It is good to have parents. A father and a mother. It is also good to know one’s grandparents. Two men and two women: four different persons. We are thankful to them, for their four bloods are running in our veins, making each one of us, a unique and precious being. I take pleasure in […]
Sunday, June 10th, marked the end of the community meetings in the East Coast region, for this calendar year. We gathered one last time for a festive community day! NY community, together with some brothers and sisters from PA – met for some praise and potluck lunch at Annette’s house, and special adoration time at […]
We were thrilled to have Suzanne and her brother Mike Kent at ESM last week. What a blessing it was! Thank you Suz! Thank you Mike! You remain in our daily prayers. Fr. Charles (ESM-NYC)
As I was walking along the brook, my eyes were attracted by an unusual sight: dogwood flowers and cherry tree flowers seemed to spring from one single plant… As I drew near, I noticed that both trees were so closely knit that their branches appeared as though stemming from one common trunk. From the intertwined […]
As some of you may have heard, our dear sister Suzanne is fighting a serious battle with brain cancer. For those of you that do not know Suzanne, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and nine year old daughter, Sophia. She is a talented artist who painted many beautiful Icons for the Emmanuel Community […]
«How did you become a priest? …» children often ask me. Well, I think God sent me a first hint when I was about seven or eight years old. The school master (a diocesan priest) had shown us a movie: «Marcelino, pan y vino». The story of a baby abandoned at the door of a Monastery, […]
Advent – Give Yourself! During a silent recollection time our spiritual life was guided by our chaplain Father Paul. He helped us to be open to God’s love and mercy and to go deeper in our responses, offering ourselves freely to God and to others. Through this teaching we discovered how important it is to […]
We were both 37 years old and realized we pretty much each knew what we wanted in life. We asked a married couple to help us ask each other the right questions in order to discern, to make up our minds and see if we wanted to get married together.
Elaine Porter, our sister in the Community from New York, has just published her first book: link to Amazon. It is about the great love of God! From the description on the website: “Having an intimate relationship with the Lord is for everyone and we’re all invited to experience the vastness of His love. It’s […]
Dear Brothers and sisters of the Emmanuel Community of the USA, The head of the community in NY (who’s also one of our four team members of the Emmanuel School of Mission) asked me to write a few words about what I live in the ESM as a community member. Actually, I’m a baby community […]
Our arrival in the Bronx After a rich and long pilgrimage through Europe, New York – here we are! Exhausted and with eyes full of stars we finally made our first entry into the New World. We arrived in the South Bronx during the night of 4th of November and were welcomed by a homeless […]
The Emmanuel School of Mission is up and running in the Bronx. There are six young adults in training with a team of two priests, a single woman, and a married couple with their children. Watch for further news. Gwénaëlle (NY)
New York, May 29, 2014 Laurent Landete, the moderator of the Emmanuel Community (EC), recently made a little stop in New York while on his way to the ordination of one of our dear brothers in Saint Paul/Minneapolis (see news on New US Emmanuel priest!). Laurent was accompanied by his wife and youngest daughter. Local brothers and […]
The Emmanuel community in New York consists of a small group of Catholics from international origins praying and praising together on a regular basis. We have a monthly gathering open to everyone and it will be a pleasure to meet you there.
