“Their inner voices are not silent. Their prayers continue. Their charisms and vowed consecration remain as signs of witness, of service, of holiness, of grace.”
Such were the words of Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., speaking for World Day for Consecrated Life in 2018 of the men and women religious who continue to serve God in their later years. In these pages of the annual “Lives of Faith” magazine, The Monitor honors priests, deacons and religious who are retiring or celebrating special anniversaries in 2019.