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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The grace of combat No enemies[1] You have no enemies, you say? Alas! my friend, the boast is poor; He who has mingled in the fray Of duty, that the brave endure, Must have made foes! If you have none, Small is the work that you have done. You’ve hit no traitor on the
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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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“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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“It is your providence, O Father, that steers our course” Wisdom 14:3 After having increased the number of seminarians from 42 to 147 in eight years; and of minor seminarians from 200 to 500 in four seminaries; after providing ongoing formation to priests in six dioceses of the Metropolitan Church of Hue; after developing
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The Church in the Wilderness Recently, the American commentator Tucker Carlson said in his weekly column: “Is God dead? That’s the question that Time Magazine famously asked way back in 1966 when Time Magazine mattered. The answer then and now is no, God is not dead, but a lot of the people who believed in
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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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When ‘the Church’ Lets Us Down Every now and then, people find counterfeit money, yet no one would ever say that the American dollar isn’t worth anything. Astronomers have discovered spots on the sun; nevertheless, we have never heard anyone deny that the sun is the light that illumines the world. And yet, we know
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