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Sent: A Blog of Catholic Missionaries
Bearing Light to the World’s Darkest Places

A Missionary Watched the World Cup from Africa. Here's What He Realized.

Fr. Pierre Ruquoy     Jul 25, 2018 7:37:00 AM

“…He has filled the starving with good things, sent the rich away empty…” (Luke 1:53)

It’s Friday, July 2, of 2010. All the children of the rectory have received a very special permission: instead of going to sleep at 8:30 pm as the other days, they can remain in front of the TV until midnight in order to watch the long-awaited...


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What It Means To Be A Missionary in 2017

Fr. Hoet     Jul 19, 2017 1:20:20 PM

I was a missionary in Haiti for forty-seven years (1967-2014) and during this time my notion of mission evolved. My change in perception has prompted me to want to share my reflections. 

Mission is certainly no longer what it used to be for many people at the time of the colonization—to convert pagans or, later, to bring the true...


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Fr. Charles Named New CICM Superior General

Fr. Randy     Jul 12, 2017 7:29:00 AM

Very Rev. Charles Phukuta Khonde, CICM until then the USA CICM Provincial Superior, has been elected as the New CICM Superior General.


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The Eucharistic Enthusiasm of the Haitian People: One Missionary's Account of the First Communion

Fr. Adrian Louie Z. Atonducan, CICM     May 31, 2017 7:32:00 AM

This Easter, I was asked to go back to the parish in Haiti where I was assigned as an intern (while in seminary) while the pastor, who was also my former field supervisor, went home for his vacation. With hope and joy, I accepted the task, and was especially blessed to be able to preside over the first communion celebrations,...


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Featured Missionary: Fr. Charles Lutumba

Fr. Randy     Oct 26, 2016 8:33:00 AM

When asked the question, “What made you want to be a missionary?”, Fr. Charles Lutumba, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, answered with characteristic simplicity: “I was baptized two days after my birth,” he began, “ I grew up in a family which believed in God. When I was still young, I was thinking of three things:...


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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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