Rome, Italy. On Holy Tuesday evening, April 12, 2022, soprano and alto voices and the sound of violins and cellos echoed the walls of the 94×58 meter Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the eternal city of Rome. A concert entitled “Stabat Mater” featuring one of Pergolesi’s masterpieces, the Stabat Mater, took place at this […]
WITNESS IS ONE WHO ‘SAW’ THE LORD Introduction The words with which John begins his letter are moving: “What we have heard and what we have seen with our own eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, I mean the Word who is Life … we proclaim also to you” (1 […]
Do not look for the living among the dead Introduction We Christians are convinced of being custodians of an excellent project, man and society. We are proud when they recognize that the moral proposition that we preach is noble and elevated. We are pleased to be referred to as the messengers of universal brotherhood, […]
We contemplated a love stronger than death Introduction The dramatic agony of the cross has often led the preachers of the past to insist excessively on the gory aspects of Jesus’ passion. From this preaching images, popular representations and some devotions are derived in which the violence of the blows of the scourging, the […]
Jesus: broken bread, offered as nourishment Introduction Among the many names by which the Eucharist was called, the one that best expresses the meaning and richness of the sacrament is the breaking of the bread. The disciples of Emmaus recognized the Lord “in the breaking of the bread” (Lk 24:35); the community of Jerusalem […]
DIGNITY IS SOMETHING THAT A DIVINE BEING GIVES TO PEOPLE Kerwa, Kenya. The project “Toilets facilities for inhabitants of Kerwa, Kenya” (Ref.No.X106/2017) has been completed. Washrooms were built for ladies, girls, gents, boys, and physically challenged people. The hygiene and living conditions of more than 200 people in the village have improved greatly due to […]
PASTORAL VISIT OF BISHOP GUY BOULANGER TO TIMISKAMING FIRST NATION Timiskaming First Nation, Canada. 5th April 2022 was a day-long pilgrimage for Msgr. Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger, Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, on the sacred land of Timiskaming First Nation, situated close to the municipality of Notre-Dame-du Nord. The day started around 09:05 with a warm welcome to the […]
REJUVENATING AND RENEWING TOGETHER ONE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD Shillong, India. Lent is a season of rejuvenation and renewal. Twenty-six Claretian Missionaries of Northeast India Independent Delegation made their annual retreat at Arrupe Renewal Center at Mawshohroh – Shillong from 28th March to 2nd April 2022, in order to prepare themselves to be better missionaries. Fr. Scotus Fernandes, SJ, facilitated the […]
WHY MUST HE DIE TO SAVE US? Introduction For those who have internalized a devotional image of Jesus, it is hard to understand why he was killed. How can people become enemies of the man who cares for the sick, embraces and caresses children, loves the poor, and defends the weak? Seen […]
Boryslav, Ukraine. We now offer information about the trip of the Provincial Superior, the Econome and the Secretary of Poland to Ukraine from March 29-30, 2022: On March 29-30, 2022, together with the Provincial Econome, Br. Tadeusz Lihs, CMF, and the Provincial Secretary, Fr. Łukasz Przybyło, CMF, we went to Ukraine. In fact, our trip to […]