The image of an iceberg is often used to illustrate how much of cultures, contexts, and life situations are below the surface—that is, about 90%. Sincere attempts to acknowledge, understand, appreciate and bridge the differences among nationalities, ethnicities, “races”, generations, genders, personalities, and economic/social classes requires looking under the “water level”. Read More

For several years, Jorge Falisek SVD has been Mission Animation Secretary in Argentina (ARS). At the end of his second term, he organized a summer mission with some young people from the city of Esperanza, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Nor can you imagine what was their missionary destiny. Read More

Ultimately, intercultural living and mission – like intergender collaboration – requires a conversion of the heart, in which we truly embrace our common dignity and competence as brothers and sisters. Read More

Pope Francis has announced that the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will take place in October 2018 with the theme “Youth, faith and vocational discernment”. Read More

The Divine Word Missionaries of our communities of Leganés, Alcorcón and Madrid (Spain) met to discuss ways and means of establishing, maintaining and living a missionary parish. Read More

Father Mario Barranco, SVD considers his ministry with the indigenous Mayan tribe in Chiapas a blessing and a privilege. Read More

One of the objectives of this “Año Verbita” of Vocation Promotion is to revive in each of our SVD confreres a common responsibility to encourage vocations to the Religious -missionary life. Read More

Lay collaborators of our congregation were invited to the Workshop on SVD Dimensions for sharing with us their missionary experience. They were: Luis from Brazil; Raul from Argentina; Eli from Mexico; Alcira from Ecuador and Augusto from USA. Thank you, brothers and sisters, for your testimony! Read More

Our SVD missionaries in Maracaibo will continue to walk with the people of Venezuela despite the current difficult situation. Read More

What began in 1956 as an Institute of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, developed by 1967 into a three-day Religious Education Congress for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. In 1970, the event moved to the Anaheim Convention Center and it has grown over the last 40+ years to become the largest annual gathering of Catholics in the United States. Read More

The 4th National Mission Congress of Brazil, promoted by the Pontifical Mission Societies (Pontificias Obras Missionarias – POM), in communion with the National Missionary Council (Comina) and the Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife, was held between September 7-10 in Recife, Brazil. Read More

With the Workshop for new Superiors (WNS), that started at Nemi (Italy) on June 18, 2017, the SVD General Administration focused its attention on the formation and training of these new leaders, in order to initiate them into the major aspects of their service in leadership. Read More

This SVD Education meeting was held in the Spirituality Center Our Lady of Fatima in Misiones, Argentina, from 26 to 28 October, 2017. Read More

As God’s gift to the Church, Brothers are called to bring renewal and vitality to the mission of the Church. Read More

July 30 was the day dedicated to the SVD Characteristic Dimensions at the parish of Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas, Guasmo Sur. Read More

Our commitment to the Education and Formation of missionaries is nearly as old as our presence in North America. What is the current situation of SVD Formation? Read More

A Reflection on Intercultural Living Read More

A Workshop for SVD Lay Partners is being held in these days in Nemi, Italia from 14 to 29 October, 2017. Read More

From July 11 to 15, 2017, the Second National Meeting of Young Missionaries (JOMIS) was held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Our confrere Wojciech Grzymislawski, SVD, was one of the organizers of the meeting and workshop. Read More

Brisbane’s two parishes run by the Divine Word Missionaries in Australia, hold the key to attaining world peace, the congregation’s superior general Fr Heinz Kuluke says. Read More

The XXXIII National Meeting of Misioneros Auxiliares Laicos del Verbo Divino (MLVD) took place on September 16-18, 2017 in the retreat house Villa Maria Inmaculada in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Read More

Cristobal Gonçalves da Silva is a Divine Word missionary, Brazilian of origin and missionary in Colombia in one of the most difficult regions due to the armed conflicts between the military and guerrillas. Here he shares memories of his family, his vocation and his missionary experience today. Read More

The Generalate authorized and supported the plan of Sub-Zone Brazil to launch the 2017 Missionary Campaign in favor of the House of Refugees in Salto de Agua-Chiapas, Mexico. Read More

Listening to the young people can reinforce us SVDs in our ministry to and with them. Read More