On 12 November 2021, Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General, with the consent of his Council, has reappointed Father Jos VAN DEN BERGH as Superior of the General Delegation of Belgium for a mandate of three years...
PONTCHÂTEAU, France - An article from the French review “Famille Chrétienne” n. 2280 (author Olivia de Fournas) presents how the Sycamore house located at the Calvary of Pontchâteau, allows psychologically injured people to live in a family and spiritual environment...
On 11 November 2021, Father Luiz Augusto Stefani, Superior General, with the consent of his Council, has appointed Father Bruno RANDRIANASOLO KIKY as Superior of the Vice-Province of Madagascar for a second mandate of three years...
Dear brother: I thank you for your kind letter of August 10, in which you informed me of the death of Father Olivier Maire, as well as of the consternation it caused for the whole Company of Mary and for the parents of the religious. I beg you to convey to them all my closeness and my prayer for the soul of Father Olivier. I pray to the Lord that by appearing before the Tribunal of God, as this ancient prayer of the Society says, he will be welcomed into the loving arms of the Sweet Mother of mercy, as the faithful servant who gave his life in service of the last...
SINTANG, Indonesia - It has been more than two weeks that the town of Sintang in Indonesia is still flooded. The pathetic situation has been going on since October 21, 2021. So far, the water level has shown no sign of receding, on the contrary, it is rising. Indeed, in the first week, the water level was not too high as to deter residents from working and doing several activities. But, over the past week or so, the water level has risen in some places. Particularly on the banks of the Kapuas River, the water depth is about 1-3 meters. According to people here, these are the worst flash floods seen in Sintang...
SCHIMMERT, Netherlands - After the Requiem celebration on Saturday, November 6, 2021, four new menhirs were blessed at the monastery cemetery 'Op de Bies' in Schimmert by Father Peter Denneman, SMM. The 1st menhir commemorates the Daughters of Wisdom, buried throughout the world. On the 2nd and 3rd menhirs, the names of the confreres buried in Oirschot are written. The 4th menhir shows the names of the confreres reburied from Voorschoten...
PONTCHÂTEAU, France - The bicentenary of the rebuilding of the Calvary of Pontchâteau and of the chapel at the foot of Calvary offered the pilgrims, who gathered on Sunday, September 26, 2021, the opportunity to appreciate the work carried out and the new initiatives of the site...
BULACAN, Philippines - The Philippine Delegation of the Montfort Missionaries had their five-day annual retreat at the Montfort House of Prayer in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan from October 25 to 29, 2021. The retreat was in a way special for this year because of two reasons. First, it was the first time for the delegation to gather again physically for retreat during the pandemic. Second, the retreat was facilitated by Rev. Fr. Sherwin Y. Nuñez, SMM who just arrived last June from Canada after his two-year stay for a formation program...