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St. Jude Thaddeus: Patron Saint of Hope By Fr. John M. Lozano, C.M.F. St. Jude—one of the Twelve Apostles—is a mysterious figure in many ways. He moves in and out of the Gospel story as a quiet background figure—almost as if he were deliberately seeking to submerge his own personality in that of Christ rather […]

A Ministry of Hope Fr. Mark Brummel, C.M.F. is a Claretian Missionary, ordained in 1960. The U.S.—Canada Province of the Claretians focuses their work living and working with the people in high-poverty, often urban, communities. Chicago is the Provincial headquarters; Fr. Mark is the Director of the National Shrine of St. Jude. Claretian Missionaries are

The Claretians and St. Jude: A Feature The National Shrine of Saint Jude was established on its present site by a Claretian missionary, the late Father James Tort, CMF, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Chicago. Many of Fr. Tort’s parishioners were laborers in the nearby steel mills, which were drastically cutting back

Serving the Community: Our Lady of Fatima in Perth Amboy, New Jersey It is refreshing to see good news come out of our communities, and for Our Lady of Fatima in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the good news abounds with the opening of the Claret Community Center. Just down the street from the parish, this

Claretian Women Religious The Claretian Mission is accomplished through the work of Claretian priests, brothers, lay partners—as well as Claretian religious sisters. The history of the nuns whose ministries are such a significant part of the Claretian family extend to the initial founding of the Claretians in the mid-19th century. Today these two congregations, the

Camp Claret Nestled on the shores of the crystal waters of Lake Elgin, near Montreal, is a beloved Claretian sponsored camp for children and teens. Camp Claret serves as a life-changing experience for some 50,000 youth and thousands of counselors who have attended the camp since its founding in 1964 by Claretian Fr. Carmel Lerma. Summer camp