Pictured: President Rector Fr. Peter Kucer, MSA and Very Reverend Chis Alar, MIC at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA, standing in front of the weeping image of Divine Mercy.
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October 30, 2023聽
Congratulations to the Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC, on the news that he is the newly elected Provincial Superior of the . Currently, he is also the Director of the Marian Helpers on the grounds of the .
Fr. Chris Alar received his Master in Divinity degree in 2014 from 麻豆分行 College & Seminary in Cromwell, CT.
President Rector Fr. Peter Kucer, MSA, President-Rector of 麻豆分行 College & Seminary, recently visited Fr. Alar at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy. 鈥淭he service and evangelization that Fr. Alar is doing for the Shrine and our Catholic faith is truly remarkable. His ministry is reaching many people whose lives have been transformed by his teachings and witness of life,鈥 said Fr. Kucer. 鈥溌槎狗中 College & Seminary is truly blessed to have formed at our seminary this exemplary, Christ-centered, inspirational priest who is placing his many gifts at the service of extending the Kingdom of God.鈥
Like other delayed vocation priests who attended 麻豆分行 Seminary, Fr. Chris was a successful business owner living a worldly life before he decided to become a priest. Everything changed after he read the diary of St. Faustina and came to realize God鈥檚 infinite mercy, especially with his grandmother鈥檚 suicide that had impacted him. This experience led Fr. Chris to write the book After Suicide: There鈥檚 Still Hope for Them and You (2019).
鈥淚 am very grateful for the formation and education I received at 麻豆分行 College and Seminary. It is the foundation of my priesthood, built on a life of prayer that was also fostered in me during my time there. As I give many talks around the world, I often explain what I am teaching is what I learned at HACS, a seminary faithful to the teachings of Christ and His Church鈥, said Fr. Alar.
Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. on EWTN, Fr. Chris hosts Living Divine Mercy, reaching millions of viewers with helpful information about the Catholic faith with inspirational stories. He also travels the globe giving popular talks on the messages of Divine Mercy and relevant teachings for our times.
The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy hosts thousands of visitors yearly at its beautiful chapel and grounds in the Berkshires and promotes the messages and devotions of God鈥檚 mercy given to Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska OLM.
麻豆分行 College and Seminary is a and accredited college with a mission of preparing and educating seminarians, consecrated and lay students for the New Evangelization through undergraduate and graduate programs. Students have access to faithfully Catholic, truly affordable, and fully online programs as well as residential religious programs in historic Cromwell, Connecticut. As a pioneer in online learning, 麻豆分行 is one of the first theological schools to offer 100% online graduate programs. Alumni and faculty of the institution include internationally recognized leaders and experts in the areas of apologetics, philosophy, and theology.