The One who has hope lives differently

"The one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life.” “To come to know God — the true God — means to receive hope,” wrote the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI in his first encyclical, On Christian Hope.
In the midst of what we often hear going on in the world, signs of hope are teeming, often surprising us in the most extraordinary ways. 
In this late summer issue of the Xaverian Mission Newsletter, we wish to share with you some vignettes of this inexhaustible hope portrayed in the experiences of missionaries and lay people in Colombia, Africa, Brazil, and the United States. They do what we do; carve a path in the mire and obstacles of life. The secret of that hope lies in the power of the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and trust in what that power is capable of through our faith.

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It's Mission Appeals Season 

During the summer, Xaverians in the USA experience “church life in the outskirts”, with lots of miles on the road, in parishes never visited before. It’s the Mission Appeal season! 
You might meet Fr. Joe Matteucig, Superior of Holliston, sharing his experience in Taiwan, or Fr. Tony Lalli on his beloved Brazil, or Fr. Alfredo Turco sharing stories about his brother in Congo, or Fr. Dominic, at Xavier Knoll, sharing his experience in Bangladesh.  

Fr. Carl Chudy, our Provincial, is not excused from it, with his 13 years of Philippines he plans to give a hand to Fr. Frank in the New Jersey Area.  And Frs. Lino and Pascal take care of the mission appeals of St. Louis MO and Ohio.  We thank you for welcoming us in your parishes, as you would welcome ... a missionary.

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The e-newsletter: No Borders, Passion for Christ, Passion for Humanity provides Resources in Global Mission for  Youth and Young Adults. The June issue focuses on the Chinese Hope, and how we can never take Faith for granter. Read excerpts of the Letter of Pope Benedict to the Chinese, the work of Fr. Joe Matteucig in Taiwan, Icons that sustain the faith of Chinese.  

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