The Edmundites care deeply about the problems and issues of the day.
We were a voice for Civil Rights as early as the 1930s with the
Edmundite Missions in Selma, AL and continue to dedicate our time,
talent and resources towards addressing poverty and interracial justice
today, primarily in African American communities. We choose to live
among and identify with the people we serve, in order to work towards
systematic change both within the Church and in the civic communities
where we minister.
This commitment is prevalent in so many of our ministries whether
it is feeding hungry children in New Orleans, bringing poor and
wealthy parishes together in Caracas or connecting Saint Michael’s students
to opportunities to help the less fortunate. As is often the case
with these apostolic works, we not only enrich the lives of those we
serve but are enriched ourselves, becoming better priests and better men
in the process.
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“I became aware of Edmundites as a
six-year old kid in Selma, AL. I grew up
with the mission and saw extraordinary
compassion and respect for people. I saw a
willingness to sacrifice to help people.
There was a great, great sympathy and
empathy for the poor among those who
came to Selma when I was a youngster.”
— Msgr. James P. Robinson, SSE
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Detroit, MI |
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