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LAUDATE DEUM: LOVING OUR EARTH

08 October 2023 | Website Team | International Theologate

"PRAISE GOD FOR ALL HIS CREATURES - St. Francis of Assisi" Laudate Deum is Pope Francis's second encyclical, a companion piece to his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si. The main point of Laudate Deum i…

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My Experience in the Philippines

02 October 2023 | Bro. Nininahazwe Othoniel, sx | International Theologate

I arrived here in the Philippines on July 31, 2022. This means that I completed the last year last July 31, 2023. During the Novitiate in Kinshasa, I didn’t expect to be assigned here in the Philippi…

Reassessing Conversion

17 September 2023 | Fr. Matteo Rebecchi, SX | International Theologate

Today, we hear less and less about conversion. In fact, this word is often viewed with suspicion, and people try to avoid it. It is associated with the violation of freedom of conscience and some con…

Living Our Community Life: Spirituality of Dining Table

09 September 2023 | Bro. Michael Thimoty, SX | International Theologate

One of the highlights of our community activities is eating together. The spirituality of the dining table, as I call it, is a deep reflection on our community life of love, kinship and hope for a ne…

Our Constitution: Forty Years of Journey

02 September 2023 | Fr. Cesar da Silva, SX | International Theologate

On August 24, 1983, exactly forty years ago, the present Constitutions of our religious family were approved by the XI General Chapter. At that time, I was barely making my first toddler steps…

The Paschal Cross and its Significance Today

03 June 2023 | Bro. Isidore Kawaya Idumbo, SX | International Theologate

“For us men and our salvation Jesus was crucified, suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again.” This synthesis paper has allowed us to focus on the Paschal Cross because we…

Women's Participation in the Catholic Church

14 May 2023 | Bro. Othoniel Nininahazwe, sx | International Theologate

“She hears a voice assuring her; woman, you are set free from your impurities.” (Lk 13:12) The Church is known as a big family, which gathers all her children, both men and women. In this short…

Opportunities on Crisis: Hope for Vocation

24 April 2023 | Fr. Handrianus Masri, SX | International Theologate

St. John Paul II in his message for the 38th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, said: […] Within the Christian community, each person must discover his or her own personal vocation and respond to i…

History of Origin of Sins: A Reflection

20 April 2023 | Bro. Martinus Zalukhu, sx | International Theologate

As Christians, we believe that we are God's children. If we believe that we are God's children, we also believe that God is our father, who cares for and guides us until we understand who we are. In…

A Religious Holy Week

02 April 2023 | Bro. Simon, sx | International Theologate

Following the Palm Sunday that the Lord Jesus humbly rides on a donkey entering Jerusalem, we have approached the most solemn and significant celebration of the Church----Easter Triduum. As the Holy…

St. Joseph: Miracle in Silence

20 March 2023 | Bro. Michael Thimoty Sandi Pratama Fenat, sx | International Theologate

There was an exciting story about the miracle of St. Joseph that Venerable Fr. Pietro Ucelli, SX, experienced. One day, the Xaverian seminary in Italy experienced a food shortage. By then, the semina…

On Fasting

05 March 2023 | Fr. Matteo Rebecchi, sx | International Theologate

The church tradition looks at lent as an important moment for preparing the celebration of Easter. It is a long period of 40 days in which the faithful undergoes a process of conversion to God thro…

LENT: For a Season or a Life Style ?

22 February 2023 | Bro. Jean Marie Muhindo Bwinja, sx | International Theologate

Lent is the time that allows us to reflect on prayer and penance in order to deepen our understanding of it so we can set our hearts right in welcoming His divine will in our lives. In this seas…

Another 'Persona' in Our Life

09 February 2023 | Bro. Michael Thimoty Sandi Pratama Fenat, sx | International Theologate

In a meeting of Indonesian regional religious in Manila, a sister shared with me, "Religious life is dedicated for the rest of my life, and the reason I dedicate myself is because of the prayers an…

Mission Problematization in Dialogical Diversity

11 December 2022 | Bro. Michael Thimoty Sandi Pratama Fenat, sx | International Theologate

"Nations everywhere, open doors for Christ! His gospel in no way diminishes human freedom, nor diminishes the respect which should be given to every culture and to what is good in every religion. B…

A Little Experience about Saint Francis Xavier

03 December 2022 | Bro. Nininahazwe Othoniel, sx | International Theologate

I was in secondary school when I first heard about Saint Francis Xavier because my sister was a member of Xavier movement whose patron was Saint Francis Xavier. At that time, I knew little about him…

Starting a Blessed Journey

26 November 2022 | Bro. Simon, sx | International Theologate

I am Simon, a Xavierian missionary studying Theology at the Loyola School of Theology. After having finished my second-year studies and discerned with the rector, I am taking the pastoral year in Sai…

Shadows of Social Media in the Church

20 November 2022 | Bro. Gregorius Purba Nagara, sx | International Theologate

I still remember that during the pandemic, our Catholic Church has been using many kinds of instruments to provide spiritual and mat…

All of Them May Be One

12 November 2022 | Bro. Friwandi Nainggolan, sx | International Theologate

Question Marks Interreligious dialogue is a good means to build bridges among people who live in various contexts of religion. Only a few people engage in this field if we compare it to the billion…

Our Beloved Family

05 November 2022 | Xaverian Team | International Theologate

Profile of St. Guido Maria Conforti Si San Guido Maria Conforti ay isinilang sa isang nayon malapit sa Parma, Italy noong ika-30 ng Marso 1865. Siya ay may isang kaibig-ibig at tapat na Katolikong i…

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