Claretian Missionaries Archives USA-Canada

03/08/2023

From the inner-city to remote jungles, Claretians take their messages of hope, love, and justice directly to the people who urgently need it. They foster the spark that leads each person to Christ.
https://www.claret.org/

08/18/2022

https://uscatholic.org/articles/202208/a-new-film-about-st-anthony-claret-invites-historical-scrutiny/

Bringing this story to the English-speaking world is a contribution to the reform and renewal that Claret so fervently desired to see.

08/18/2022

Bolivia Mission, August 1977

Misión en Bolivia, Agosto 1977

(Photo taken by Fr. Richard Todd)

08/04/2022

La Asuncion Parish, Summer school in Perth Amboy, New Jersey 1959.

Parroquia de la Asunción, Escuela de verano en Perth Amboy, Nueva Jersey 1959.

(Fr. Thomas Matischok in picture/P. Thomas Matischok en la foto)

08/04/2022

La Pelicula de San Antonio Maria Claret se estrena en USA : 22 de Agosto! Tickets aqui: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/slaves-kings
Pasen la voz por favor!!!

In 1930, the writer and intellectual Azorín discovered a hoax that had been propagated for 60 years: the life and works of the Spanish archbishop Antonio María Claret had been adulterated. Slaves & Kings , shows the story of the man who was archbishop of Cuba and confessor to Queen Isabel II.

08/04/2022

The Movie about Saint Anthony Claret in theaters in the USA on August 22 in English in theaters everywhere! Get your tickets at:

In 1930, the writer and intellectual Azorín discovered a hoax that had been propagated for 60 years: the life and works of the Spanish archbishop Antonio María Claret had been adulterated. Slaves & Kings , shows the story of the man who was archbishop of Cuba and confessor to Queen Isabel II.

08/04/2022

Check out our latest blog post just in time for Summer! You can visit the page at:

A Summer’s Evening at the KermesseBy Deborah E. Kanter | August 2, 2022 August 3, 2022 Carnival, Our Lady of Solitude Church, Los Angeles, California Fiesta. Carnival. Kermesse. Jamaica. All of these titles describe the annual fundraising fairs at Latino parishes across the country. Since the 1910...

05/19/2022

Fr. Joseph Puigvi, CMF, and a pilgrim outside of the Claretian residence in Vic, Catalonia, Spain, on June 1, 1950.

P. José Puigvi, CMF, y una peregrina afuera de la residencia Claretiana en Vic, Cataluña, España, el 1 de Junio 1950.

05/12/2022

Fr. Anthony Briskey, CMF, riding a motorcycle in Livingston, Guatemala (date unknown)

P. Anthony Briskey, CMF, paseando en motocicleta en Livingston, Guatemala (fecha desconocida)

(Photo taken by Edward Lettau)

04/28/2022

Our Lady of Solitude, Los Angeles, California
Basketball Banquet (date unknown)

Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, Los Ángeles, California
Banquete de Baloncesto (fecha desconocida)

(Photo taken by Glass Photo)

04/28/2022

Check out our latest blog post! You can visit the page at:

Buying El Rancho By Deborah E. Kanter | April 26, 2022 April 26, 2022 Two Transplants from Spain, dressed in black clerical suits and collars, walked through Chicago’s bustling Loop on August 10, 1936. Fr. Aloysius Ellacuria, CMF, rector of the fledgling St. Jude Seminary, walked alongside Fr. Ant...

04/12/2022

The CMF Archives has created a blog! We invite you to visit the page and take a look at the two recent postings. Here is the link:

Holy Week Remembered: Martindale Texas by Deborah E. Kanter In the 1980s, Catholics in rural Martindale, Texas, recalled how their elders had regularly walked to their “second home”: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. The Claretians erected the first Catholic Church there in 1908, with a school tw...