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The Fear of the Resurrection
Dear Confreres,
At Easter we usually speak about the “joy of the
resurrection”. But perhaps even before the “joy of the
resurrection”, we should speak about the “fear of the
resurrection”. This seems to be suggested by Mark’s
account of the resurrection (Mk 16:1-8). In this
resurrection account, we see that the first reaction of
the women who came to the tomb that morning after
the Sabbath was fear and
alarm. This is underlined four
times in this gospel passage.
As they entered the tomb,
they saw a young man,
dressed in a white robe,
sitting on the right side; and
they were alarmed. But he
said to them, “Do not be
alarmed; you are looking for
Jesus of Nazareth, who was
crucified. He has been raised;
he is not here. Look, there is
the place they laid him. But
go, tell his disciples and Peter
that he is going ahead of you
to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told
you.” So they went out and fled from the tomb, for
terror and amazement had seized them; and they
said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid (Mk
16:5-8).
Why this “fear of the resurrection”? What could have
been the reasons for this initial reaction of the women?
I believe a reflection on the possible reasons for this
fear of the resurrection can lead us to a more profound
understanding of the meaning of the resurrection of
the Lord.
Via dei Verbiti 1
00154 Rome - Italy
Email: arnoldus@verbodivino.it
First of all, there was fear before a reality which went
beyond their expectations. The women came to anoint
the dead body of Jesus. It would have been enough for
them to have visited the tomb and wept at the loss of
their beloved. But they were given a gift that was so
much greater – Jesus, their Lord, risen and alive. One
could imagine the women, upon arriving at the empty
tomb, looking at each other in disbelief, and asking:
“could it be true all that the Lord had said when he
was still with us? Resurrec-
tion, life eternal, new world?
A God who is love, a God
who is merciful Father, a God
who invites us to share his
own life? Could all this be
true?” Looking at each other,
the women were almost
incredulous. And they began
to tremble and fear.
And then, if the Lord is
really risen and alive, what
would he say to us who had
abandoned him precisely at a
time when he needed us
most? Is he going to repri-
mand us for our unfaithfulness, for our lack of faith,
for our desertion of him? Will he still accept us as his
disciples and friends? Will he lose trust in us, and look
for new disciples, better than us?
And finally, if the Lord is truly risen and alive, what
consequences will his resurrection have on our lives?
Can we continue to live as we did in the past? What
changes will this require of our lives, of our mentality,
of our attitudes, of our behavior? What life
transformation will the Lord’s resurrection require of
us?
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From the fear of the women, I believe we can learn three
fundamental things about the resurrection of the Lord.
First, the resurrection is a reality that is radically new. It
is not just the re-animation of a dead body or a return to
one’s previous existence. Rather, it entails a completely
new life – a reality which goes beyond our earthly
existence, a reality that transcends our human experience.
It is about that which St. Paul speaks of in his first letter
to the Corinthians: “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared
for those who love him” (1 Cor 2:9). The resurrection
goes beyond our best expectations, our wildest
imaginations, our profoundest dreams. Not just a new
world – of justice, fraternity and peace. It even goes
beyond all this, because it is about the reality of God
himself – the reality in which, as St. John says, “we will
be like him, for we will see him as he is” (1 Jn 3:2). And
the good news is precisely that already now we have access
to this reality, through the Spirit of God which the risen
Lord gives to each one of us.
Secondly, the resurrection is the offer of the gift of peace
and pardon. The women were afraid: if the Lord is truly
risen, what will he say to us who fled at the time of his
greatest need? Will he rebuke us for having denied him,
betrayed him, abandoned him? And yet the very first word
of the risen Jesus was “peace”. Peace to you. No word of
rebuke, of reprimand, of accusation. Just peace. And
pardon: “Put your finger here and see my hands .... Do
not doubt but believe” (Jn 20:27). And comfort: “Why
are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?
Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself” (Lk
24:38-39). And communion: “Have you anything here to
eat?” (Lk 24:41). And encouragement: “Receive the Holy
Spirit” (Jn 20:22). And mission: “As the Father has sent
me, so I send you” (Jn 20:21). The resurrection brings the
gift of peace and pardon. It gives us a new opportunity, a
new beginning, a second chance. The resurrection is the
first day of the week.
Thirdly, the resurrection is a call to conversion. The
women were afraid: if the Lord is truly risen, what
consequences will his resurrection have on our lives? If
the Lord is truly risen, then our lives cannot remain as
they were before. We need to change our life style. We
need to follow the Lord more closely. We need to make
our lives resemble more that of Jesus. We need to die to
the old man in order to rise as a new creation. We need to
become more like God in order to see him as he really is.
