and marginalized people in our society in collaboration with others. Daily Eucharist, communal prayer and private prayer support us in our way of life. The foundation in the religious life of prayer and life in community sustains us in Christ’s healing mission. “Whatever you do for one of these least brothers of mine, you do for me.” (Mt 25:40) We provide health care services in a hospital network. We provide health care and housing services for older adults in a variety of settings: adult day care, P.A.C.E., assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and retirement communities. We provide transitional housing for people with AIDS. We have medical missions in the Philippines and Hungary. Director of Vocations: Br. Ted Loucks, C.F.A., 3040 W. Salt Creek Lane, Arlington Heights, IL 60005; 1-800-556-0332; e-mail: vocations@ alexian.net; website: http://www.alexianbrothers.org. See ad on page 71. Code #141.
Augustinian Friars (O.S.A.)—Province of St. Joseph, Canada Augustinians in Canada minister to pilgrims and retreatants at the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace near Toronto. We also serve in four parishes in the Toronto and Vancouver archdioceses. Our province has traditionally fostered theological study and pastoral service in a setting of common life, liturgical celebration, and fraternal support. Vocation Director: Fr. Leo Cameron, O.S.A., Augustinian Monastery, P.O. Box 550, King City, Ontario, Canada; (905) 833-5368; e-mail: ldcameron@ sympatico.ca. See ad on page 20. Code #207. Augustinian Friars (O.S.A.)—Province of St. Thomas of Villanova The Villanova Province consists of nearly 240 Augustinians living in communities in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and Florida, as well as missionaries in Japan, Peru, and South Africa. Our communities, comprised of priests and brothers, are at the service of the Church through the gifts that the Holy Spirit has given us such as teachers, pastors, missionaries, administrators, chaplains, and counselors. Wherever we are or whatever we do, St. Augustine inspires us to be humble men who are at the family table of God’s creation and who ask the question who is absent, who is not present for the feast of the good God? Then, in missionary spirit both near and abroad, we search for them among the youth, the immigrant, the poor, and the alienated and offer them a place at the table, so they may know and experience their place in Jesus’ heart as we do in our Augustinian religious life. Vocation Director: Fr. James D. McBurney, O.S.A., St. Thomas Monastery, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085; (610) 519-7548; e-mail: vocations@augustinian.org; website: http://www.augustinian.org. Latino inquirers please contact: Fr. Luis Madera, O.S.A., Casa Augustin, 125 Chestnut St., Lawrence, MA 01841; (978) 685-6876; e-mail: vocaciones@losagustinos.org; website: http://www.augustinian.org. See ad on page 20. Code #207. Augustinian Friars (O.S.A.)—Wester n Province The Augustinians in the West are a small fraternity who work with and minister to both Anglo and Hispanic. No human being is a stranger to an Augustinian. We minister to youth at St. Augustine High in San Diego and Villanova Prep School in Ojai. We minister in seven parishes in Oregon and California.
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Augustinian Monks of the Primitive Observance “Throw yourself at Him; do not be afraid!” Entering upon the monastic, contemplative life takes a leap of courage and of faith, but St. Augustine assures us, “He will not step back and let you fall. Fearlessly throw yourself at Him, for He will welcome you and heal you.” We are a community of men who have put our trust in the Lord as we live the simple religious life first lived by St. Augustine of Hippo and in the early monasteries established during his life and shortly after his death. If this is the time for you to accept His healing welcome, throw yourself now upon His mercy! Our life requires men of faith, courage, flexibility, and joyful hearts. True sons of the Catholic Church, we are marked by a joyful spirit with deep love and devotion to the Eucharist and to the Mother of God and the Augustinian saints. Punctuated with the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours, each day is a rich blend of solitude, silence, and communal fraternity. Augustinian Monks of the Primitive Observance, 2075 Mercers Fernery Road, DeLand, FL 32720; (386) 736-4321; e-mail: monks@augustinianmonks.com; website: http://www. augustinianmonks.com. See ad on page 99. Code #020.
B Barnabite Fathers and Brothers (Clerics Regular of St. Paul) The Barnabite Fathers, the Clerics Regular of St. Paul, inspired to follow the spirit of St. Paul by their founder, St. Anthony M. Zaccaria, profess solemnly the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience and live in communities that, from our beginnings in 1530, have been characterized by an intense life of interior renewal, centered on Christ Crucified and on the Eucharist, by a remarkable communal spirit, and dedication to spiritual renewal whose true purpose is the genuine honor of Christ, genuine availability to one’s neighbor and profound humility. We serve in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, and South America in a variety of ministries including Spiritual Centers, parishes, Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, NY, education, and the missions. For information see our website: http://www. catholic-church.org/barnabites or contact Rev. Peter M. Calabrese, C.R.S.P., P.O. Box 167, Youngstown, NY 14174-0167; (716) 754-7489; e-mail: BarnabitesUSA@fatimashrine.com. See ad on page 68. Code #254. Benedictine Monks of Conception Abbey (O.S.B.) The simple existence of the monks of Conception Abbey is defined in the order’s motto: Ora et Labora (“Pray and Work”). Conception monks gather six times a day for common prayer. Individual prayer, or Lectio Divina, is also an essential part of daily life. As members of the faculty of Conception Seminary College, the monks provide formation for young men pursuing a priestly vocation. The monks welcome guests to the abbey and offer a wide array of retreats, tours, and youth programs. They provide pastoral care in hospitals, convents, and parishes in four states, and spread the Gospel of the written word through their Printery House. The monks tend the abbey grounds and care for farmland and orchards. They are carpenters, historians, writers, scholars, teachers, musicians, and artisans. Fr. Albert Bruecken, O.S.B., P.O. Box 501, Conception, MO 64433; (660) 944-2857; fax: (660) 944-2800; e-mail: monks@conception. edu; website: http://www.conceptionabbey.org. See ad on page 127. Code #247. Benedictine Monks of Mount Saviour Monastery We are a community of 14 monks striving to live a simple, genuine, and full monastic life according to the scriptures and the Rule of St. Benedict, committed to honor and glorify God through a harmonious balance of prayer, study, work, leisure, and hospitality, seeking to remain faithful to our authentic tradition continually revitalized by the Holy Spirit. We consider our life as apostolic; whereas the apostles centered on the historical Jesus, we are centered on the risen Christ. As a community we gather seven times daily for liturgical prayer. Individual prayer, encountering
