Sharing Christ Across Cultures and Faiths
Click for Fresh News of the Xaverian Missionaries Worldwide Network – October 12, 2024
NOVEMBER 5TH: THE FEAST DAY OF ST. GUIDO MARIA CONFORTI, FOUNDER OF THE XAVERIAN MISSIONARIES
On November 5th the whole church celebrates the life, legacy and intercession of St. Guido Conforti, founder of the Xaverian Missionaries in 1895. Today his legacy is lived out through more than seven hundred priests, brothers, and sisters worldwide and thousands of lay people.
We invite you to come and know this extraordinary missionary bishop of the Church whose legacy, through the Xaverian Missionaries, is to make of the world ONE FAMILY.
- THE LIFE OF THE FOUNDER
- THE LEGACY OF THE THE FOUNDER
- CELEBRATING HIS HOLINESS
- DISCOVER THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE FOUNDER
- THE MISSIONARY ROSARY BASED ON THE LIFE OF ST. CONFORTI
LISTENING TO THOSE WHO LEFT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
In America the landscape of the Catholic Church is changing dramatically, as is all religious communities and institutions. The new mission of the Xaverian Missionaries seeks to engage with our Catholic tradition to all outside of the church, Christianity, and even religion itself. The departure of those formed in the Catholic faith is felt in every parish. Disaffiliated families make up the majority of Catholic communities throughout the country.
We listen to those who left the church and sacramental practice lovingly and empathetically.
We root ourselves in these departure narratives, learning about their world and how they walk in it.
We gain deeper insight into the needs, longings, and desires of young people and others, and in dialogue with our tradition, we can change our pastoral maps and parish cultures, beginning in Catholic families.
Catholic Interfaith Solidarity
Check out the latest resources and opportunities for Catholics and others to share our lives, faith, and friendship with people of other faiths and traditions. Click here. Other resources for interfaith dialogue may be found here.
