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Lay Partners and SVD Parishes in the context of the 18th General Chapter
Participation with the laity has been an integral dimension of our Congregation's journey ever since its beginning. The history of our Society shows that our Founder, St. Arnold Janssen, had the vision to promote the worldwide mission, and for this he involved the laity. Since then, the laity has always been present in our life and mission service in various capacities.
Celebrations of the Lunar New Year in California
The Lunar New Year, Year of the Dog, was celebrated in many of our parishes and communities in San Francisco and throughout California.
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Preparing for the XVIII General Chapter in 2018
The Love of Christ Impels Us (2 Cor 5:14): Rooted in the Word, Committed to His Mission. Read More -
Interculturality: Looking Below the Surface
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 -
Youth Mission in Amazonia
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 -
We are all on the journey towards interculturality
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 -
Synod of Bishops 2018 on Youth and Vocation
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 -
Thinking about a Missionary Parish
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 -
There is no place and mission like Chiapas (MEX)!
Father Mario Barranco, SVD considers his ministry with the indigenous Mayan tribe in Chiapas a blessing and a privilege. Read More -
“Año Verbita” of Vocational Promotion in the PANAM zone
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 the Divine Word (2)
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 -
The tenacity & determination of our missionaries in Venezuela
Our SVD missionaries in Maracaibo will continue to walk with the people of Venezuela despite the current difficult situation. Read More -
Promoting Vocations and Mission in Los Angeles (USW)
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 -
4th National Mission Congress of Brazil
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 -
Workshop for new Superiors SVD
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 -
Education meeting in the Southern Cone of PANAM zone
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 -
Identity and Mission of the Religious Brother in the Church
As God’s gift to the Church, Brothers are called to bring renewal and vitality to the mission of the Church. Read More -
Spirituality in the context of the characteristic dimensions in Guasmo Sur (ECU)
July 30 was the day dedicated to the SVD Characteristic Dimensions at the parish of Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas, Guasmo Sur. Read More -
Initial Common Formation Programs
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 -
Building a Home Together
A Reflection on Intercultural Living Read More -
International Workshop for SVD Lay Partners
A Workshop for SVD Lay Partners is being held in these days in Nemi, Italia from 14 to 29 October, 2017. Read More -
National Meeting of Young Missionaries (JOMIS) in Bolivia
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 -
Fr Heinz Kuluke says that Multicultural Parishes will change the world
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 -
MAVD lay movement celebrates their 35th Anniversary of foundation in Mexico
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 -
God called me and I answered
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 -
Missionary Campaign of Brazil Subzone for the migrants
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 -
The Millenials – Professing faith cheerfully
Listening to the young people can reinforce us SVDs in our ministry to and with them. Read More
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A Unifying Mission: Making Disciples
Every two years, Chinese Catholics in North America gather together to explore issues related to evangelization and pastoral ministry. Fountain of Grace takes a look at North America Chinese Catholic Apostolate Convention which took place in San Francisco. Our confrere Peter Zhai, SVD was there helping them (see the sequence 15.00' to 16.00'). Even though this video is in Chinese Mandarin, it is worth taking a look at some moments of this Convention to evaluate the perspectives of this missionary ministry.
SVD- It began on the River Maas
Overlooking the River Maas in the Dutch village of Steyl, near Venlo, stands St. Michael's Mission House. Here since 1875 three missionnary congregations began an enterprise that would spread over the whole world. Their founder was Saint Arnold Janssen. A SteylMedien's production (Germany)
