Every three years, all of our priests from the Province would gather together to have the meeting for the plan of formation. Our Constitution is clearly stated why we pay much effort on the formation – “We want to form the members of our Institute in great human and Christian maturity so that they reach the […]
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Like every year our seminary had the convivencia (community vacations). The convivencia is a special time for the seminarians dedicated for recreation and community life. Our constitutions remark it as follows: “We want to form men who are authentically free and self-possessed; who by that self-possession can give themselves totally. We consider the practice of
From May 2 to 11, 2014 some members of the IVE Houses of Formation joined our quasi-parish in Bagong Barrio, Kalookan City for its 9th Holy Mission. It coincided with the quasi-parish’s preparation for the feast of their patroness, Our Lady of Lujan, held last May 11. Each day of the Holy Mission began with
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We always say that it is difficult to explain the situation in this country (i.e how we are doing) and the events of the recent weeks do not make it any easier to do so. For months now, an area located in mid-western Iraq, the region of Anbar, has been hard hit. It is the
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Recently two of our sisters have been interviewed by news agencies interested in their missionary service in some of the most difficult parts of the Middle East. From Gaza to Syria On April 25, Aid to the Church in Needpublished an interview with Sr. Maria de Nazaret (Mary of Nazareth), SSVM about her offer to serve
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In Taiwan only 1% of the population is Catholic. Therefore, events such as the following happen. In a conversation with two youth, a Missionary wished them a Blessed Easter. But none of them knew what Easter was. They did not have the slightest idea. In the end, after some explanations, one of them asked: “Easter
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