And God was willing to lose his only Son in order to gain
all people as his children. And in losing his only Son,
God only received him back as the first-born of many
children. We too need to be ready to lose our most precious
possession in order to gain more brothers and sisters of
Christ and more sons and daughters of God. Only in this
way can we receive back our possession transformed and
transfigured in Christ.
Dear Confreres, in Mark’s gospel the young man dressed
in white and sitting in the tomb speaks to the women in
imperatives: Come and See! Do not be afraid! Go and
tell! As long as they did not go and proclaim, the women
were afraid. If they only came and looked, the women
were alarmed. It was necessary to go and announce in
order not to be afraid. But first it was necessary to come
and see in order to go and proclaim.
Let us accept the invitation of the young man sitting in
the tomb. Let us enter the tomb and see it empty. But this
would not be enough. Otherwise, we would only have
fear. Let us go and proclaim that Christ is risen. Only then
will we cease to be afraid. Only then can we transform
our “fear” of the resurrection into the “joy” of the
resurrection. For Christ is truly risen. Alleluia! Alleluia!
A blessed Easter to each and everyone.
Fraternally in the Divine Word,
Antonio M. Pernia, SVD
Superior General

Courage!
Fr. Arnold Janssen wrote to Fr. Neuhorfer SVD who had to endure
much in Ecuador and was on a dangerous mission in 1894: “All sufferings
which God sends are graces which give birth to better things. I have
often experienced this and I am still experiencing it. Therefore courage;
sufferings are preparation for greater joy.
Proclaiming the Word in the Power of the Spirit: Character
delineation of Arnold Janssen, pp. 68-69.

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GENERALATE NEWS In Dialogue with the Word no. 9

Successful doctoral thesis defense
On March 19, 2010, Fr. Reginald ALVA of JPN
Province successfully defended his doctoral thesis
entitled, “The Theological Basis of the Catholic
Charismatic Renewal Movement and Its Role in the
Renewal of the Catholic Church of Japan”. The defense
took place at the Angelicum where Fr. Alva started his
doctoral studies in Spirituality almost two years ago. The
doctoral thesis is significant since no scientific
dissertation or book dealing exclusively with the
Charismatic Movement in Japan and specifically its role
in the renewal of the Church of Japan had been previously
published. The dissertation attempted to establish a strong
theological basis for the Charismatic Movement. Scores
of confreres attended the defense and witnessed how Fr.
Alba, with focus and clarity of thought, answered the
questions of the examiners. One question that came
unexpectedly from an examiner was accompanied by a
gracious uproar from the audience. He asked: “Are you
a charismatic?” to which Fr. Alba immediately responded:
“Definitely I am a charismatic.” Congratulations Fr. Alva.
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Rome through which Religious and Missionary Institutes
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because it will reach you faster.
In Dialogue with the Word booklet no. 9 has already
been released for distribution. The theme is: Human
Trafficking: Present-Day Slavery. Here is a quote from
the introduction: “Human trafficking is a multi-
dimensional issue. It is a crime which deprives people of
their human rights and freedoms, increases global health
risks, fuels growing networks of organized crime, sustains
high levels of poverty, and impedes development of
certain areas. While the reality is disheartening, there is
still hope.
That is the reason why we Divine Word Missionaries
also feel called to respond to this monstrous evil. We work
as missionaries in many places of the world where poor
and vulnerable people are often an easy target for human
traffickers. Since this evil is well hidden, we may not be
even aware of it. Therefore, we want to gain as much
information as possible in order to be better equipped to
combat it.” In Dialogue with the Word no. 9 is also
available in PDF form at www.svdcuria.org
Back from the General Visitations
The following councilors are back from their General
Visitations: Bro. Alfonso BERGER and Fr. Estanislau
CHINDECASSE from IDJ, and Fr. Arlindo DIAS from
IDT. Reports and impressions of these general visitations
will follow in the next issue of Arnoldus Nota.
Incoming Director of Dei Verbum Course
Fr. James URAVIL from INM was assigned for the Nemi
community to be the future Director of the Dei Verbum
Course. Fr. George KOOTTAPPILLIL, the current
director, will still direct the 2010 Dei Verbum Course. Fr.
Uravil will take over starting with the 2011 program. Fr.
Uravil was ordained in 1981 and his first mission
assignment was PNG. He currently works at the Pune
Missiological Institute.

“Salamat datang”. This was the

greeting that accompanied a custo-
mary welcome ritual prepared by our
Indonesian Novices. This ritual gree-
ted Fr. Superior General Antonio
Pernia, the General Visitators, Bro.
Alfonso Berger, Fr. Estanislau Chin-
decasse, and Fr. Arlindo Dias, as well
as the Provincial Superiors of Indo-
nesia. They were all gathered at the
Holy Spirit Novitiate in Batu (IDJ)
on March 16-17, 2010 for a joint
meeting.

