“We have high hopes for you – for you are the future hands and feet of God in the world,” Bishop Knestout said. “This task of interreligious dialogue, a task that requires your hands and feet, that is, your commitment to interreligious service and cooperation, as well as understanding...

Fr. Patrick Santianez, first Filipino ordination from our Philippine Project In 1979, a small group of determined residents of Maligaya Park Subdivision began planning for the construction of a make shift chapel. With the blessing of Rev Fr, Walter de Vilder, Former Parish Priest of The Ascension of Our...

The Other War Rages Unnoticed The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains the deadliest since World War II and has resulted in the loss of over 4 million lives since 1998 and the displacement of millions more. As many as 1,000 people a day continue...

The Other War Rages UnnoticedThe conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains the deadliest since World War II and has resulted in the loss of over 4 million lives since 1998 and the displacement of millions more. As many as 1,000 people a day continue to...

Franciscan priest Pete Montallana (Photo by Martin Francisco) We Xaverian Missionaries like to share the stories of missionaries and their missions. Fr. Pete Montallana, a Filipino Franciscan is featured in this post as a missionary of courage and great desire to work for justice alongside the poor.  On Sunday...

Franciscan priest Pete Montallana (Photo by Martin Francisco) We Xaverian Missionaries like to share the stories of missionaries and their missions. Fr. Pete Montallana, a Filipino Franciscan is featured in this post as a missionary of courage and great desire to work for justice alongside the poor.  On Sunday...

This morning, November 13, 2012, around 9:30 am, Father Nazzareno Bramati died  at the Mother House of the Xaverian Missionaries in Parma, Italy. He was 88 years old, born in Italy in 1924. He entered the seminary in 1935 and made his first vows in 1943. He was ordained to the...

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Catrinas, most popular image of the Mexicancelebration of the Day of the Dead. With the approach of All Saints Day and All Soul’s Day, there is an interesting blend of ancient cultural tradition and Catholic spirituality called the Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día...

Frs. Rocco Puopolo, Adolph Menendez and Carl Chudy attended the 2012 Mission Conference of the US Catholic Mission Association  in Los Angeles, California this past weekend. It was a gathering of 150 missionaries, lay, religious and priests involved in the missionary work of the US Catholic Church. The topic this...