To look up to God and know He is lovingly watching over us is a joy and a comfort at any time, but especially now when so many of us can’t even…
Social distancing. Who knew that these two little words would have such a huge impact on our lives? Hearing this phrase over and over and hearing how people are doing it (or…
Today, I had a sort of a revelation during my time of praise that I wanted to share with you all. But if you will bear with me, I would like to…
In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said he will give an extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) Friday, March 27. The pope announced he…
Today news reports quoted doctors in hospitals in Italy desperate to care for the multitude of people dying of Covid-19. One had the headline: “Everyone Dies Alone”. It was a very sobering…
In many ways our lives have been turned upside down. We can’t socialize like we normally do and in some cases we can’t even hug the ones we love. Some might ask…
For the foreseeable future ESM NYC will be sharing daily live broadcasts of the mass. Join us each day at 12:30pm EST. Please share this post as a resource with your family…
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?…