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Dominguez Memorial Seminary
The Dominguez Memorial Seminary became the first theological and formation center for the Claretians in the United States. Initially a seventeen acre property, the site housed a variety of seminary and formation programs.
Saint Jude Seminary
Saint Jude Seminary was established in Momence, Illinois in 1932. The Claretian high school seminary helped to foster budding vocations until 1970.
Claretknoll
Claretknoll, named for the founder of the Claretians and the highest point on the property, served as an important site for Claretian formation in the mid-century.
Claretian House of Studies, Washington, D.C.
The Claretian House of Studies in Washington, D.C. served as the site of the theologate in the United States and a residence for Claretians abroad to learn English from 1922 to 1973.
Claretville
From 1952 to 1970, Claretville served as a significant site of formation for Claretian priests and brothers in the United States.
Arizona Parish Ministry
This collection contains photographs showing the various parishes and missions that the Claretians ministered at throughout the state of Arizona.
California Parish Ministry
The Claretians were invited to assume ministry of San Gabriel Mission in 1908. They were soon welcomed in parishes across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Colorado Parish Ministry
In 1971, the Claretians began to experiment with Team Ministry, a new pastoral model, in parishes around the Archdiocese of Denver.
New Jersey Parish Ministry
In 1947, the Claretians were invited to Perth Amboy, New Jersey to minister to the quickly growing Latino population.
Texas Parish Ministry
The Claretians were first invited to the United States to perform missionary work by the Bishop of San Antonio, John Anthony Forest, to work with Spanish-speaking people. Soon, the were invited to dioceses across the state and the country.
Panamá Mission
The Claretian Mission in Panamá was administered by the U.S.A. Province from 1927 until 1952, when Panamá became an independent Claretian Province.
England Mission
The Claretian Mission in England was attached to the U.S.A. Province from 1928 to 1936 until it was elevated to a Visitorship and eventually became the Claretian U.K. & Ireland Province.
Philippines Mission
The Claretian Mission in the Philippines began in 1946 and was staffed by Claretians from the U.S.A. Province and Claretian missionaries expelled from China.
Guatemala Mission
The Claretian Mission in Guatemala began in 1966 and was administered by the U.S. Eastern Province and the U.K./Ireland Province. Claretians were stationed in several cities in the department of Izabal.
Claretian Publications
Founded in the United States in 1923, Claretian publications at first focused on promoting awareness of the Claretian mission. Today it still serves to provide respected religious materials for the general public.
Saint Anthony Mary Claret
Saint Anthony Mary Claret (1807-1870) served as a missionary priest and is the founder of the Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary better known as the Claretians.
Religious Formation
The Claretian Missionaries religious formation provides a materials about the generational training of priests and brothers as they prepare to become permanent members of the Congregation.
Claretian Missionaries USA-Canada
The Claretian Missionaries Archives USA-Canada contains materials dealing with all aspects of the congregational ministry in North America and foreign missions.
Saint Jude Devotion
The Saint Jude devotion predominates United States Catholic culture as it was established nationally by the Claretians residing in Chicago in 1929. Known as the “Saint of Hopeless Cases,” the devotion spread exponentially during the Depression and Second World War.