Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, one of the most basic tenets of our Christian belief and underlying principle of our faith.
On April 21, 2001, the Arnold Janssen Chapel in Marsfield, NSW was blessed and officially opened by Bishop Peter Ingham, then Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney.
Twenty-five years later, this milestone was celebrated by the community that gathered for Mass on April 26 this year, Good Shepherd Sunday, writes Pia Tenedero.
The SVD missionaries in Thailand and Myanmar are well-loved and appreciated by both the local bishops and the people, reported Fr Boni Buahendri SVD, after his first visit there as Provincial.
Fr Boni began his trip in Myanmar, before moving on to Bangkok and then the Diocese of Udon Thani in Thailand.
Catholics from Fiji and other Melanesian islands who are living and working on the west coast of the United States of America have been learning about synodality and ‘listening in the Spirit’, thanks to a visit from Fr Asaeli Rass SVD.
Fr Rass, who completed his term as Provincial of the AUS Province at the end of last year, has been visiting the US with the Archbishop of Suva, Peter Loy Chong.
Integral human development is not just an abstract concept, but a lived practice of building bridges in our fragmented world, the SVD Australia Province’s first Mission, Education and Research webinar for 2026 heard this month.
The online presentations are exploring the theme, ‘Integral Human Development in a Fragmented World’, with the first session focusing on ‘Biblical and Mission Perspectives’, featuring distinguished scholars Roger Schroeder SVD and Vien V. Nguyen SCJ.
As you receive this edition of In the Word, we have recently celebrated Pentecost and are about to celebrate Trinity Sunday.
These are two feasts in the liturgical year that were very close to the heart of the SVD founder, St Arnold Janssen, and are an integral part of the spirituality of the Divine Word Missionaries.
To be honest, I really struggled preparing for this homily. I sat down, tried to think about the Holy Spirit, and my mind just felt empty, even though I know there are many things I could talk about.
There is a song titled, “The trouble with hello is goodbye.” We all know that saying goodbye is never easy because of all the physical and emotional attachments that we have, especially if we have a close friend.
On this 6th Sunday of Easter, the readings in fact invite us to have hope in the Holy Spirit, the Advocate. We are not alone in this faith journey towards Heaven, but the Risen Lord is with us in the form of Holy Spirit.
Before his earthly departure, Jesus in his farewell discourse to his disciples (Jn 14) assured them that not only would he not leave them orphans, but he also introduces them into his spiritual family, a spiritual family that has many rooms able to accommodate all, and is life giving.
