http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=11320 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:48:00 EDT Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:00:01 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com en-us http://www.xaviermissionaries.org/images10/SxCross1.gif http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=11320 45 45 Fr. Tony Lalli, Xaverian missionary serving in Holliston, MA, attended the Canonization of Guido Maria Conforti in October in Rome, and shares this reflection on the meaning of this event for the church, the Xaverians, and people around the world. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6451383 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6451383 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:48:00 EDT The Xaverians of Holliston marked the canonization of Saint Guido with a Mass of Thanksgiving offered in Saint Bridget Church in Framingham on Sunday, Dec. 11th, with the Xaverians and Cardinal Sean O'Malley presiding. It was an opportunity to give thanks to God for the presence of Saint Guido’s sons and daughters in the Archdiocese of Boston, Worcester, Paterson (NJ) and Franklin (WI). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6433659 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6433659 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:48:00 EDT On Oct. 7, at the beginning of the Mission Month celebrated in the worldwide Church, the Franklin community held its annual Mission Banquet at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee with some 350+ people attending. See the photos. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6433658 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6433658 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:48:00 EDT Special Commemorative Issue on the Canonization of St. Guido Maria Conforti with photos of the celebration in St. Peter's Square and the pilgrimage to St. Guido's episcopates; commentaries on St. Guido's spirituality by Fr. Bob Maloney, SX and Fr. Frank Grappoli, SX and special pages just for kids http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6433642 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6433642 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:48:00 EDT "As the Father has sent me, so I send you" (Jn 20:21) is the theme for the Holy Father Benedict XVI's Message on the occasion of World Mission Day 2011, which will be celebrated on October 23, 2011. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6340290 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6340290 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:00:01 EDT The tragedy of 9/11 should prompt us to have the conversation about why now more than ever, ten years later, faith needs to be seen not as the inciting incident; the problem, and the divide—but as the voice, the fulcrum and the solution. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6331610 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6331610 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:45:00 EDT The game of life for Fr. Mark Marangone brought him from Italy, through Colombia, to the USA for a second time in his service as a Xaverian Missionary. Here are some of his reflections about "playing with God." http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6250054 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6250054 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:48:00 EDT The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil, in collaboration with the Missionary Cultural Center (MCC), organized the first week of training for missionary priests, in Brasilia. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249649 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249649 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:48:00 EDT The hospital is a free gift from Fr. Giuseppe Crippa's family, of the Xaverian Missionaries of Parma, who died in October 2009, when they started work on building the future hospital in Kamanyola, Congo. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249651 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249651 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:48:00 EDT On the occasion of the World Day for Social Communications in Spain, the Commission for the means of Social Communication of the Spanish Bishop Conference issued a message entitled "Promoting the New Evangelization in the digital age" http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249641 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249641 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:48:00 EDT "Integrating Islamic schools in the public system is a good thing: it would mean more state control and adjustment of madrassas to the standards and curriculum of public education" comments Fr. Silvano Garello, a Xaverian missionary in Dhaka, scholar and author of essays on education and catechesis. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249650 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249650 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:48:00 EDT We remember with love the life and ministry of Fr. Vasco Milani, well-known Xaverian missionary in the Milwaukee area, who shared his life at the service of the Gospel here in the USA and in Brazil. He passed away on May 28 at the age of 69. We remember his contagious laughter, his joy in meeting people, his ability to retell a joke or two, and his willingness to serve the Lord as priest and missionary. May he rest in peace. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6175075 http://xaviermissionaries.org.master.com/texis/master/search/feedback.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6175075 Sun, 29 May 2011 18:48:00 EDT See photo of the collaborative meeting at the Provincial Headquarters in Wayne, NJ, of two English-speaking Provinces of the Xaverians: Great Britain and USA, in view of the Canonization of Bishop Guido M. Conforti. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6175073 http://xaviermissionaries.org.master.com/texis/master/search/feedback.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6175073 Thu, 26 May 2011 18:48:00 EDT List of the 13th of the month at our Fatima Shrine in Holliston, with presiders of the Eucharist, followed by Rosary Procession and the recitation of the Hail Marys in various languages http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6175071 http://xaviermissionaries.org.master.com/texis/master/search/feedback.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6175071 Wed, 25 May 2011 18:48:00 EDT Fr. Mike Da Rocha, a Xaverian missionary from Brazil who has just started his service in Japan, reflects on the hope found in the people of Japan at the time of the tragedy of the March Tsunami and Earthquake http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249640 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249640 Tue, 03 May 2011 14:48:00 EDT "I feel enlivened when I work with them. They add life to the celebration," says Father Tony Lalli, SX, commenting on his ministry to the New England Brazilian community. "They are a very celebratory people." http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249639 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249639 Sun, 01 May 2011 14:48:00 EDT Homily by Card. Keith Patrick O'Brien at St. Patrick's Church in Coatbridge, Scotland, during a mass honoring the founder Guido M Conforti, for the opening of the Conforti's Institute, an educational center for mission http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249634 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249634 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:48:00 EDT Xaverian Missionary Fr. Codenotti reflects on the hope and pride of the Japanese people affected by the Tsunami, Earthquake and radiation. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249636 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249636 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:48:00 EDT Statement of Fr. Piergiorgio Manni, Provincial superior of the Xaverians in Japan, regarding the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5916628 http://xaviermissionaries.org.master.com/texis/master/search/feedback.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5916628 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:48:00 EDT Blessed Guido Maria Conforti, Founder of the Xaverian Missionaries and Missionary to the World, will be canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 23, 2011 in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5916630 http://xaviermissionaries.org.master.com/texis/master/search/feedback.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5916630 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:48:00 EDT Frank Mazzaglia: Sheer joy among the Xaverian Missionaries of Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Holliston. Pope Benedict XVI has declared their founder, Bishop Guido Maria Conforti, a saint. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5917511 http://xaviermissionaries.org.master.com/texis/master/search/feedback.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5917511 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:48:00 EDT Xaverian missionary Fr. Chema Caballero has been rehabilitating child soldiers in Sierra Leone since 1999. His experience has been retold in the book ‘'Salvar a los niños soldados. La historia del misionero Chema Caballero en Sierra Leona" [Saving child soldiers. The story of the missionary Chema Caballero in Sierra Leone] http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249630 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249630 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:48:00 EDT Fr Riccardo Nardo, a Xaverian Missionary who spent years of mission service in Congo, shares some good news about the role and service of a missionary in this Central African country http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249616 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=6249616 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:48:00 EDT While the South takes big steps toward secession, the Sudanese government finds itself at a crossroads. In fact, we cannot forget that even as the lights are shining on Juba, it is what will happen in Khartoum that shall determine the region's future, said Nasredeen Abdulbari, a political analyst at the 'Sudan Tribune' and human rights activist. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5836955 http://xaviermissionaries.org.master.com/texis/master/search/feedback.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5836955 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:48:00 EDT The presence of an Islamic group in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is plausible, but up until now we haven't heard any reports of their activities, Father Loris Cattani, Xaverian missionary and animator of the Peace Network for the Congo, explains to Fides Service. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5836954 http://xaviermissionaries.org.master.com/texis/master/search/feedback.html http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5836954 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:48:00 EDT