In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus appears to his disciples while they are fishing. As Peter recognizes the Lord, he jumped into the water and Jesus invited them to eat with him. Jesus said to Peter, feed my sheep.

With Religious Brothers Day being celebrated on May 1, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, it's a timely opportunity to reflect on the rich history of Spiritan brothers and their invaluable contributions to our religious community.

Here are some ways to keep the Cardinals in your prayers and call on the Holy Spirit in this important time for the church. "

On this Divine Mercy Sunday, the Gospel states that Jesus greets his disciples with the gift of peace. His first words to his fearful disciples are, “Peace be with you!”

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, in his Vatican residence, Casa Santa Marta.

On May 8, 2023, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Francis received in audience the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Spiritans).

The greatest gift of Easter Sunday is our hearing and experiencing God’s amazing love for us. Jesus’s rising from the dead is our hope of resurrection. This amazing love of God gives us everything and never abandons us. Since that first Easter morning, we continue to celebrate the power of God to open the chains of death so that we might see life in its fullness.

Some scenes from Holy Week in our U.S. Spiritan Parishes or parishes served by U.S. Spiritans

Holy Week is the high point of the liturgical year. This Sunday, we begin this great week with Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Among the crowds of those waving palm branches, we find those who still doubt Jesus’ identity and the call to which God is asking of us.

What did the Spiritan office for Mission Advancement's fundraising do in 2024? Find out here!

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On this fifth Sunday of Lent, Jesus continues to show us that God is full of mercy and forgiveness. God looks beyond our faults and sees what we need. All of us need God’s love which is everlasting no matter what.

In the midst of 2020’s racial unrest, the North American Racial Justice Initiative was born. Together the U.S. Province and the Canadian Provinces formalized a plan to examine “Our Spiritan Mission in the Context of Racism” and to address the issue of racial injustice within our Spiritan community and ministries.

As we continue to welcome the new Lay members who made their first formal commitments in October 2024, we’re pleased to introduce John Boyles. Though John made his first formal commitment to the Lay Spiritans last year, he’s been involved with the Spiritans since 1994. Since 2022, John has been the Director of the Spiritan Office of Mission Advancement (SOMA).

Fr. Andrew Cuong Phan, C.S.Sp., has been recently assigned to the U.S. Province. Born and raised in Binh Dinh, Vietnam, he is the only son in his family, with two younger sisters who reside in Ho Chi Minh City.

Last year, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit our young provinces in Southeast Asia, including Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

Read about SOMA's recent visitors from Rome and Pennsylvania, an overview of SOMA's impact in 2024, an update from Haiti, and the impact of USAID.

Fr. Christopher (Chris) McDermott, C.S.Sp. of Worchester, MA, a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, died at Frankford Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, with his sister, Susan, by his side. He was 73 years old.