Seventh Annual Sursum Corda Weekend

Seventh Annual Sursum Corda Weekend

Sursum Corda is a nationwide initiative to foster the spiritual lives of the young adults in the apostolates of the Institute of Christ the King. For the seventh year in a row, Sursum Corda is offering a social and spiritual weekend for young people ages 18 and up, August 11-14.

CHANT WORKSHOP BY INSTITUTE CHOIRMASTER

CHANT WORKSHOP BY INSTITUTE CHOIRMASTER

Since the Institute's last Chant workshop seven years ago in Chicago, both the level of interest and commitment to Sacred Music have clearly grown in all apostolates.

Kansas City Confirmations

Kansas City Confirmations

On Saturday, February 18th, the Canons and faithful Old St. Patrick Oratory welcomed His Excellency, the Most Reverend James V. Johnston, Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, for his second visit this year. On this occasion, His Excellency came to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation with the assistance of Canon Talarico, Provincial Superior of the Institute in the U.S., Canon Glenn Gardner, Vice-Rector of Old St. Patrick Oratory and Canon William Avis, Master of Ceremonies for the American province.

Canon Stein Installed as Pastor of St. Joseph

Canon Stein Installed as Pastor of St. Joseph

Sunday, February 5 was a blessed day in Detroit, as His Grace the Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit, visited St. Joseph Oratory to install Reverend Canon Michael Stein as Pastor.

Confirmations at Green Bay Oratory

Confirmations at Green Bay Oratory

We have been very blessed by the visit of our beloved Bishop, the Most Reverend David L. Ricken, who conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation on 34 of our young faithful at St. Patrick’s Oratory in Green Bay on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, January 29, 2017. We are profoundly grateful and appreciative to His Excellency for administering the sacrament which has made so many more soldiers for Christ. Likewise, we were extremely honored that His Excellency joined us for the reception and banquet which followed the Liturgy.

Ordinations Week 2017 Italy Pilgrimage

Ordinations Week 2017 Italy Pilgrimage

Beginning in Rome, with the medieval house of St. Bridget as a base, visit the most important pilgrim sites of the "Eternal City"!

Papal Medal Given to Clerical Oblate

Papal Medal Given to Clerical Oblate

On behalf of His Holiness, Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Milwaukee, the Most Reverend Jerome Listecki, conferred upon Abbé George Baird, clerical oblate of the Institute, the papal medal Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice.” This decoration of honor by the Holy See was bestowed upon Abbé George Baird in recognition of his outstanding work as the project manager for the restoration of Saint Stanislaus Church in Milwaukee.

2017 Pilgrimage to Lourdes & Fátima

2017 Pilgrimage to Lourdes & Fátima

Travel to France, Spain & Portugal to take part in the annual Institute of Christ the King pilgrimage with His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke and our founder, Monsignor Gilles Wach, this year taking place in Fátima, Portugal on the 100th anniversary of the apparitions!

The Institute’s First Christmas in Detroit

The Institute’s First Christmas in Detroit

The Institute celebrated a beautiful and moving first Christmas at the newest apostolate in the United States, St. Joseph Oratory in Detroit. 

Sacred Music Workshop: Register Now!

Sacred Music Workshop: Register Now!

Both the practical and spiritual aspects of sacred music will be the focus of an upcoming Sacred Music Workshop in March.

2017 Calendar: 20 Years in the United States

2017 Calendar: 20 Years in the United States

The initial invitation to the Institute by an American Bishop came from His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, then Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1996.

Confirmations at St. Francis de Sales

Confirmations at St. Francis de Sales

On Saturday, November 12, the clergy and faithful of St. Francis de Sales Oratory were honored by the presence of His Grace the Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson, Archbishop of Saint Louis.  His Grace conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation on 42 youth and 3 adults.  He was assisted by Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins and Father Eric Kunz as chaplains, and by Canon David Silvey and Abbé Alex Barga as masters of ceremonies.  Reverend Canon Matthew Talarico, provincial superior, and Reverend Canon Michael Wiener, rector of St. Francis de Sales Oratory, were present at the ceremony.