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Bearing Light to the World’s Darkest Places

The Magic of Working with Children in Need of Special Protection

Fr. Geraldo Costa     Aug 17, 2016, 8:30:00 AM

Our SLU-Sunflower Art Camp is a special project for children in need of special protection, which usually happens every other summer.

This summer, we joined 35 boys from four different institutions at the SLU-Sunflower on the Hill in the CICM Bukal ng Tipan, Maryhill Retreat Center. As always, the camp was a carnival of colors,...


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Field Report: Understanding our Relief and Health Care Work Around the World

Fr. Randy     Aug 10, 2016, 10:00:00 AM

It is easy to look at our world, with all of its violence, poverty, disease, and lack of respect for human dignity and wonder, Where is God in all of this? We so easily forget that Christ established the Church so that we, as His body, could go out into the world to be ambassadors of his love in the midst of sin and suffering....


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Introducing the Front Lines Newsletter

Fr. Randy     Aug 5, 2016, 9:00:00 AM

We are happy to announce that we are launching a weekly newsletter that will provide our friends and supporters with up-to-date news about missionary efforts around the world. This newsletter is one way that we aim to fulfill the Great Commission that Jesus gave to his disciples before he ascended into heaven:

“Go, therefore, ...


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Poverty: A Scandalous Condition in Lupang Pangako, Payatas, Quezon City

Aaron C. Tolosa     Aug 3, 2016, 5:43:28 PM

Aaron C. Tolosa, former CICM seminarian, presented his thesis to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Maryhill School of Theology, Quezon City in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Arts, Major in Pastoral Ministry, on November 11, 2002 and received a grade of 1.753 and an overall average of 1.695,...


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Dispelling Gang Warfare in the Congo

Fr. Randy     Jul 27, 2016, 10:00:00 AM

(This story was originally used as an appeal to our incredible supporters)

In Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, gangs and gang “warfare” are plentiful.  

In the local dialect there this is known as “Kuluna”: acts of violent banditry. Bands of young men wait in hiding for some local citizen to walk...


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About This Blog

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.

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