Christ in scripture, and hospitality are additional essentials in our life. Other works vary according to the unique gifts given to each brother. We strive to provide a supportive environment for developing personal resources and maturation, with the love of Christ as the center of our growth process. For further information contact: Vocation Director, Mount Saviour Monastery, 231 Monastery Rd., Pine City, NY 14871; (607) 734-1688; e-mail: vocations@msaviour.org; website: http://www.msaviour.org. Code #217. Benedictine Monks of Saint Mary’s Abbey (O.S.B.) Maybe your place in God’s plan is our place, Saint Mary’s Abbey at Delbarton. Located in the hills of Morris County, NJ, our community of 45 monks seeks God by personal and communal prayer, and a variety of ministries. We are teachers and administrators at a preparatory school for boys and preachers and counselors at our retreat center. We serve as chaplains at local colleges and pastors in area parishes. We invite men (ages 20-40, college graduate or equivalent in life experience) to share our vision. Click on our website for up-to-date vocation and discernment retreat information. Vocation Director, 230 Mendham Road, Morristown, New Jersey 07960-4899; (973) 583-3231, ext. 2111; e-mail: vocations@delbarton.org; website: http://www.osbmonks.org. See ad on page 96. Code #088. Benedictine Monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey (O.S.B.) Monks have been seeking God and serving the Church in this Benedictine monastery in rural southern Indiana since 1854. Saint Meinrad was founded over 150 years ago by a Swiss abbey to serve the immigrant Catholics in the area and to educate local men for the priesthood. The community of 110 monks gathers four times daily to pray the Liturgy of the Hours and to celebrate the Eucharist. Their work is as diverse as they are, ranging from carpenters to composers, cobblers, and weavers. Saint Meinrad operates a School of Theology devoted to the formation of priests, permanent deacons, and lay ministers. Other works include a retreat program, Abbey Press, and Abbey Caskets. Office of Monastery Vocations, 100 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577; (812) 357-6611; e-mail: vocations@saintmeinrad.edu; website: http://www.saintmeinrad.edu. A come and see experience, “A Monastic Observance”, dates: December 27, 2006-January 1, 2007; March 31-April 4, 2007; July 27-August 1, 2007. See ad on page 141. Code #014. Benedictine Monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey (O.S.B.) From a Benedictine monastery in Bavaria came the founder of the first Benedictine monastery in the United States. The name of this German monk was Boniface Wimmer. In the year 1846, Wimmer and a humble group of followers settled among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in southwestern Pennsylvania. This was the beginning of Saint Vincent Archabbey. Today we are a community of nearly 180 monks living, praying, and working together under the Rule of Saint Benedict. Our community’s education apostolate includes a college, seminary, and high school. Our parochial ministry involves parishes in the following dioceses: Archdiocese of Baltimore, in Maryland; the Pennsylvania Dioceses of AltoonaJohnstown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh; the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia; and the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. Members of our community also serve as chaplains to the local hospitals and prison. Saint Vincent also has foreign missions (priories) in Taipei, Taiwan and Vinhedo, Brazil. For information contact: Fr. Fred Byrne, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650-2690; (724) 532-6655; e-mail: vocations@stvincent.edu; website: http://www.stvincentmonks.com. See ad on page 97. Code #243.
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Augustinian Friars (O.S.A.)—Midwest Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel The Augustinians are called to deepen their interior life through prayer and respond in service to the needs of the church. Our service to the church is nurtured by a commitment to individual and communal prayer and a dedication to build community among our members, as well as within our apostolates. Like Augustine, we believe God is at the very core of the human heart, and we strive to be “one mind, one heart” in God. The Midwest Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel numbers more than 125 priests and brothers involved in a variety of work. Our apostolates include (and are not limited to) work in parishes, high schools, universities, hospitals, retreats, and foreign missions. Vocation Director: Br. Paul Koscielniak, O.S.A., Tolentine Center, 20300 Governor’s Highway, Olympia Fields, IL 60461-1081; (708) 283-6685; e-mail: bropaul@midwestaugustinians.org. See ad on page 20. Code #207.
We serve the poor in Tijuana, Mexico, where we conduct an orphanage. We enjoy pioneering efforts and in the past two decades have established a high school in California’s Central Valley, a retreat center in Oregon, and low income housing for families in south San Diego. Vocation Director: Fr. Tom Whelan, O.S.A., 108 Cole St., San Francisco, CA 94117-1116; (415) 387-3626; e-mail: osacole@pacbell.net. See ad on page 20. Code #207.
Brothers of Christian Instruction (F.I.C.) Our community of Brothers was founded to “make Jesus Christ known” according to Fathers John de La Mennais and Gabriel Deshayes who established the congregation at Saint Brieuc, Brittany, France in 1819. Today, with nearly 1,000 members, Brothers are found in 24 countries. Their educational mission is primarily as teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators in Catholic high schools and colleges. Brothers may also minister as retreat directors, spiritual directors and counselors, pastoral associates in parishes, and in foreign missions especially in East Africa, Japan, and the Philippines. In the United States Brothers are called to live a simple, prayerful, community lifestyle in Alfred,
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