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Missionary experience in the Philippines of Fr. Everaldo dos Santos, sx

13 June 2016 | Fr. Everaldo dos Santos | International Theologate

Fr. Everaldo dos Santos is Xaverian missionary from Brazil. He has been in the Philippines for 18 years. After his Novitiate, he was assigned in this country to study Theology as…

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On the Frontier

12 June 2016 | Fr. Joeven MATUGAS, sx | International Theologate

Reflection - World Mission Sunday 2015 Fr. Joseph Patrick D. Echevarria, SJ, explains the difference between two words of the missionary vocabulary that could be easily mistaken one for another: “F…

Remembering the past for a glorious future

12 June 2016 | Heritier Mesa, sx | International Theologate

I would never call myself a nostalgic fan of the late 1960’s music, nor did I experience the beauty of Nana Mouskouri’s songs in the pinnacle of her glory and fame. However, listening for the very fi…

The time of Salvation: Eternity in temporality

12 June 2016 | Heritier Mesa, sx | International Theologate

One among the many contributions of Albert Einstein in modern theoretical physics is the understanding of Time and Space. In fact, in his theory of “Relativity,” he brilliantly supplanted the classic…

Reflection on the Year of Consecrated Life – Faith Shared Experience

12 June 2016 | Joeven Matugas, sx | International Theologate

Pope Francis is inviting consecrated people of today to rejoice in the experience of God’s consolation (comfort, tenderness, being loved, encouragement) and to bear witness to His mercy through love…

Consecrated people as Grace to the Community

12 June 2016 | Fr. Patrick Santiañez, s.x. | International Theologate

“You will be a gift to the ‘young church’ of the Diocese of Makeni in Sierra Leone”. These were the words spoken by one of the well-wishers during my sending-off party before leaving the Philippines…

Christ had died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again

12 June 2016 | Elvis, sx | International Theologate

The Resurrection of Christ, celebrated on Easter Sunday and the following days, is the biggest feast for Christians, bigger even than Christmas. With the Resurrection of Christ, our lives as his…

Catechesis on the Holy Spirit

10 June 2016 | Fr. Joeven MATUGAS, sx | International Theologate

Fr. Joeven MATUGAS, sx Since we celebrate the Pentecost Sunday – the feast day of the Church and the Holy Spirit, I just want to share some basic catechesis on the Holy Spirit based on the Catechism…

Merry Christmas! and Happy New Year 2014!

10 June 2016 | International Theologate

The Xaverian International Theologate of the Philippines wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014. [gallery ids="3334,3328,3335"]

May rest in peace Bro. Martin Mbende, sx

10 June 2016 | International Theologate

Our community is sad to announce the sudden departure of our Brother Martin Mbende today October 21. It happened when we were having our annual retreat in the Jesuit Novitiate in Sacred Heart house…

Christmas video

10 June 2016 | International Theologate

Retooning the Nativity

Exploration of some of the cultural treasures of the Philippines.

10 June 2016 | International Theologate

by Elvis, sx Some of the ways to get in touch with the local culture, as missionary, is to know and appreciate it as if it were a treasure. It is in that line that some of the brothers visited on…

Canonization of Blessed Guido Maria Conforti

10 June 2016 | International Theologate

Dear brothers It is with great joy that we inform you that, on 23 October 2011, Pope Benedict XVI will canonize our Founder, Blessed Guido Maria Conforti. The Founder's canonization has a very impo…

May Fr. Peter Venturini rest in peace

15 November 2014 | Fr. Everaldo dos Santos, sx | International Theologate

Fr. Everaldo dos Santos, sx - Quezon City, November 14, 2014 - Fr. Peter Venturini was the confrere who welcomed me at the airport when I arrived in the Philippines in July, 1997. It was a hot and h…

Solemnity of Saint Conforti 2014

06 November 2014 | International Theologate

We, the Xaverian Delegation in the Philippines gathered on November 5 to celebrate the solemnity of our Founder Saint Guido Maria Conforti. The activities started with watching a film about Saint Con…

THE GENERAL DIRECTION IN OUR DELEGATION

12 February 2014 | Xaverian Theologate | International Theologate

According to the Constitution of the Xaverian Missionaries, the general superior or his delegate should visit at least once each Xaverian community in order to encourage the brothers involved in miss…

A New Paradigm of Sanctity

30 January 2014 | Theodore | International Theologate

Theodore,sx - For a couple of years, the concept of sanctity implied an attitude which consists on rejecting whatever comes from the world as defilement and leading to sin. The world during medieval…

Our Year 2013 through pictures

02 January 2014 | International Theologate

The year 2013 has been special for our community. We have experienced many events and moments of joy and sadness too. We have rejoiced for Aime's graduation and ordination to the priesthood, the elec…

My first Christmas in Thailand

29 December 2013 | Fr. Thiago, sx | International Theologate

By Fr. Thiago, sx - I have to confess, it´s a little bit strange to wake up in the morning on Christmas day and to see people going to work, children going to school, shops open and crowded streets…

Christmas season in our community

26 December 2013 | International Theologate

The Lord has arrived! Let us rejoice with the news of His birth! Merry Christmas! [gallery type="slideshow" ids="3351,3354,3345,3350,3349,3352,3346,3347,3353,3348,3344"]

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