Growing the Faith in Mission Lands

Growing the Faith in Mission Lands . . . will you be the one to help cultivate the seed? Seminarians at Saint Thomas are being formed in the faith –  and in the field, as they learn agriculture practices on the Seminary’s farm, the knowledge they’ll take to their future parishes to help combat hunger. These future priests will be ready to feed body and soul.

Help Pope Francis’ Missionaries

Pope Francis has reminded us throughout the year, “I am a Missionary on this earth; that is the reason why I am here in this world.” Take the time now to reflect, have I done all I could to be Missionary?

Be Missionary-Follow in Shepherd’s Footsteps

In the Turkana, one of the poorest regions in northwest Kenya, children rely on Missionary Childhood Association for clean drinking water and education – learn more about how you can help.

Christmas in the Missions

There’s “Good News” in Africa, in the small nation of Swaziland – and you can be part of it at Christmas and into the New Year! Religious Sisters at St. Phillip’s Home in Manzini are making a difference for the increasing number of children who are orphans

Understanding the Point about Education for Seminarians & Religious

Napo, a Seminarian at St. John Vianney in Pretoria, South Africa understands God’s point . . . during breaks from his studies, he returns to his rural village, visiting the sick and elderly at local hospitals and hospices, helping terminally ill patients find peace in their final days.

In the Missions, 1 Cup of Coffee . . . $1 Can Make A Difference

In Thies, Senegal $40 helps Sister Rosalind. Sister works in a small village there – a place she describes as “in the middle of nowhere – with no roads but many paths.” That’s only a $1 a day for 40 days . . . about the cost of a cup of coffee . . .

Modern Day Birth of Jesus

No Room at the Inn, but a Home with the Sisters. In Egypt, the Lord’s love is born in the hearts of homeless men and women as they are welcomed to a home run by the Missionaries of Charity – Blessed Mother Teresa’s Sisters. Here 11 Sisters care for 65 men and women and also provide food and other aid to the poor families in the surrounding neighborhood.

Water, Source of Life

How many times have you had a drink of water today? Washed your hands? Or taken a shower in a week? Many of us do not think of water as being an indulgence. It’s always there. So, for many, it’s hard to believe that over 800 million people around the world do not have clean water to drink.

To the Place No One Wants to Go

Sister Ingrid Oletti keeps going. Day after day, she makes the rounds in Katatura — a city in Namibia whose name means “the place where nobody wants to go.”