TWO MORE AUDACIOUS PRIESTS IN ST. THOMAS PROVINCE Karimannoor, India. On May 10, 2022, His Excellency Mar George Madathikandathil, Bishop of Kothamangalam Diocese, ordained to the order of presbyters, Claretian deacons Abraham (Lijo) Veliyath, CMF, and Jose Muthuplackal, CMF, at St. Mary’s Forane Church, Karimannoor, Kerala. Both are from the Claretian Province of St. Thomas. […]
WHOEVER IS IN CHRIST IS A NEW CREATURE The Church’s days are numbered—some say—because it is old, it does not know how to renew itself, it repeats old formulas instead of answering new questions, it stubbornly proposes obsolete rites and incomprehensible dogmas while today’s man is looking for a new balance, a new sense of […]
Morelia, Mexico. In the morning session of May 5, 2022, gathered in Morelia, Mich., the seat of the XVII Provincial Chapter of the Claretian Missionaries of Mexico, the members of the Chapter, with the help of the Holy Spirit, elected as new Prefects and Consultors the following: Fr. Juan Manuel Buzo Sánchez, cmf – Consultor and […]
REMEMBERING FR. RHOEL GALLARDO’S ROOTEDNESS IN CHRIST AND AUDACITY IN MARTYRDOM Quezon City, Philippines. Tuesday, May 4, 2022, marks the 22nd Death Anniversary of Fr. Rhoel D. Gallardo, CMF, a Claretian martyr for peace. During this occasion, simultaneous celebrations were organized in different locations where the Claretian Missionaries of Fr. Rhoel Gallardo Province are present. At the […]
DREAMING WITH CLARET: XVII PROVINCIAL CHAPTER OF MÉXICO Morelia, Mexico. In the recently remodeled Claretian Spirituality Center in Morelia, Michoacán, at 12:10 pm, on May 2, 2022, and with the 25 members summoned in the chapter hall, the Claretian Missionaries of Mexico began their XVII Provincial Chapter, presided by Brother Carlos Horacio Verga Vicente, CMF. In […]
IT’S NICE TO BE CARRIED, BUT BY WHOM Beginning in the third century A.D. (not before), the image of Christ the Shepherd with a sheep on his shoulders or surrounded by his flock often appeared in the catacombs. It is a scene meant to depict the confidence and serenity with which the believer […]
GOVERNMENT OF WEST NIGERIA INDEPENDENT DELEGATION 2022 – 2025 Abuja, Nigeria. The President of the Assembly, Fr. Manuel Tamargo, CMF, announced at 11:15 am, Thursday, 28th April 2022 the appointment of the new Delegation Government of West Nigeria for the next three years. They are the following: Major Superior: Fr. Augustine Medayedu-Ambrose, CMF Consultor – Econome: Fr. John […]
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF POLSKA PROVINCE 2022 – 2028 Krzydlina Mała, Poland. On Thursday, April 28, 2022, during the VII Provincial Chapter of Polska Province, the Chapter members elected the new Consultors that will complete the new Provincial Government that Fr. Piotr Bęza, CMF, elected Provincial Superior the previous day, will lead in the next six years. […]
NORTHEAST INDIA INDEPENDENT DELEGATION GOVERNMENT 2022 – 2025 Shillong, India. On April 28, 2022, during the General Assembly of Northeast India Independent Delegation in Shillong, Fr. Joseph Mbungu-Mutu, CMF, the Assembly President, announced to the body the newly appointed Delegation Government for 2022 to 2025: Major Superior: Fr Pius Thuruthiyil, CMF (2nd to the left) Consultors: Fr […]
FR. PIOTR BĘZA, CMF, REELECTED PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR OF POLSKA PROVINCE Krzydlina Mała, Poland. On the afternoon of April 27, 2022, during the VII Provincial Chapter of Polska Province, Fr. Piotr Bęza, CMF, is reelected as the Provincial Superior of the Province for the next six years. Fr. Piotr was born on February 25, 1982, in […]