The Movement of Nazareth Families (MNF) is an international Catholic movement for the apostolate of families. Its purpose is the sanctification of its members through a deeper living of the Gospel—that is, striving to live every day in union with Christ. The initiator and founder of the MNF was Fr Tadeusz Dajczer (born 1931), a […]
The Secular Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Saecularis, OCDS; Statutes I: 2, 3, 5) is an ecclesial association and an integral part of the Order of Discalced Carmelites. Juridically, it is subject to the Provincial Superior of the Kraków Province of the Order of Discalced Carmelites. The Secular […]
Alongside the Friars Preachers (the so-called First Order of St Dominic) and the contemplative nuns (the Second Order), the institutional Dominican Family has historically also included the Lay Dominicans, traditionally known as the Third Order of St Dominic. History of the Third Order of St Dominic The present canonical name of the third branch of […]
History and Structure of the Secular Franciscan Order The Secular Franciscan Order has existed in the Church for 785 years. Those who wish to enter the Order should learn about its history, the circumstances of its foundation, its service to the Church, its notable members and saints, as well as the present structure, organisation and […]
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE SEMINARY The origins of the Zhytomyr seminary date back to the middle of the eighteenth century. At that time, the Kyiv Diocese could obtain priests for pastoral ministry only through agreements between its bishops and the rectors of foreign seminaries or the superiors of religious orders, who sent young priests to […]
Redemptoris Mater seminaries are international Catholic missionary seminaries that prepare priests from different countries for ministry. All their students belong to communities of the Neocatechumenal Way. Graduates are sent to dioceses where priestly vocations are scarce or priests are lacking. The first seminary was opened in Rome in 1987 with the permission of John Paul […]
WE SEEK TO UNITE FAITH IN GOD WITH REASON Amid the transience and changeability of life, we seek the unchanging Truth. Inspired by the thought of St Thomas Aquinas, we wish to bring the aspirations of the modern world into harmony with the radical demands of the Gospel. Our aim is to pass on the […]
The Catholic Media Center (CMC) was established at the beginning of 2001. Our principal aim was to provide the widest possible coverage of the life of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine through active cooperation with secular media. At that time, the CMC organised press conferences in preparation for the pastoral visit of Pope John […]
The network was founded in 1980 by Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA (born Rita Antoinette Rizzo), and began broadcasting on 15 August 1981 from a garage at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Irondale, Alabama. Initially, it broadcast for only four hours a day, but by 1987 EWTN had begun broadcasting around […]
Radio Maria is a non-profit station supported by donations from its listeners. Today it broadcasts twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to religious programmes, the schedule includes socially focused programmes, discussions and children’s programmes. Radio Maria is distinguished by its commitment to helping listeners through on-air and off-air consultations and through […]
