PIME Missionary Killed in the Philippines
Father Fausto Tentorio, an Italian missionary of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), pastor of Arakan Valley, on the big island of Mindanao (southern Philippines), was killed this morning, between 8.30 and 9 in front of his parish. This was confirmed by his brother Fr. Giovanni Vettorello, PIME,...
From NO BORDERS to ACROSS BORDERS
Since 2007 we have been sending out to youth and youth leadership a special e-newsletter entitled: NO BORDERS. It is a great resource in global mission spirituality, so necessary today in our globalized society. See a copy here. Recently we have set up collaboration with the Xaverian Missionaries in...
Our Lady of Fatima Day 2011
Our Lady of Fatima Day 2011, a set on Flickr. Here are some pictures from Fatima Day celebrations at our shrine in Holliston, Masschusetts. See: http://www.xaviermissionaries.org/M_Usa/Holliston.htm...
Life is Too Big to Walk Alone
“The Way” is a powerful and inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges we face while navigating this ever-changing and complicated world. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son (played by...
WORLD FOOD DAY: HELP END WORLD HUNGER
Click to enlarge and learn more October 16 is World Food Day, which is dedicated to the increased awareness of global hunger issues. As we approach World Food Day, our attention remains focused on East Africa, facing its worst drought in 60 years and leaving 12 million people uncertain...
Marking the Anniversary of the Martyrdom of three Xaverian Missionaries
Fr. Aldo Marchiol On September 30, the Xaverian Missionaries and the whole Church remembers the martyrdom of two Xaverian priests, Frs. Aldo Marchiol, Ottorino Maule, and a Xaverian lay missionary, Catina Gubert. These Xaverian martyrs were meek and resolute: they didn’t choose their end, but they chose the premises...
High Holy Days 5772 (2011) Rosh Hashanah
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Rabbi David Rosen wrote for the Vatican’s conference on Christian-Jewish Relations, “In his visit to the Rome synagogue in 1986, Pope John Paul II referred to the Jewish people as “the beloved elder brothers of the Church”. He developed this idea with his own...
Fr. Salicone Speaks on Mission in St. Louis
Fr. Salicone shared the work of global mission with leaders in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Here is a heads up from their website. Fr. Aniello Salicone of the Xaverian Missionaries spoke at the July Moderators meeting. Fr. Aniello was born in Italy in 1940, and in 1961 he left...
Getting Ready for World Mission Sunday 2011
On the 23rd of October 2011, World Mission Sunday will be celebrated throughout the universal Catholic Church. For us Xaverian Missionaries, it is also a momentous occasion as our Founder, St. Guido Maria Conforti, will be proclaimed a new missionary saint of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI in...
Crash Course in Changing the World
Christ called us as a Church to change the world. One way to help look at what that may be like, is through a computer game called EVOKE. The missions involve social innovation, food security, justice, and more which crucial concerns of our faith. EVOKE is a social network...