A Young Adult Reads “The Redeeming Mission of the Church.”
Redemptoris Missio, or redeeming mission, was promulgated in 1990 by St. Pope John Paul II to provide a new vision of mission for the church in an increasingly changing and pluralistic world. It remains the the most significant understanding of the Church’s understanding of global mission today. We asked...
God Between the Lines
Fr. Carl Chudy, SX The reasons I became a Xaverian Missionary are not exactly the reasons I continue to be religious missionary in the church today. My life has evolved and changed over the many years and I have many unpredictable experiences that shape my understanding of faith and...
Blessed Christmas to All!
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Kishōtenketsu and Advent
The Xaverian Missionaries have been working in various parts of southeast and southwest Asia for many years. We wanted to share with you a wonderful post by Kris Kanardi that reflects on the first novel of Ocean Vuong entitled, On Earth We’re Briefly Gourgeous that uses an Asian method...
In the Midst of the Amazon Synod, Our Missionaries at Work
The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region sought to identify new paths of evangelization, especially for indigenous people, and highlights the vital role the region plays in the health of the planet. Between October 6 and October 27, 2019, bishops and representatives from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French...
Catholics Reaching Out in a Shifting Religious Landscape
World Mission Sunday is October 20, 2019. During the month of October this year Pope Francis called the entire church to use the Extraordinary Month of Mission this year as an opportunity to understand more deeply our vital commitment to share our faith, to engage with our multifaith neighbors,...
75TH ANNIVERSARY OF FR. GIOVANNI BOTTON’S MARTYRDOM IN CHINA
” O Lord, look at millions of brothers who suffer from thirst of justice, truth, peace and love.” Saint Guido Maria Conforti Fr. Giovanni Botton, “Gino” to his friends, was born in Carmignano del Brenta, Padova, Italy in 1908. He was the youngest of 10 siblings. His older brother Luigi became a...
Global Unity in Christ and the Martyrs of Burundi
In the light of the many narratives of division throughout the world, including Africa, the Bishops of Burundi, Africa, where the Xaverian Missionaries have worked for a number of decades, are working to celebrate the lives of recent martyrs of the country. Through this they wish to show that...
Eternal Mothers
The founder of the Xaverian Missionaries, St. Guido Conforti, found it essential in the the early years of the Institute to share with the Church artifacts of the local cultures where we serve in different parts of the world. It is one way to share the cultural richness of...
In Memory of the Charleston Nine
On June 17, 2015, Dylan Roof, a white supremacist, walked into the African American Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, North Carolina and killed nine people while they held a bible study. On August 5, 2012 a white supremacist, Michael Page walked into a Sikh Temple (Gurdwara) and killed six...