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Sister Fátima. Mission along the rivers.

June 5, 2023

Sister Fátima Lay Martínez belongs to a consecrated religious of the Catechist Sisters of Jesus Crucified. She talks about the mission in the Peruvian Amazon region

We live in Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon, surrounded by nature Continue reading →

Witnesses

Father José Javier: “I want to return as soon as possible”

June 5, 2023

Fr. José Javier Parladé Escobar, an 81-year-old Spaniard spent fifty-two years of his life in Sudan. Recently, he was forced to flee the country though not without reluctance. He immediately wishes to clarify matters saying: “I want to return as Continue reading →

Witnesses

World Youth Day Lisbon 2023. Open Arms.

May 3, 2023

WYD Lisbon 2023 is less than four months away. We talked with Monsignor Américo Aguiar, auxiliary bishop of Lisbon and president of the WYD 2023 Foundation (Local Organising Committee, LOC).

“If the WYD Lisbon were described in two words, these Continue reading →

Youth in Action

When the storm has passed…

May 3, 2023

When the storm has passed…and the crowds are tamed
And we are survivors…of a collective shipwreck
With tearful heart…our destiny blessed
We will feel joy…simply for being alive

And we’ll give a hug…to the first stranger
And praise our good Continue reading →

Why Not?

Urgent Response Needed.

May 3, 2023

To dare to live one’s vocation is to accept setting out on a journey, going with those who can guide us on the journey, and responding with hope in the face of difficulties. To the urgency of vocation, there has Continue reading →

Questions & Answers

Mission is Salvation for all

May 3, 2023

After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others, and sent them on ahead of Him, two by two, into every town and place where He Himself was about to come. (Luke 10: 1).

The first verse of Luke’s last discourse about Continue reading →

Lectio Divina