All Catholics Must Be Evangelized and then Evangelize Others
By Frank Summers The Second Vatican Council has launched the Catholic laity into a new era of participation in the life and mission of the Church, and the mission of Jesus in our world. We must each live a HOLY life and engage in the APOSTOLATE, to evangelize and sanctify the world. Following the Council, Pope Paul VI published Evangelii…
“The Missionary is the Saint” (Mission of the Redeemer pg. 90-91)
By Frank Summers In his encyclical on foreign missions, Pope John Paul the Great chooses to talk about the call to holiness of life and the need for all missionaries to become saints. The Second Vatican Council and the new Catechism make it clear that all are called to the holiness of Jesus – yes, the pope and bishops, and…
God is a God of Miracles:
The Church teaches us that our faith is strengthened when it is shared, Sammy experienced that this week: “Saturday afternoon, the reality of God’s power over big and small became very clear to me and to the children present at our catechism class. As Lindsey has described in previous posts, it is the rainy season here in Malaybalay, and it…
Our Work Continues in Mexico:
Sidney Savoie shares a glimpse of their weekly schedule, “We’ll be visiting as many as 8 ejidos (desert communities) each week, bringing them the Word of God and conducting communion services. Every week we have 6 different home visits scheduled. And last but not least we have our door ministry, where we pray with and help all those who come…
Our Missionaries Prepare A Community for the Sacraments:
As Catholics we are so blessed to be able to draw people to the God’s grace in the sacraments , as Rebekah experienced last week: “The most powerful part of the retreat was confession. After some frantic searching and lots of praying, we found a priest who was able to come for a couple hours in the afternoon. Mayet took…
Jesus Heals: Missionaries witnessing Miracles!
God works in powerful ways when we obey His word and step out in faith, Sarah testifies to this in her recent experience: “With being here for only five months, the Lord has allowed me to see so much fruit from this mission. I have seen many miracles; the sick being healed, the hopeless filled with not only hope but…
A Baby’s Life Spared: Missionaries Proclaim the Gospel of Life!
Our missionary shares this story from the field: “One day one of our new helpers told us she was feeling sick and nauseous. After some probing, she told us that she had taking some kind of abortifacient because she was afraid she was pregnant, and she has been pressurized by her husband and in laws not to have another baby….
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