Vatican City, 17th March, 2020 Although we live in difficult times globally due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus, we did not want to give up sharing with you the third…
Vatican City, 10th March 2020 Dear friends of the Renewal, You all know that we are experiencing an unprecedented crisis in our world today with the coronavirus epidemic. The situation is so…
Three of us got together in Oakland, CA this past weekend for our first-ever Emmanuel songwriting session. The Blanchard family has a beautiful music studio in their home, and we enjoyed several…
Since the Zacchaeus Journey, I have continued to say “yes” to other new experiences, albeit sometimes reluctantly. When our parish first started Adoration, I wasn’t completely sure what it was. I was…
For a long time when I would hear about parish programs or read about them in the weekly bulletin, I would think “oh that’s nice” or “that sounds kind of interesting.” But…
Last week I visited brothers and sisters in Miami – it was a time to be together and to be Emmanuel. I was so touched that Juan, Mahalia, and Elizabeth took time…
My introduction to maisonnée was several years ago. It was spring and Msgr. Petrillo (aka Fr. Thomas) invited me to go to his group some night to “come and see.” He explained…
Young Adults Gathering Testimony #5 My name is Tom Jantscher and I am a member of the Emmanuel Community in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA, where the Young Adult Gathering was held. …
Dear brothers and sisters, It is with a lot of joy that Community members all across Texas, in collaboration with Paul & Camille, have started preparing our 2020 Emmanuel Community Gathering. We…
Young Adults Gathering Testimony #4 “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with…
Young Adults Gathering Testimony #3 It was a great joy for me as a consecrated sister from the Netherlands to be with the young adults of the Emmanuel Community in the States.…
Young Adults Gathering Testimony #2 This past week we had our first Emmanuel Young Adult Gathering in St. Paul, MN, and I had the privilege of flying from sunny California to icy…
Young Adults Gathering Testimony #1 “When someone steals another’s clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not?…
“In the U.S., members live in 17 states; 32 members are in Minnesota, where a community was formed in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1999.” Emmanuel Community gathering takes…
Members of the Emmanuel Community gathered December 28–31, 2019, in St. Paul, Minnesota, for the first-ever North American Young Adult Gathering. It was a resounding success. “The Holy Spirit showed up during…
“To be joyful, several of us have to be together, and bear each other’s burdens; like that “the yoke is easy and my burden light”… So I shall always be repeating the…
For the third year, the Emmanuel Community of Boston gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving together. This year, we were lucky to welcome more priests at our table, including Father Andre from Boston College…
Emmanuel Community is all about fraternal life. The love of Christ has gathered us to build and share our faith in our path to holiness. And this bond of charity takes shape…
I give thanks to my God always, remembering you in my prayers, as I hear of the love and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus and for all the holy…
Safe to say that I came into the National Gathering with a lot on my mind. I was moving to a new city and starting a new job and all the anxieties…
When I received the email from Paul and Camille to fast and pray for the upcoming Emmanuel Retreat/National Gathering in California, our dear sister Suzanne Kent DeBold came to mind as…
National Gathering of the Emmanuel Community from Friday September 20 at 5:30 PM to Sunday September 22 at 2:30 PM in the Santa Cruz mountains near San Francisco/San Jose, CA. Daily Mass,…
“Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (Mt. 17:4) Peter, James,…
In the Summer of my ordination, I had invited a few Belgian teenagers to spend a holiday on the lovely island of Callot, near my home. We enjoyed swimming, fishing, surfing, and…