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Reflections and Thoughts
Interview with Fr. John Fuellenbach
Doing Theology: What in
the digital age do you
mean?
At age 75 Fr. John Fuellenbach remains pretty active.
This year he has carefully chosen to accept 24 different
engagements, mostly now in Germany but elsewhere in
the world as well, such as this year in Malaysia,
Philippines and Ghana. Aside from that, he teaches as a
visiting Professor at St. Augustin International School of
Theology in Germany. He has committed himself to give
lectures annually at certain institutes, like the East Asian
Pastoral Institute in Manila for 20 years now, the American
College in Rome for 25 years in a row and the Nemi course
for a good number of years. Fr. Fuellenbach punctuated
the sharing of his hectic involvement by saying: “I am
amazed at how much the good Lord keeps me alive and
enthusiastic. If I convey or speak the message without
conviction, enthusiasm and prayer, all that I do becomes
a burden.”
For Fr. Fuellenbach, doing theology and living it is his
passion. He agreed when I mentioned the age old adage
on theology as “fides quarens intellectum” (faith seeking
understanding). Doing theology is thinking theologically
and coming to understand what one believes and why.
Theology, then, is a rational reflection on our beliefs. It
involves being prepared to give reasons for our faith. Fr.
Fuellenbach said, “Of course, studying theology must lead
to doing theology which leads to pastoral involvement.
This in turn will be effective only if it flows from a deep
spirituality that originates in a personal commitment to
Christ, whom I ultimately preach and communicate.”
This “doing theology from the spirit” is the only
effective way, particularly today, to keep one’s own faith
alive and one’s witness authentic and convincing. Brother
Roger Schutz, the founder of the Taize Community, never
got tired of telling young people: “You should never forget
that the only Gospel people will still read today is you”.
What Bro. Schutz was referring to was the young peoples’
life-witness to the Gospel. This is especially so in a time
of rapid religious change, inter-religious and multicultural
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contacts and the incessant effects, positive and negative,
of a globalized and consumerist society.
I plied Fr. Fuellenbach with questions such as: What is
theology with respect to a twenty first century techno-
culture? Is there such a
thing as doing theology
in the digital age? Does
techno-culture in a
digital world stimulate
our doing and thinking
theology? Can God find
a rightful place in the
digital world? I was not
sure what type of
responses I would get
from Fr. Fuellenbach
considering his forty
years of experience as a theology professor and a lecturer.
For him, “The digital age is a new and a marvelous way
of communicating. It offers an enormous range of access
to available sources not possible before. Theology can
only gain from it if used in the proper way. This will
surely be the way of the future. Yet the concept of a digital
age is complex and multifaceted. Its effects on society
are only starting to be investigated.”
“Personally I hold that the mandate for Theology today
should be “Back to the Basics”, in terms of doing
theology and thinking theology”, Fr. Fuellenbach said.
“Theology must be taught in a scientific, pastoral and
spiritual way and at the same time it must be formative.”
For the student, the digital age brings an enormous
advantage in terms of available sources for studying
theology. Yet strangely enough, in spite of such
advantages, it seems to be a fact that a good number of
theological students are no longer interested in scientific
theology, a theology that interacts with science and takes
the findings of science into account. This needs serious
and time consuming studies and effort.
Fr. Fuellenbach asks the question, “How many books
do our students really read from cover to cover?” If
students are no longer interested in scientific theology it
will be disastrous in the long run. As a general
phenomenon in the world, we tend to take things lightly
and we want them to be within our comfort zones. But
in the sphere of theological and pastoral involvement
we have to give something beyond what is “light and
comfortable”. A complex and a digital world asks for
competent answers which presuppose knowing the facts.
Without serious study how can one give an answer to a
serious question? Of course, besides theological
knowledge one must be touched and inspired by the
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message itself. Karl Rahner remarked repeatedly 40 years
ago: “The Christian of the future must be a mystic or he
will have no future”. What he meant was that a person
must be constantly aware of the presence of God in his
life. After all, to evangelize is a matter of conviction and
not the preaching of doctrines and commands.
Doing theology in the digital age requires immersing
oneself in the world of digital communication with its
limitless and overflowing potentials. Pope Benedict XVI,
in his 2010 Message for World Day of Communications,
wrote: “Priests stand at the threshold of a new era: as
new technologies create deeper forms of relationship
across greater distances, they are called to respond
pastorally by putting the media ever more effectively at
the service of the Word”. In the same way and in an equal
manner, theology is also at the threshold of this new era
and the same responsibility for its proper and effective
use is also incumbent upon the theologians themselves.
Fr. Fuellenbach comments: “The digital world is the future
and there is nothing wrong with it. What is more important
is the proper and efficient use of all that it offers.” There
is this whole gamut of information in the cyberspace that
potentially supports our thinking and acting from a
reflected theology.
