As a priest within the Congregation of the Resurrection, our pastor is called to a variety of ministries. A Resurrectionist priest may serve as pastor, associate pastor, teacher, youth minister, missionary, counselor, etc. – any ministry that helps in the fulfillment of the Charism of the Congregation of the Resurrection.
Charism of the Congregation of the Resurrection
We desire to be faithful to the grace received by our founder, a grace we now share by our call to the Congregation of the Resurrection. We recognize certain truths to be especially important for our life and work as Resurrectionists because they give expression to the grace and call.
We believe that God’s love for us is merciful and unfailing. We have not earned his love. We are nothing, have nothing, and can do nothing without God. We are attracted to evil. We are sinners. Yet, God continues to draw us to himself.
We believe that in his love the Father calls us to conversion: to personal resurrection in union with Jesus, to a new life filled with the power of his Spirit. With Jesus, we die to ourselves when we surrender our lives to the Father, renouncing anything that separates us from him. The power of the Spirit forms Christ in us, and moves us to respond with love to the Father’s great love for us.
We believe that God calls us to live together as brothers sharing the gifts that we have received, supporting one another, praying and working together for his glory. He has called us to be a community which is a living sign of the Gospel values of justice, truth, and love.
We believe that God calls us to work together for the resurrection of society, bringing his life and love to all: through our personal witness, through the witness of our life in community in which all can experience the hope, joy, and peace of Christ’s Resurrection.
We believe that Mary is our model for all that we are called to be and do as Resurrectionists.
