Fr. Joeven Matugas Shares of His Mission Experience in Sierra Leone, West Africa
I am Fr. Joeven Matugas. I am the second Filipino Xaverian. I came from the southern part of the Philippines, Cebu, in the Visayas region. I joined the Xaverian Pre-Novitiate Formation from 2004 to 2007 in St. Conforti Mission Center in Novaliches, Quezon City. After that, I studied Theology...
Recent Upheaval for Immigrants & Refugees and What Catholics Need to Know in order to Act
There’s a myth that it’s easy to immigrate the “right way” to the United States and that if people would “just get in line,” they would be welcome to start new lives here with legal status. The U.S. immigration system is so outdated and complicated that few people can...
The Shared Wisdom of Sacred Hunger
The Multifaith Collaborative of the Open Spirit Center near Fatima Shrine recently held an Interfaith Iftar, or breaking of the fast of Ramadan, to which all peoples of all faiths are invited. One of our speakers was Dr. Sadik Kassim, a scientist specializing in Gene Therapy for Cancer and...
Lent: A Path of Renewal and Hope
by Deacon Rafael Misionero, SX With the sign of ashes on the forehead, the Church invites us to begin the path of Lent with faith and hope. This time of preparation reminds us that we are pilgrims in life, calling us to convert and to renew our hearts to...
Food for Displaced Families in Goma and Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
The Xaverian Missionaries have served the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than sixty years. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Xaverian Missionaries focused on creating prepared Christians. We multiplied the mission stations, built schools, prepared leaders, and provided for the birth of...
A New US Presidential Election and a Changing America: The Dilemma of US Catholics
Fr. Carl Chudy, SX The following article was written for publication in Missione Oggi, a magazine for Xaverian missionaries in Italy. It is planned for publication in April/May 2025. In the United States, we recall the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 20 of each year,...
Fresh News from the Worldwide Network of the Xaverian Missionaries – 2.2.2025
Goma Under Siege. Rwanda Takes the City, Looting and Fear Among the Population GOMA, North Kivu, DRC – January 27, 2024 – “It was a disaster.” This is how Father Gianni Magnaguagno, a Xaverian missionary, describes the situation as he reports by phone from Uvira – 150 km south of Goma –...
Fresh News from the Worldwide Network of the Xaverian Missionaries – 1.19.2025
Bangladesh Embraces New Xaverian Candidates MANIKTOLA, BANGLADESH – The Xaverian Missionaries in Bangladesh welcomed four young candidates to the propaedeutic stage of their formation program at the beginning of this new year. This initiative, born from the XV Regional Chapter of 2023, reflects the region’s commitment to nurturing local vocations...
Fresh News from the Worldwide Network of the Xaverian Missionaries – 1.3.2025
The Church is ever growing in Mentawai Island, Indonesia: 70th anniversary of the Presence of the Xaverian Missionaries On December 24, 1954, at Christmas, the first 10 Mentawai Catholics marked the beginning of evangelization in the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra Province, Padang Diocese, Indonesia. This was preceded a year...
Christian and Muslim Prayer Movement Gathers in the Boston Area
The root of the word Badaliya in Arabic, means to replace or exchange one thing for another. The French scholar and spiritual seeker Louis Massignon (1883–1962) interpreted the word as a willingness to put oneself in the place of another, to give one’s own life for the sake of...