Rome, Italy. On the 22nd of November 2021, the General Mission Procure Council Meeting took place at the General Curia, Rome to evaluate the projects received for the October 2021 Cycle. Very Rev.Fr. Mathew Vattamattam CMF, the Superior General and Rev. Fr. Pedro Belderrain CMF, the new Prefect of Apostolate, were present at the meeting in […]
Second Sunday of Advent – Year C Statistics say that 90% of women do not like themselves and try in every way (by imposing diets, doing aerobics, choosing a new look, resorting to cosmetic surgery) to improve their image. The ancients—for whom their names signified the person’s characteristics—would have defined these efforts as the […]
Rome, Italy. The Claretianum Institute of Theology of Religious Life was established by decree of the Congregation for Catholic Education on June 6, 1971. It was the first Institute with such specialization in the Church. But the initiative came from much earlier. The General Chapter of 1934 decided to open an International College in Rome. […]
Pedroso, Portugal. “Education, as one of the noblest social missions, responded heroically to the challenges that, from one moment to another, were imposed on it. Educators realized that their mission, from that moment on, would be to let no one be left behind, nor let the future of this generation be compromised.” With this recognition, […]
TRUE PROPHETS INSPIRE HOPE Dropping our arms, resigning ourselves to the overwhelming power of sin that dominates us and the world: this is a dangerous temptation. Prophets of doom are those who repeat: ‘It is not worth the effort, nothing will ever change’; ‘there is nothing to be done, evil is too strong’; […]
Quezon City, Philippines. The Claretian Missionaries of the Philippine Province officially launched its new name on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the conclusion of the year-long celebration of its 75th Year of Claretian Presence in the Philippines, during a Eucharistic Celebration held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Quezon City, Philippines. The new […]
Perpetual Professions in St. Thomas Province, INDIA Kerala, India. On 10th November 2021 two students, Stu. Thanninilkumthadathil Albin and Stu. Muthuplackal Jose made their perpetual profession at Claret Bhavan, Kuravilangad, Kerala, India. Their Solemn profession was received by Very. Rev. Fr. Mathew Vattamattam CMF, Superior General of Claretian Missionaries. It was a joyful moment as we thanked God for […]
Diaconate ordinations in the Province of St. Thomas, INDIA Kerala, India. His Exc. Mar Thomas Tharayil, Auxiliary Bishop of Changanachery Archdiocese, Kerala conferred Order of Diaconate to four students Stu. Thanninilkumthadathil, Albin, Stu. Muthuplackal, Jose, Stu. Peruvachirayil, Josemon, Stu. Pandanmanal, Jison, Stu. Veliyath Lijoon on 11th November 2021 at at Claret Bhavan, Kuravilangad, Kerala, India. It was also a […]
More than 120 people from almost fifty congregations participate in a new course organized by Prisma Rome, Italy. From more than thirty nations, the participants have followed an intensive course, which they have valued very positively, in which the coordinating team of Prisma (Claretian formation platform) have counted on its excellent team of collaborators (speakers, […]
“Where the threads cross. From family to Claretian familiarity” Rome, Italy. On Saturday, November 13, at 2:00 p.m. Madrid time, about two hundred people from different continents and members of the Claretian Family gathered in a virtual formative encounter. The convocation is part of the immediate preparation for the meeting of leaders of the eight […]