One danger of the digital age is that one can easily hide
behind the computer and forget that faith has to be
personally shared, if it wants to survive. There is no
substitute for our living engagement with the Word. Fr.
Fuellenbach added further: “I can read books in digital
form but it should not be a substitute for a living
engagement of the Word. Sharing your faith is to be done
in a personal way. It means taking the way towards a
personal encounter with someone or others”. The easy
access to information affects of course the studying of
theology. To illustrate this further, Fr. Fuellenbach
recounts one real temptation of the digital age for
students: “When I was teaching theology elsewhere, some
students resorted to copying things without digesting
them. They do the cut and paste modus operandi and
boom, they have a paper! Reading their work later makes
me wonder whether these ideas really came from them since
they are undigested and hardly made any sense. I am not
saying all students do so but the number is not small.”
Doing theology in a digital age does not only involve
the use of all the various communications technologies.
The center of doing theology remains the same: Christ.
This is why every time Fr. Fuellenbach acts and thinks
theologically, the elements of conviction, passion and
personal engagement are always evident. With Christ
squarely at the center, in this day and age, it is always
useful to ask, “What in the digital world do you
mean?”
Editor Arnoldus Nota

Remembering a Missionary Spirit

Fr. Prof. Martin Gusinde SVD
Born on Oc-
tober 29, 1886,
in Wroclaw, Po-
land, died in
Mödling on Oc-
tober 10, 1969,
ethnologist,
anthropologist,
m i s s i o n a r y,
University
professor in Washington and
teacher at the St. Gabriel Mission
Seminary. Research into the
customs of the natives in Tierra The Selk’nam, also known as the Ona, lived in the Patagonian region
del Fuego, became a member of of southern Chile and Argentina including the Tierra del Fuego islands.
the Aamana tribe, expeditions in They were one of the last aboriginal groups in South America to be reached
Central Africa, was the first to by Westerners, in the late 19th century. Fr. Martin Gusinde did research
visit the Ayome Pygmies in New into their customs from 1911-1924. This photo was taken by Fr. Gusinde
Guinea in 1956. in 1920.

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AFRICA-MADAGASCAR ZONE
Schedule for Zonal Meetings and
Workshops
Zonal Assembly: in Zimbabwe, Sept 2013
Bible/Communication: in Madagascar, Easter 2011
JPIC and Mission Animation: in Kenya, April 2011
Formation: in Ghana, June 2011
Afram Formation Board: in Congo, June 2010
Execom of AFRAM Zone
Fr. Superior General Antonio PERNIA, with the
consent of his Council, reappointed Fr. Xene SANCHEZ
Zonal Coordinator of the AFRAM Zone for the 2010-
2013 triennium. The General Council also recognised the
election of Fr. Zeferino Zeca MARTINS as Chairman and
Fr.Tadeusz GRENDA as Vice Chairman of the AFRAM
Zone. These two, together with the Zonal Coordinator,
constitute the Executive Committee of the Zone.
DAMBWA (BOT):
Film on Pope John Paul II
On January 31, 2010, St. Francis Catholic Church in
Dambwa received a most unlikely group of visitors, a
film crew from Poland to shoot some scenes of the parish
including the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. A film is
being made about the life of the Church today especially
focusing on countries where the late Pope John Paul II
had an apostolic visitation. On his 41st pastoral visit
outside Italy, Pope John Paul II visited Madagascar,
Zambia and Malawi (April 28–May 6, 1989). He was the
first Pope to ever visit Zambia.
St. Francis Parish was chosen as one of the parishes in
Zambia to be included in the film. The director, producer
and narrator of the film each got enough material and all
were impressed with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist.
The narrator of the film said “During the mass the whole
church was alive and there was a mood of celebration
which we did not find elsewhere”.The film will be released
in April 2010 on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of
the death of Pope John Paul II.
KABWE (BOT):
Bible ministry showing signs of growth
The small parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in
Kabwe, Mukobeko exists side by side with seven
Protestant churches. Most of these churches use the
fundamentalist approach to interpreting the Bible.The
Protestants in the area generally look down on the
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Catholics and think that Catholics are ignorant of the
Bible. This situation has inspired the parishioners of
Mukobeko parish to learn more about the Bible. This
evident hunger and growing interest for the Word of God
is felt especially among the young people. In 2008 a Bible
Ministry was formed and Basic Bible Seminars and
Biblio-drama seminars for the adults and the youth were
conducted. After an overwhelming response, Fr. Wojciech
SZYPULA organized seminars on the Pauline Literature
to highlight the year of St. Paul. Based on the good
performance of the Bible Ministry in the first two years, the
Parish Council, along with their pastor Fr. Alberto SACO,
decided that similar programs will be offered every year.
