Drought Endangers Millions in East Africa
By Michael HillHunger and the threat of malnutrition are becoming the daily reality for millions of people in East Africa. A lack of rainfall and rising food prices are increasingly straining their food supply, Catholic Relief Services staff members in the region are reporting. “Rains last fall failed completely,”...
1st Mass of Fr. Santaniez in Sierra Leone, Africa
1st Mass of Fr. Santaniez in Sierra Leone, Africa, a set on Flickr. Fr. Patrick Santaniez, the first Filipino to be ordained a priest returned to Sierra Leone, Africa recently where he celebrated his first mass with the people. Joven, a Xaverian student from the Philippines begins a two...
Superiors of the Xaverian Missionaries Gather from Around the World
Dear Friends, Superiors of the Xaverian Missionaries, gathered from eighteen countries worldwide, came together in Tavernerio Italy, near Milan to look at the global situation of the mission efforts of the congregation. At the writing of this blog we have come to the half way mark of our meeting,...
Out of Cordoba
Out of Cordoba is a documentary film, directed by Jacob Bender and produced by Mr. Bender and MLK Producciones of Malaga, Spain, that explores some of the most vexing questions of our time: Is there a “clash of civilizations” between the West and the Islamic world? Are Jews and...
Fr. Mark Marangone Returns to the USA After 13 Years in Colombia
Fr. Mark Marangone on the left with friends at our Mission Festival in Franklin, Wisconsin. We welcome Fr. Mark Marangone, after more than 13 years of missionary work in Colombia, Latin America. Fr. Mark is no stranger to our work in the USA. He studied theology in Chicago, was...
Xaverian Missionaries Take on New Mission in Thailand
Bishop Pibul Visitnoncachai of the Diocese of Nakhom Sawan Recently, the Xaverian Missionaries have taken on a new mission in Thailand, increasing their global mission reachout to nineteen nations worldwide. We committed ourselves to the Diocese of Nakhom Sawan under Bishop Pibul Visitnondachai. We are looking at the possibility of a new...
Five hundred Mothers Minister to Prisoners for Lent in Africa
Fr. Nick Colosuonno reports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. He has settled in after a number of years out of Africa in the parish of Cahi in Bakavu. Fr. Nick Colosuono in the Easter Processionof his parish. Fr. Nick’s Parish from a bird’s eye view...
Set out to Form a More Perfect Union…Happy July 4th!!
As America’s 224th birthday comes around, it’s a good time to celebrate just how far we’ve come towards living out our ideals. And it’s also a good time to reflect on how far we still have to go, together as a nation. For the Catholic Church, John Paul II most...
The Feast of the Body of Christ and Global Justice
Procession in our parish in the Philippines As we approach the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ on Sunday, June 25, I thought recent words of the Holy Father was worth sharing: “Thus the Eucharist, while uniting us to Christ, also opens us to others, makes us...
El Salvador Immersion
El Salvador Immersion, a set on Flickr. Fr. Adolph Menendez, Xaverian Missionary who worked in Japan and Mexico, accompanied a group of college students to El Salvador for a mission experience. This program is organized through FOCUS, a Catholic Campus Ministry program. (www.focusonline.org) Take a look at the pics!...