Fr. Jean Eddie, currently a missionary in the Philippines, first came to know the Missionhurst order when he was in minor seminary in his home country of the Congo. The Cardinal of his diocese was a member of ICM and the young Fr. Eddie was inspired by his holiness, so much so that when it came time to choose an order, he knew he...
Imagine trying to spread the Gospel in a country where Christians are not only the religious minority, but where the law of the land makes it difficult to even build a proper church building.
What comes to mind when you think of the Philippines? Perhaps it is the storied hospitality of the Filipino people, or the fact that over 86% of its population identifies as Catholic, or the largest World Youth Day in history was held there in 1995. In any case, “health care crisis” is probably not the first thing that comes to...
It's time to react, “Young people demand change.”
That is our final feeling at the end of our Youth Summer Ecology Camp 2016. Four days in a row we were analyzing the theme “Kabataan: Kinaiyahan, Bantayan ug Ampingan” (Youth: Caretakers and Protectors of Nature).
We aimed at three goals: First, pastorally to help the young people...
“I am fighting to save lives, and I need your help!”
These are the desperate words that I received in a letter recently from Father Pamphile Tselele, CICM, one of our missionary priests in the Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon, Central Africa. He is the pastor of Our Lady of Loreto Parish there.
The story he tells about the dire...
Missionhurst Missionaries build Catholic communities in frontier situations: places where the gospel is not preached or lived. This blog is about their work in the four corners of the globe, and their holistic work in four areas of focus: relief and healthcare, socio-economic development, education, and pastoral work.