MWANDI (BOT):
Lutaba Village Service Center, a source of
empowerment
Since 2003, St. Arnold Mission has been one of the rural
parishes in the Diocese of Livingstone in Zambia. With
the help and support of Misereor and benefactors from
England and Germany, a Village Service Center to
promote social and sustainable development was built in
Lutaba Village. The center also responds to the impact of
climate change, natural disasters such as drought and
floods, and even animal diseases. The center was blessed
recently by Bishop Raymond Mpezele of Livingstone
Diocese.
Fr. Klemens AMAUNUT expressed his hope that the
Village Service Center, through its programs, will be able
to reduce people’s vulnerability to climate change and
natural disasters. At the same time the center aims to
promote and impart among the people knowledge of
measures for disaster risk reduction. As the Village Center
moves forward with its programs and other formational
activities, it hopes to empower the poor as well as
vulnerable individuals and groups such as youth, children,
small scale farmers and especially women. Assisting Fr.
Amanaut is Fr. Wendefredus NATUN.
ACCRA (GHA):
Learning to leave and leaving to learn
The Divine Word Language Centre, under the
Directorship of Fr. Vince BURKE, is engaged in four main
aspects of English language learning: speaking, listening,
reading with comprehension and learning to write essays
with correct grammar and vocabulary skills. On
November 24, 2009, the centre received four young and
enthusiastic SVD Malagasian philosophy students, who

spoke French and Malagasy, to begin a second stage of
English language learning. From Madagascar, these
students brought with them the rich Malagasy culture.
Their presence in the language center and eventually as
Novices in Ghana has been dubbed as “Madagascar meets
Ghana”. For these students it is important to remember
“Learning to leave and leaving to learn”. One cannot learn
a new language fully without first learning to leave one’s
own culture and learning the cultural signals associated
with a new language.
GHA Newsletter
SALANGAWA, BENIN (TOG):
I am here for them, I am here to serve them
Early in the morning of the Feast of All Saints, Fr.
Hendrikus WUWUR rode his motorbike to the outstation
of Salangawa. The ride lasted an hour and a half. The
mass that day was meant for three parishioners. However
when he arrived, there was nobody in the chapel. Half an
hour later an old man joined Fr. Wuwur and both waited
for the other two to come. After some period of waiting,
Fr. Wuwur started the mass since the other two did not
show any sign of coming.
In this outstation, there are only three active participants.
Fr. Wuwur related that this outstation lies in an area where
the majority of the people are either Muslims or traditional
believers. In earlier days, many inhabitants of Salangawa
turned up to gather and pray as a group. But in the course
of time, these faithful have experienced intimidation and
pressure from the Muslim community, especially when
they are seen on their way to the chapel. Some of them
have returned to practice their traditional beliefs and others
have found refuge by simply calling themselves Muslims
even though they do not practice Islam.
That All Saints Day, Fr. Wuwur celebrated the mass for
one person with a saintly faith and courage unmatched
by a roomful of nominal Catholics gathered for a liturgical
celebration. After the mass, Fr. Wuwur went to the house
of his faithful parishioner and spent time with his family.
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As he did for all the occasions that he visited his three
parishioners at the outstation of Salanga, Fr. Wuwur
returned to the main station with the same determination:
“I am here to serve them, I am here for them.”
Fr. Wuwur is an Indonesian missionary and was
ordained on July 28, 2005 He presently works at St. Joseph
Parish in Sanahoulou, Benin. Salangawa is one of the
outstations.
LUSAKA (BOT):
Enneagram: a tool for Formation work
When Fr. Al VILLASANTE was asked how many
times he has given Enneagram* seminars, he answered:
“Since 1997, seventy seven times”. As a formator himself,
he sees Enneagram as a way of doing formation in a
scientific manner. Fr. Villlasante, with his numerous
Enneagram seminars given to seminarians, Junior Sisters,
diocesan priests and religious, teachers, charismatic
groups and university students, regularly monitors the
effects of the Enneagram on participants. In the case of
the seminarians, he particularly compares their level of
self esteem and personal growth initiative before and after
the workshop. He follows up these results to see where
they lead. Some of his findings are: The intervention
program using the Enneagram principle enhanced self
esteem and personal growth immediately after the
experience. The effect of Enneagram on self esteem and
personal growth initiatives remains stable after one to
three and a half months. From an average level of self
esteem and personal growth initiative prior to the
intervention, these factors were at a high level after a
three month period.
Recently, four seminarians who took Enneagram with
Fr. Villasante in 2007 and 2008 at the SVD Philosophy
House in Lusaka were asked to describe their experiences
of the Enneagram. Their responses to the question were:
Enneagram helped them to understand themselves better
and learned how to relate and interact with each other.
