January 25 Introduction Whoever enters Damascus from the eastern gate comes to Straight Street. The ancient decuman (inancient Rome—the main entrance of a military camp, facing away from the enemy and near which the tenthcohort of the legion was usually stationed) crosses the entire city from east to west. It has kept the name given by […]
Last Thursday, January 13, the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome hosted a meeting to reflect on: “How to bring the life of a Founder to the cinema”. The film ‘’CLARET’’ was screened followed by a round table discussion with Pablo Moreno (Director), Sergio Cardoso (actor), and Fr. Manolo Tamargo cmf (who is […]
Third Sunday in ordinary time – Year C Introduction The God of Israel “speaks and it is done” (Ps 33:9). The idols of the pagans instead “have mouths but do not speak” (Ps 115:5). They are unable to help, protect, or perform miracles. The word of man may be far-fetched (Job16:3); that of God is instead always “living […]
On Monday 10 January 2022 in Sigvounsé (Burkina-Faso), we celebrated the opening of the 2021-2022 community year for pre-postulants. This opening took place in our new pre-postulancy house, which we will inaugurate at a later date after the total completion of some works in progress. At the Eucharistic celebration for this occasion, we had some […]
PROVINCE OF EASTERN COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR The Claretian Missionaries of the Province of Eastern Colombia and Ecuador, has commenced courses on Popular and Community Reading of the Bible yesterday, 10 January, 2022, with over 137 participants. The objective is to offer a space of formation that allows the religious and pastoral agents to deepen their knowledge of […]
A workshop on the pastoral care of youth and vocations took place in Spaichingen, Deutschland, from 02 January to 05 January facilitated by Br. Carlos Verga, CMF General Prefect for Youth and Vocation. The workshop was attended by eighteen members. Fourteen of them are young missionaries assigned to the Province from five different countries. The […]
On January 6, 2022, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá in La Estrella, Antioquia, the following novices, Yuder Rafael Medina, Jaime Andrés Sarria (Province Colombia Venezuela), Anthony Eduardo Longa (Province Peru Bolivia), Jason Maicon Ansieta and Mauro Ezequiel Mamani (Province San José del Sur), who have concluded their formative experience in the Novitiate […]
On January 3, 2022, the formative experience of the MICLA Novitiate, located in the city of Cordoba (Argentina), began. The inauguration of the Novitiate house was celebrated with a Eucharist celebration, presided by Fr. Marcos Loro, Provincial Superior of Brazil and president of MICLA and accompanied by some Claretians. Later at 6:00 pm, with the […]
LOVING YOU IS A FEAST Introduction One of the features of the pagan religion was the fear of the gods, a fear the believers try to drive out by keeping meticulous and obsessive practice, taboos, of purification rites. This resulted in a distorted and distressing relationship with God. Paul calls this time “prison,” […]
Baptism of our Lord Jesus – Year C HE WANTED TO RISE WITH US FROM THE ABYSS Introduction Biblical sites are often tied to some theological significance. The sea, the mountain, the desert, the Galilee of the Gentiles, Samaria, the Jordan River, and the land beyond the lake of Genezareth are much more than […]