Blessed Father Bronislaw Markiewicz (1842-1912) was the teacher of orphans, neglected children and youth, a student of St. John Bosco, a prophet and writer, as well as the founder of the Congregations of Saint Michael the Archangel. January, 2012 marks the hundredth anniversary of his death. Today more than 500 …

The first major celebration took place at Our Lady of Czestochowa parish in London, Ontario where Fr. Zbigniew Rodzinka and Fr. Mateusz Sobierajski minister on Sept. 8th. Bishop of London Ronald P. Fabbro CSB presided at the Jubilee Mass and preached the homily where he thanked the Michaelites for their…

We were very happy to have special guests joining us for these celebrations. Among them were: Bishops of London, Toronto, Hamilton and Detroit and also Fr. Aleksander Ogrodnik, former General Superior; Fr. Jan Kaszuba, Superior Delegate for Caribbean Islands; Fr. Lucjan Lepek, Superior in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Rector…

Part of the jubilee celebrations were several visits to TV and Radio stations where special guests presented our Communities, its spirituality, charism, founder and pastoral work in which Sisters, Brothers and Priests are involved.

Different publications were prepared to mark these milestones of our Canadian Community. Catholic Register ran two articles: one on our Community and one on our Retreat Centre. Several Polish local newspapers placed an article written by Fr. Andrew and Fr. Waclaw. Diocesan newspaper of London Diocese also had a piece…

Every year we have the benefit to celebrate St. Michael’s feast twice. One, at our Retreat Centre on the second Sunday of September and the other one, on the 29th of September, the actual feast of the Archangels. The history of the first celebration goes back to the seventies when…