They became more cons-
cious of their behavior since
Enneagram pointed out to
them their strengths and
weaknesses, thereby chal-
lenging them to grow for the
better. Knowing about each
other’s type of personality
enabled them to respect
idiosyncracies and to learn
from each other. If you want
more information about Fr. Villasante’s work please email
him at alvil2@yahoo.com Fr. Villasante was recently
transferred to PHS.
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ASIA-PACIFIC ZONE
KHURDA (INC):
Education for rural children
Mahatma Gandhi High School in Khurda is an endeavor
of SVD missionaries of the Central Indian Province to
provide education for rural children. It is located about
60 km. from Indore city and about 8 km. from Manpur on
the way to Mumbai-Agra Highway. It is surrounded by
beautiful mountains and is situated in a village. It is the
only school run by Christians in this locality, and it
provides education for the rural children from
Kindergarten to 11th standard. At present, the school has
1130 students of whom 800 are boys and 330 are girls.
The children mainly belong to the tribal societies and for
the most part depend on agriculture for their survival. The
school has 26 working staff members. They assist as
teachers, office personnel and in other related roles.
INC Newsletter
PRESTON (AUS):
School promoting interfaith
and intercultural life
Preston Parish’s Sacred Heart Primary School is making
a significant contribution to promoting the interfaith and
intercultural life of Melbourne’s northern suburbs. The
156 children at the school come mainly from Chinese,
Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Lebanese, Indian and Anglo
backgrounds, and there is one Aboriginal boy. There are
45 Roman Rite Catholics, 5 Eastern Rite Catholics, 37
Buddhists, 9 Muslims, 3 Hindus, one brave Mormon and
a few members of smaller Christian groups. Forty-eight
children come from families who have no formal religious
affiliation. The staff of the school is very mission-minded
and the Catholic ethos is strong. Interestingly, most non-
Catholic parents state that this is the main reason they
want their children to attend Sacred Heart Primary School.
Few, if any, of the non-Catholic children will seek baptism,
but they and their families all develop a deep respect for
the Church and the person of Jesus.
Fr. Bill Burt
TAGBILARAN, BOHOL (PHS):
Innovation and Excellence Awards
for the University
The Holy Name University (HNU) College of
Engineering team bagged first place in the 6th SWEEP
(SMART Wireless Engineering Education Program)
Innovation and Excellence Awards held on February 5-6,
2010 in Makati City. SWEEP Innovation and Excellence
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Awards is a nationwide search for the most innovative
wireless applications designed by student-faculty teams
of partner schools to benefit their respective schools and
communities.
HNU’s team with
its project entry,
“Water Supply
Management
through Wireless
SMART Wireless
Engineering Education Program Technology” emerged
as the national winner among the ten SMART partner
schools that made it to the finals after the regional short-
listing in October last year. As the national winner, they
received P500, 000 ($10,000) as a cash prize, 80% of
which goes to the team while 20% goes to the faculty-
adviser. The same amount goes to Holy Name University
in a form of a grant.
TAIPEI (SIN):
Suggestions and Proposals from ASPAC
Mission Secretaries
During the meeting of Mission Secretaries in Taiwan,
February 8-12, 2010, some concrete suggestions and
proposals were drawn up. They are the following:
1) Based on the new experiences of Mission
Secretaries in carrying out
their responsibilities, it is
important to review and, if
necessary, revise the
present Mission Secretary
Directives. Special
attention is to be given to
the relationship of a
Mission Secretary with the Provincial leadership and
to the collaboration between a Mission Secretary and
the provincial coordinators for the Bible Apostolate,
JPIC and Social Communication.
2) Complete an ongoing study of existing SVD-
linked lay mission groups. Collect the current
guidelines of existing groups for information and
sharing.
3) On a provincial level, engage the Mission
Secretary in screening applications for funds for
mission projects. This can ensure the preparation of
‘people oriented’ applications and reports of these
mission projects.
4) Due to the growing number of missionaries’ early
returns to their home provinces, a close collaboration

is expected between the Mission Secretary and the
formators. Further, it is important that a Mission
Secretary collaborates with Vocation Directors.
5) Create a network among Mission Secretaries of
the ASPAC zone by establishing a Yahoo group. It
would primarily be a social network to share
experiences in work.
6) Explore possibilities within the Indian and
An Interview with Bishop Hilarius Moa
This diocese is not a sleeping giant
It is difficult to imagine a diocese that covers 30,442
square kilometers, contains about 1,000 islands, has
2 million people and where the Catholics number
about 45,000. This describes the
Diocese of Pangkalpinang, erected
in 1961 and having Msgr. Hilarius
Moa Nurak, SVD as bishop since
1987. There are 14 parishes in the
diocese and one parish is run by three
SVDs. There is also a biblical center
in the diocese managed by the SVDs.
With 2 million people and only a handful of
Catholics, the majority of the population is Muslim.
