Order of Mercy friars

What – your community has no superstar?

by | Feb 9, 2018 | Your origins

What to do if you have no stellar leader or founder I often think about the disparity between two types of religious communities that we see today. One type is growing with young, zealous recruits. They are featured in the Catholic media. Everyone flocks to them. For...

Friendship in community life

by | Jan 29, 2018 | Community life

“These guys are tight,” said my future novice director. To me, they looked like very ordinary fellows. The men in the print shop of this lay community ran the press, the folding machine, and mailed out orders for books and literature. By tight, he meant...