"BE FAITHFUL UNTIL THE LAST BREATH"
Francisco Java, Bali and Alfonsus Vicidius Lombok were ordained August 9, 2009 in Mataram. P. Francisco (left) is now in Paris for language training. Alfonsus (center) is in Rome to study”spirituality”, and Father Vicidius (right) is now a missionary in the Mentawai Islands (Indonesia). When the bishop, after our...
Pa Sorie Kondi: Without Money, No Family
The Xaverian Missionaries are working in Sierra Leone, West Africa since the early fifties, witnessing the courage and ingenuity of the people of “Salone”, as well as the richness of their small but diverse culture. The story of Pa Sorie is one of those stories of courage and creativity that...
Catholic Cultural Diversity
We present the March 2010 Issue of NO BORDERS. It’s a e-newsletter for youth and young adults, and all those interested in the issues of the global mission of the Catholic Church. Feel free to share it through the FORWARD button with others....
The Death of Father Lucky
Fr. “Lucky” Peterlini, Xaverian Missionary who served in Sierra Leone, West Africa died on the 16th of February. Father Lucky entered the Xaverian Missionaries in 1948 in Italy and then came to the United States to complete his theology studies before being ordained in 1963. He acquired a degree...
Re-visioning mission: the Catholic Church and culture in postmodern America
The mission of the Catholic Church from the United States has suffered a certain crisis of meaning for many years now. The former Pontiff, John Paul II, wrote the last major encyclical on mission, Redeeming Mission, partly in answer to false assertions that perhaps this mission is not as...
Hindu Heroine: Hema Konsotia
Hema Konsotia is a member of India’s lower-caste Dalit community, known by some as the “untouchables.” She is also a college graduate and union activist who works with Dalits, teaching skills and urging political involvement.In this Worldfocus program, I am reminded of the Vatican’s message to the Hindu world for the...
We Thought to Offer Spiritual Relief
I recently received an email from a friend of mine in the Philippines, Sr. Maria Delores. These sisters run a wonderful center and home for blind children in Quezon City. I had the privilege to be with them many times during my own work in the Philippines. Her letter...
Xaverian Mission Newsletter – January 2010
Take a look at the latest issue of our newsletter. Feel free to download and share it! Xav NL_Feb2010...
Blood Coltan
Mobil phones, everyone owns one, indispensable in our modern lives. But what almost no one knows: in each one of these devices is blood. Because these small marvels of technology do not work without a metal named Coltan. The main source of this material lies in the Democratic Republic...
Close to 5000 Catholic College Students Converge in Florida for New Years
Xaverian postulant Renato Yapaulo, Fr. Carl Chudy, Fr. Victor Mosele, and a friend in the picture, along with Xaverian students Francois Noah and Tyler Hagan gathered with almost 5000 Catholic college students to share the global mission of the Church and to promote missionary vocations. Founded in 1998 by...