Key positions and government offices
are held by Muslims. It is not
surprising then to hear from Bishop
Moa how important it is to maintain
good relations with the Muslim
community. “We take all chances and
situations where we can find ways to
relate and establish a dialogue,” said
Bishop Moa. This interreligious
dialogue with the Muslim community
ranges from Bishop Moa’s personal
and amicable relations with the Muslim authorities
down to the mutual invitations of parishes and Muslim
communities to meet together. To invite a Muslim to
come over to a Catholic community to speak about
their religion, customs and traditions is not something
out of the ordinary. For a Catholic community to
receive an invitation to explain why they venerate
saints and put candles before statues is received as
an opportunity to dialogue. Bishop Moa says, “If there
is anything that you need to avoid in order not to
tarnish the good relationship between the Muslims
and Catholics, it is to question and contest one’s
customs and traditions”. It is not surprising then how
April 2010
Indonesian provinces to set up Inter-Provincial
Mission Offices. This could be a more viable
arrangement for fund raising purposes. See if it is possible
to put this into effect within the next three years.
7) Make the commitment that any confrere in the
zone who is appointed as a Mission Secretary will
exercise this office as his primary responsibility.
Minutes of Meeting
important it is for both communities to get to know
one another.
The diocesan program to build and strengthen basic
Christian communities is also geared towards openness
to other religions, specifically the Muslim community.
The basic Christian communities aim to form parents
and their children, through catechism, not only in
knowledge of the Church and its doctrines, but also to
accept and remain open without prejudices toward
other religions. Bishop Moa says, “It is a privilege for
the children at an early age to learn and know from
their parents how important it is to relate well with
the Muslim community because this knowledge will
be useful for the rest of their lives.”
Bishop Moa shared that one of the great challenges
of the diocese is poverty. This poverty
has metastasized to produce widespread
lack of education, isolation and illi-
teracy. Bishop Moa frankly shared that
most of those who are below the poverty
line are Catholics and those who are in
better economic positions are Muslims
and members of Protestant deno-
minations. It is through this situation of
poverty that Catholics are lured by
Protestants to give up their religion for
a better future and a more secure life.The diocese is
big but the Catholics are few. However, the numbers
alone do not reflect the possibilities for growth and
expansion. Now there are Indonesian diocesan
priests taking the positions of foreign missionaries
who have been long over due for retirement.
Vocation promotion is at full throttle to look for
candidates who could be future priests for the
diocese. This is an important factor for this vast area
where Catholics are scattered from point to point
and island to island. This diocese is not a sleeping
giant. It is up and moving.
Editor Arnoldus Nota
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EUROPEAN ZONE lane” or strategic planning. They learned various

theoretical and practical exercises that can help to mobilize
strategic planning for the life of the parish. As a result,
VICENZA (ITA): the participants also acquired some methods and
instruments to help formulate and review missionary
Sinulog 2010 projects. There was time for the participants to talk and
On January 24, 2010, the Feast of St. Nino (Feast of the discuss pertinent matters of parish life such as the
Holy Child), also called Sinulog, was celebrated in appointment and support for parish priests, coordination
Parrocchia de Araceli and follow up of diocesan orientations and plans side by
in Cristo Re in Vicen- side with those of the congregation. Fr. Provincial José
za. More than a Antonio ANTUNES also emphasized the importance of
thousand Filipino making a detailed inventory of what goods pertain to the
migrants participated parish and to the congregation.
in the event. The
Sinulog is an annual DRESDEN (GER)
festival held on the
third Sunday of Don’t be a Duckmäuser (Coward)
January in Cebu City. The festival honors the so called In Dresden, family circles are small groups composed
vision of the child Jesus known as the Santo Niño. of parents that gather regularly to discuss current issues
and religious themes. Some members belonging to one of
Among those present these family circles come from two SVD parishes, namely
at the celebration in St. Mary’s, Cotta, where the pastor is Fr. Paskalis LOLAN,
Vicenza were Bishop and St. Anthony, Lobtau, where the pastor is Fr. Stanislau
Cesare Nosiglia of MADRO. In an effort to motivate the Catholics in his
Vicenza, the parish diocese, the Bishop of Dresden, Joachim Reinalt, once
priest of Araceli in said: “Our being Christians must be recognizable; we may
Cristo Re, the Dioce- and must not hide this. No shyness. Don’t belong to the
san Director of the Duckmäuser.” These family circles put this call of the
Migrants, chaplains of Bishop into practice. As experienced by our confreres,
Filipino communities of Veneto that included Fr. Paulino Frs.Lolan and Madro, these family circles also become
BUMANGLAG, and the Philippine Consul General. The venues to speak and share about our Society, especially
theme for this year’s celebration was “Church: School of our Founder and our missionary work. You might be
communion for the Filipino migrants-in commemoration surprised by how much interest this kind of sharing
of the birth of Christianity in the Philippines”. Bishop generates among the parents. Next year, the particular
Nosiglia told the crowd of Filipinos, “You feel an integral family circle whose members come from our two parishes
part of this Church to the point of assuming the Diocesan will celebrate its 20th anniversary as a group . Talking
Pastoral Plan and for me this is a moving sign of about life, mission and the work of our Founder is an
inculturation.” inspiration for the parents as they continue to become
active participants of their parishes. Fr.Lolan intends to
Interestingly, Vicenza is also the birthplace of Antonio form more family circles in his parish in the near future.
