CUSA and RENEW: A new partnership CUSA and RENEW International have formed a partnership, effective January 1, 2021, under which RENEW will administer CUSA and help the apostolate grow and thrive. RENEW which, for more than 40 years, has been a leader in personal and parish spiritual renewal, is headquartered in Plainfield, New Jersey. Mare Ernesto, associate director of pastoral services at RENEW, will take over administrative duties from Father Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M., who will retire as spiritual leader and administrator of CUSA after long and devoted service. RENEW has formed a RENEW CUSA team that will assist Mare in accompanying CUSANs as they journey together with the suffering Christ. Dolores Steinberg will continue as editor of The CUSAN, and the magazine will be published and printed by RENEW. The Brunner Foundation will continue its support of CUSA, and RENEW is committed to continuing the legacy of Mrs. Laure Brunner, foundress of CUSA, by serving the needs of people with chronic illness and disabilities. The missions of the organizations are closely aligned in that RENEW and CUSA both support and empower Catholic men and women, gathering in small groups, to live their faith every day.
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An Apostolate of Persons with Chronic Illness and/or Disability
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The CUSAN
