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What does Nostra Aetate Inspire during Mission Month?

29 October 2022 | Bro. Isidore Kawaya, sx | International Theologate

October is the Month of Mission in the Catholic Church. This article would like to express how we pay due attention to the Church celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the opening of the second Vatican…

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To Be Witnesses of Christ

15 October 2022 | Fr. Erasto Fernando Torres Carpio, sx | International Theologate

Hello everyone, my name is Erasto Fernando Torres Carpio, a Xaverian priest, and I had been living in the Philippines for some years. In October, as missionaries, we have the chance to share our expe…

Christ’s Mission, My Mission

08 October 2022 | Bro. Richard Niyukuri, sx | International Theologate

The month of October is dedicated to mission. Our mother Church invites us to pray, in a special way, for mission and for missionaries who dedicate their lives to spreading the Good News throughout t…

Invited to Go Out

01 October 2022 | Michael Thimoty Sandi Pratama | International Theologate

On the preparation of the mission month, we withdrew ourselves to a silent moment of recollection preached by Fr. Simone Piccolo sx. As we began our recollection, Fr. Simone invited us to reflect upo…

Social Media as Media of Love

17 September 2022 | Bro. Michael Thimoty, sx | International Theologate

Social media is a means for us social beings who need and are needed by others to complement each other. Its presence at this time increasingly pampers us with suitable applications and features that…

A "new" Xaverian Community: inserted, mixed, and extended

06 July 2022 | Xaverian Missionaries in Thailand | International Theologate

This article is a description of the peculiar Xaverian community in Khlong Toei - Bangkok, which can be well defined by the three words “inserted,” “mixed” and “extended.” This “inserted,” “mixed,” a…

The different facets of Wisdom

03 May 2022 | MUGISHO BISIMWA PASTEUR | International Theologate

The purpose of the biblical wisdom literature is to instruct the audience on how to become wiser. Being written by different authors, from different contexts and, for various audiences, wisdom litera…

If You Knew the Gift of God

19 April 2022 | Bro. Simon, sx | International Theologate

Sin always remains a mystery, and the Church also admits that we cannot fully understand the transmission of original sin.[1] But one thing for sure is that we are now able to approach the Holy One b…

“Where Sin increased, Grace abounded all the more"

26 March 2022 | Bro. Isidore Kawaya, sx | International Theologate

“Where Sin increased, Grace abounded all the more” (Romans 5:20) A reflection on Sin and grace during Lenten Season 2022 The letter to the Romans is said to be the most important of the thirteen NT…

Synodality: A Journey Together in the Spirit of Obedience

11 March 2022 | Gregorius Purba Nagara, sx | International Theologate

When I thought about the vow of obedience in synodality, first, I remembered what Pope Francis says about synodality. The Pope asks all the Church members (clerics and laypeople) to have the ability…

Synodality and the Service of Authority in Religious Community

25 February 2022 | Fr. Matteo Rebecchi, sx | International Theologate

The Synod on Synodality involves the whole church at all levels. The resources dedicated to the synod and the length of its process signal the pope's desire for a fundamental change in our being chur…

The concept of Synodality in the history of the Church

19 February 2022 | CIZA RWABISHUGI ANSELME , sx | International Theologate

There are some concepts in the history of the Church which, by virtue of their nature, are "ahistorical." These concepts seem to be eternal, without beginning nor end. Synodality is one of those. If…

The Summit of Love

24 January 2022 | Bro. Richard Niyukuri | International Theologate

Our God is love. His being is to love. Therefore, He cannot but love. He loves us infinitely, unconditionally, and unmeasurably. He calls us to love him back and to love our neighbors. Christ showed…

The Beauty and Challenges of Living a Community Life During the Pandemic

13 November 2021 | Bro. Venansius Ganggus, SX | International Theologate

The COVID-19 pandemic which is causing a lot of changes in the daily lives of people around the world also affects community religious life. In many religious communities throughout the world, the mi…

Final Profession 2021

04 November 2021 | Pasteur Muguisho, SX Augustine Byamungu, SX | International Theologate

Two of our brothers are getting ready to give A TOTAL AND DEFINITIVE YES TO THE LORD’S CALL. They began the path of consecration to the Lord some years ago. They did it because they felt in their hea…

How to keep the Faith without going to Church Gatherings

16 October 2021 | Bro. Isidore Kawaya, SX | International Theologate

“How to keep the Faith without going to Church Gatherings” Biblical Icon: The apostles said to the Lord, ‘’Increase our faith!’’ The Lord replied, ‘’If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, yo…

Mgr. Vitus Rubianto Solichin, s.x., Bishop of the Diocese of Padang

09 October 2021 | Gregorius Purba Nagara, sx | International Theologate

This October 7 2021 which is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary we were graced by the Lord that one of our confreres was ordained as a Bishop of the Diocese of Padang in Indonesia. His name is Mgr…

THE ROSARY, A PATH TO CONTEMPLATION

02 October 2021 | Pasteur Muguisho | International Theologate

My Vocation and Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary Recently, I was asked to share my vocation story as we usually do in our community. Little did I realize that the big part of the presentation was…

MY EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING TAGALOG

25 September 2021 | Anselm Ciza | International Theologate

Two icons appear in my mind as I reflect on this topic: the burning bush and the incarnation of Jesus. Last summer, I got the chance to learn Tagalog. It was a delightful experience which I also con…

Noble and Sublime

22 August 2021 | Br. Pasteur Mugisho, SX | International Theologate

Context. This a Poem based on St. Guido Maria Conforti’s fifth Circular Letter which we call the Testament Letter. The purpose was to draw a summary and main Ideas of the Testament Letter with…

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