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Alexian Brothers (C.F.A.) Alexian Brothers is an 800-year-old lay, apostolic congregation dedicated to prayer and serving our fellow man facing today’s challenges. We are committed to doing God’s work by actively providing love and compassionate care to the marginalized among us. Working in a variety of ministry settings, we reach out to serve the needs of the poor, elderly, hungry, and incarcerated as well as those challenged by mental and physical illness. By living in community, we continue to live a way of life through which we provide spiritual support and work towards social justice for those we are called to serve. Ordinary Men Leading Extraordinary Lives. Vocation Director, 600 Alexian Way, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007; 847-264-8700; vocations@ alexian.net; www.alexianbrothers.org. See our online ads at VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 2. Code #141. Augustinian Friars (O.S.A.), Midwest Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel and Province of St. Joseph, Canada The Midwest and Canadian Provinces of the Augustinians are composed of 75 plus brothers and priests. The Augustinians trace their spiritual roots to St. Augustine, a 4th/5th century Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Augustine writes in the very beginning of his Confessions, “You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in You.” Augustinian life is a shared journey to God, a life of contemplation and action, prayer and service. Our ministries include but are not limited to: secondary education, parish ministry, foreign missions, and care for the sick and elderly, hospital chaplaincies, counseling, shrine ministry and retreat ministry. We currently minister in Illinois, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Canada, and the United Nations, in addition to our missions in Peru. Are you considering religious life as an Augustinian priest or brother? Vocation Director: Fr. Richie Mercado, O.S.A., Vocation Office, St. Thomas Monastery, 800 E. Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085; 610-519-4674; vocations@midwestaugustinians.org; augustinianvocations.org. See our online ad at VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 128. Code #596. Augustinian Friars (O.S.A.), Province of St. Thomas of Villanova Our province consists of 150 plus friars living in communities in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, with missions in Japan and Peru. With two institutions of higher learning—Villanova University and Merrimack College—two high schools, and a number of parishes in the Northeast, we friars are found in various ministries and settings, working with the People of God and striving to be united in mind and heart intent upon God, as St. Augustine challenges us. We continue to welcome men into initial formation, as they discern a call with us to be an Augustinian brother or priest. Contact: Fr. Joseph Narog, O.S.A., St. Thomas Monastery, 800 East Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 78 | VISION 2020 | VocationNetwork.org
SEARCH MEN’S COMMUNITIES ONLINE AT VOCATIONNETWORK.ORG 19085; 610-519-4674; vocations@augustinian. org; augustinianvocations.org. See our online ad at VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 128. Code #597. Augustinian Friars (O.S.A.), Western Province of St. Augustine We are a small fraternity which has grown by 16 percent in the past six years. We are a culturally diverse group of brothers who minister in multicultural settings. 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 three parishes in California and in hospitals in Los Angeles and Medford, Oregon. We serve the poor in Tijuana, Mexico, where we conduct an orphanage. We enjoy pioneering efforts and in the past 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. Contact: Fr. Tom Whelan, O.S.A., 108 Cole St., San Francisco, CA 94117-1116; 415-387-3626; osacole@ pacbell.net; californiaaugustinians.org; augustinianvocations.org; See our online ad at VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 128. Code #598. Augustinians of the Assumption (A.A.) As Assumptionists, our passion is to bring about the Kingdom of God, within us and around us. We’re a global religious congregation of religious priests and brothers founded in 1845 in Nimes, France by Father Emmanuel d’Alzon. Our love of God and of humanity continue to spur us to go wherever God is threatened in humanity and humanity is threatened as image of God. The Gospel is our inspiration as we seek to respond to the needs of the times. Our food is the Word of God read, contemplated, and celebrated. “Prayer opens us to God’s action, it is the ever refreshing fountain of our apostolic action.” We embrace the Rule of St. Augustine and integrate its elements into our apostolic life. As our founder never limited us to one particular ministry, ours is a mission without borders, fostering education in all its forms. Contact: Fr. Ronald Sibugan, A.A., Emmanuel House, 512 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609; 508-215-9541; vocations@assumption.us; assumption.us/vocations. Code #328.
B Barnabite Fathers and Brothers (C.R.S.P.), 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, 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 www.barnabites.com or contact: Fr. Peter M. Calabrese, C.R.S.P., P.O. Box 167, Youngstown, NY 14174-0167; 716-754-7489; BarnabitesUSA@fatimashrine.com. See our online ad at VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 112. Code #254. Benedictine Monks (O.S.B.), Collegeville, MN, Saint John’s Abbey Saint John’s Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery of 120+ monks living, praying, and working together amid 2,900 acres of woods, lakes, and prairies in central Minnesota. Our apostolates include: parish ministry, chaplaincies, guesthouse, spiritual retreats, woodworking, Saint John’s Preparatory School, Saint John’s University, the graduate School of Theology and Seminary, the Liturgical Press, the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, and more. A monk of Saint John’s lives a life steeped in the rhythm of prayer, work, and community according to the Rule of St. Benedict. This includes both private and community prayer, lectio divina, daily Eucharist, daily work, community meals, and fellowship together. Preferred age for monastic candidates: 23-43. Education: high-school diploma, minimum. Br. Paul-Vincent Niebauer, O.S.B., Vocation Director, Saint John’s Abbey, Box 2015, Collegeville, MN 56321; 320-363-2548; vocations@osb.org; abbeyvocations.com. See our online ad at VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 135. Code #132. Benedictine Monks (O.S.B.), Morristown, NJ, Saint Mary’s Abbey 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 20-45, college graduate or equivalent in life experience) to share our vision. Check our website for up-to-date vocation and discernment retreat information. Vocation Director, 230 Mendham Road, Morristown, New Jersey 07960-4899; 973-538-3231, x2111; vocations@delbarton.org; www.saintmarysabbey.org or www.osbmonks.org. See our online ad at VocationNetwork.org. See ad on page 141. Code #088. Benedictine Monks (O.S.B.), Newark, NJ, Newark Abbey What are Monks doing in the city? The Benedictine Monks of Newark Abbey have been in the center of Newark, New Jersey since 1857. Living in community according to the Rule of St. Benedict, we follow a daily schedule that balances prayer and work. We serve the people of God through our ministries in Saint Benedict’s Preparatory School, and Saint Mary’s Oratory. We offer assistance to
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