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May 24, 2018Through his interpretation of Renault's painting, Automedon with the Horses of Achilles, Br. Emmanuel writes about the powerful bond between nature and man. He shares with us a deep appreciation for the way various authors and artists represent this God-made relationship. Read Blog -
May 10, 2018Wind and a slight chill met us on April 26 th when 21 of us went to visit some museums in Boston, Massachusetts. We spent the morning at Museum of Fine Arts, touring between more than 450,000 works of art spanning over four millennia, from ancient Egypt to Rothko. Click for more. -
May 8, 2018In this powerful and surprising piece, Br. John Sester reflects on modern art after a visit to the MET in New York City with his fellow seminarians who are in their second year of Humanities studies. As he prepares for priesthood, this visit helped him experience the depths of the "psyche" and the brokenness of modern man. Read Blog -
May 7, 2018Br. Erik Burckel, LC reflects on his Internship as professor of creative writing at Legion of Christ College. He teaches and coaches the seminarians that are in their second year of Humanities studies in this elective-style course. In this blog series, he also gives the rest of us some excellent tools for putting pen to paper. Read Blog -
April 25, 2018Once again, Br. Emmanuel invites us into his world of studying humanities at Legion of Christ College. In this blog article, he helps us appreciate the tender work by Sir John Everett Millais in L'Enfant du Regiment or "Child of the Regiment". This piece is housed at the Yale Center for British Art, and Br. Emmanuel's impression reflects Christ's words, "let the children come to me". Read Blog -
April 20, 2018“Welcome to Lumen Institute: Enlightening leaders, pursuing excellence, influencing culture,” their webpage reads at the very top. This notice is followed by their ambitious mission: “to further enhance the character, faith, and leadership skills of today’s business and cultural leaders and their families.” This is what a few Legionary priests and some business men that form the Lumen chapter of New York are up to in the bustling, fast-paced, secular world of Manhattan. CLICK FOR MORE -
April 18, 2018Br. Pedro Cadena reflects on his own near-death experiences, and the precious gift of our lives. He urges us to live our mission well and make every second count. Read Blog -
April 13, 2018On April 10, 2018, a Mass for the eternal repose of Br. Anthony Freeman's soul was held in Rome with many Legionary seminarians and family members in attendance. Click for more. -
April 10, 2018Our eyes and minds were tested by a day of art gazing. This time we visited the Wadsworth Athenaeum in Hartford, Connecticut. For hours, artwork after artwork flashed before our eyes in an engaging march to gaze upon the treasures of a museum before the time ran out. FULL STORY
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April 3, 2018"The College of the Legionaries of Christ in Cheshire has been, during many years, a place of prayer where you can have a better chance to hear God’s voice in your life. In the middle of a noisy world, that does not allow us to reflect on the purpose of our lives, most people do not realize that they are thirsting for God. Click for More -
March 28, 2018The power goes out on a Friday afternoon, and around a hundred men are in a small town of Connecticut, at the Seminary of the Legionaries of Christ. The majority of these men are donning a black cassock. The others are guests on retreat. Click for More
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March 20, 2018Br. Emmanuel Flores, LC, denies he is much of a dancer, but there was a time when his willingness to step out of his comfort zone brought joy to a wrinkled face. Read Blog
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March 1, 2018On Friday, February 24, around 25 of our students went to a concert at Yale University titled, “At the Foot of the Cross,” to hear Yale’s Schola Cantorum perform two pieces composed as meditations on Christ’s Passion. Click for more.
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March 1, 2018
On Tuesday, February 27, Karl Isaac Johnson, M.A.R., a graduate from Yale Divinity School, gave a lecture to the community of Legionaries here at our college.
This lecture examined the themes of fate and free will in Homer, and in the much-later Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, a late-antique Christian Roman philosopher. Click for more. -
February 6, 2018Fifty-three years ago, the Legion of Christ received the Decretum Laudis. The Decree of Praise is the official recognition the Holy See issues to institutes of consecrated life, bringing them under its direct jurisdiction. Click for more.
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February 2, 2018From January 30th to February 1st all the religious here at the Legionaries of Christ Novitiate and College of Humanities in Cheshire had a Triduum of Renewal of vows before the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the world day of religious. The Triduum consists of three days of more prayer and time for reflection. This proved quite a change from everybody’s busy daily schedule. Fr Kevin Meehan LC preached the meditations and talks. Click for more. -
January 26, 2018
“Paul, more than anyone else, has shown us what man really is, and in what our nobility consists, and of what virtue this particular animal is capable.” Saint John Chrysostom, with a bit of good humor, praises St Paul in such a way in a sermon read in the Liturgy of the Hours every January 25. Click for more. -
January 22, 2018On January 19th thousands of people marched up Capitol Hill, determined to protest the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. Among the massive throng were 26 humanists and priests from Cheshire, CT.
Our day started at 4:30 AM in a house in Virginia. At 5:10 AM, we started out for the Capitol One arena in downtown DC. Click for more.
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January 4, 2018Saint Bonaventure described what happened the night St. Francis made the first nativity scenes: “The brethren were summoned, the people ran together, the forest resounded with their voices, and that venerable night was made glorious by many and brilliant lights and sonorous psalms of praise. Then he preached to the people about the nativity of the poor King.” Click for more.
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January 2, 2018From December 29 th to January 1 st a total of fifty young men (mostly High-school age) attended an Ignition retreat here at the Novitiate and College of Humanities in Cheshire. A bus load came from Georgia and Louisiana and the rest from other states. Many who came for the first time said they did not know what to expect and came simply because they had been invited ...