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A-Cross Borders!
We hope you find our shorter weekly version useful and inspiring. Please let us know what you think.
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The Church, Mother of Vocations.
The vocational journey is undertaken together with the brothers and sisters whom the Lord has given to us... See more on the Bangladesh Xaverians Facebook page.
Fr. Polash Henry Gomes SX is the first Bangladeshi Xaverian priest and he is missionary in the Philippines. May God Bless him in his missionary service.
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Amoris Laetitia
The release of Amoris Laetitia has opened the doors to many reflections on what Pope Francis has written. Here are a few, including the text itself:
Download the Eco-friendly version here. The Catholic Church in England and Wales weighs in.
Discern with "Thinking Faith."
Discover the reaction from Australia.
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Twenty first Century Pentecost
The core purpose of the Xaverian Missionaries is parceled out in a small slice of the larger evangelical commitment of the Church in something Vatican II called the " mission ad gentes." This Latin term is a fancy way of saying that we attempt to connect in meaningful ways the Catholic Church with the larger stream of humanity who is neither Catholic, nor Christian, which by the way is most of humanity. Learn more.
Congrats to Grads!
Global Youth Mission services congratulates all the graduates of 2016. May the road before you be blessed with opportunity and grace.
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Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar/Burma visits Scotland
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the Archbishop of Yangon (Rangoon), who has promised to provide a 'voice for the voiceless' in his home country is visiting Scotland from 8-11 May as a guest of Missio Scotland, SCIAF, Aid to the Church in Need and Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Read more. And more. And still more.
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U2 guitarist makes history as he rocks the Sistine Chapel
The Edge, lead guitarist with the Irish band U2, has become the first rock star to play in the Sistine Chapel, a venue he described as "the most beautiful parish hall in the world." Discover more.
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 The Spring 2016 edition of the Xaverian Mission Newsletter is available online. This issue highlights the US XV Provincial Chapter; Fr. Carl's parting words as Provincial; Formation in Asia; Easter in Sierra Leone; the Power of the Resurrection; Xaverians utilizing Social Media and more...
FOUNDER of the XAVERIAN MISSIONARIES Saint Guido Maria Conforti Our "missionary to the world" became a saint on World Mission Sunday, October 23, 2011. Now there is a mobile friendly version of our website dedicated to him. Click here to discover more.
 FOUNDER of the XAVERIAN MISSIONARY SISTERS OF MARY |
Come Pass It On Again!
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