Apostolic Creativity “One cannot be an apostle without being creative; and without being creative, one cannot be a missionary.”[1] Hence, for us who confess to be “essentially missionaries,”[2] one of the non-negotiable elements adjoined to the charism of the Institute is precisely apostolic creativity. It is an element that follows from the very mandate […]
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The Works of Mercy In a society in which science and technology advance at dizzying speeds, and notwithstanding the social and industrial development that permeates large sectors of society, there still remain poverty, pain, sickness, physical and moral suffering, lack of meaning, and loneliness, thus begetting new poor people; the whole Institute, as another
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Biting Reality With the expression “biting reality,”[1] we desire to signify the effective insertion of our apostolic work into the culture that we seek to evangelize. This aspect is, without doubt, one of the essential components of our task of evangelizing and that which gives our priestly ministry a distinctive note. First, this “biting
A Serious Spirituality Our spirituality is profoundly marked by all the aspects of the mystery of the Incarnation,[1] to the point that we could say that our spirituality is that of the “Ave Maria,” that of the “Angelus” and that of the hymn of kenosis,[2] that of the “Magnificat” and that of the “Gloria.”[3]
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To the Parish Priests of the IVE Number 169 of the Constitutions reads, “The Institute of the Incarnate Word will take on the works of apostolate most conducive to the inculturization of the Gospel”. For this reason, “In response to Bishops’ requests, the Institute can accept requests to help parishes, preferably in missionary areas or
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This coming May 8th, the Church throughout the world will celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which will happily coincide with the beautiful feast of our Most Holy Mother, the Virgin of Lujan as well as the 5th anniversary of our offering of the golden rose “as a perpetual testimony of our love
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“We were Born for Greater Things” St. Stanislaus Kostka The venerable Pope John Paul I, speaking from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica the day following his election, recalled, among other things, that at the conclave of August 26, when it was already clear that he would be the one to be elected, the
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“The Self-destruction of the Church” Saint Paul VI[1] G. K. Chesterton once said: “Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision.” By this he meant that unless we have a fixed concept of what progress really is, we will never really
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Contemplation and Witness Directory of Consecrated Life, 234 It is necessary to affirm that the current crisis of religious life is preponderantly and principally rooted in the deviation, lack, or simple abandoning of an authentic and profound life of prayer. The Holy Father himself said: “We are facing a ‘hemorrhage’ that is weakening consecrated life
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The “Absolutely” and “Totally” “Essentials” Cf. Constitutions, 17, 95, 174 and 210; Directory of Spirituality, 37 Upon reading our proper law, especially the Constitutions and Directory of Spirituality, which are our principal documents, you notice that the term essential is used five times.* On two of these occasions, our proper law adds the adverbs “absolutely”[1]
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