Pigafetta, the chronicler of the travels of Ferdinand GER Newsletter
Magellan who “discovered” the Philippines on March 16,
1521. Pigafetta would never have imagined that the
ST. AUGUSTIN (GER):
Filipinos could celebrate a religious event such as this in
his own land in Vicenza. God and money: a successful series of
ITA Province Newsletter lectures
This winter a series of lectures on the topic of God and
FATIMA (POR): money was conducted at the “Academy of Peoples and
Cultures” at St. Augustin. A high point of these lectures
Formation Meeting for Pastors was the presentation of Professor Dr. Norbert Walter, an
(Parish Priests) economist and a former executive of Deutsche Bank. He
The SVD confreres working as pastors in different spoke on the topic “After capitalism - what?” He pointed
parishes met together from February 8-9, 2010 in Fátima. poignantly to the human and social conditions needing
The participants learned about what they call “the magic the benefits of an economic recovery in the future. He

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talked about the lack of readiness to have children, the
egoistic thinking and the lack of consciousness towards
public interest and common good as causes of the
economic crisis. If the economy is to succeed, there must
always be people who voluntarily and professionally feel
bound to the public interest and common good. Thus they
put into practice the fundamental ethics that apply to the
economy. Dr. Walter, himself a convinced Catholic,
directed his talk to about 170 participants that included
some professionals, politicians, religious and priests.
Fr. Martin Neuhauser
SCHILDERSWIJK (NEB):
HIRCOS celebrates 15 years of existence
HIRCOS is an acronym that stands for The Hague
International Religious Community of Schilderswijk.
This is a missionary community comprised of SVDs and
SSpS whose members reside at the former convent of
Martha Church in Schilderswijk. Fifteen years ago, on
July 1, 1995, the house was formally opened. Fr. Theo
Smeets was the founder of the community with the help
of Fr. Joep HEINEMANS and Sr. Imaria, who did a lot
of consultation and a feasibility study for this new
missionary experiment. At the moment five SVD
confreres and three SSpS Sisters form this missionary
community and they are involved in various apostolates
April 2010
pertaining to the fourfold prophetic dialogue. This is a
unique community where SVDs and SSpS are living
together and gathering for Mass, prayers and meals every
day.
After 15 years of existence, this missionary community
continues to spark the interest and admiration of the people
not only within the District of Schilderswijk but in other
districts as well. In a pastoral meeting in another district
of The Hague it was commented: “Please don’t let this
Missionary Community and Missionary Project get
neglected in the event of parish clustering because their
presence is too important for our future here.” The vicar
forane of The Hague, Ad van de Helm shows a growing
interest in our Missionary project. He spent an afternoon
to talk with the HIRCOS community concerning the
question: “What will you as HIRCOS mean for the future
parish cluster of The Hague?”
Last January 23, 2010 a simple celebration was held to
recall the initial stages of preparing the community house.
It commemorated the occasion when three SSpS arrived
on January 28, 1995 to do a thorough clean up of the
house and arrange the furnishings for its eventual use.
An anniversary celebration is being planned for May 18,
2010 with special invitations for the people of the area.
Fr. Hubert Wooning
Talking Images
This is the view of Nitra
Kalvaria (SLO) where the
Divine Word Missionaries have
their provincial and retirement
house. On Palm Sunday, March
28, 2010 at 4:00 PM, TV LUX,
the Catholic TV Network of
Slovakia broadcasted the Way of
the Cross as it was filmed at our
place. The different stations of
the cross were prepared by our
retired confreres who shared
reflections based on their life,
vocation and missionary
experiences.
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PAN-AMERICAN ZONE
SVD Chile: the aftermath of the devastating earthquake
On February 27, 2010, at 03:34 local time, a massive
earthquake occurred off the coast of the Maule Region of
Chile with a magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale and
lasting for about three minutes. The damage from Chile’s
earthquake was widespread. Fr. Superior General Antonio
Pernia, the members of the Generalate and the Collegio
community have followed closely the development of the
events and the aftermath of the earthquake.
The Generalate has received two official
communications from Fr. Carlos DEL VALLE, one sent
on March 2 and the other on March 5. Here is a breakdown
of the situation of the province.
-All our confreres, workers and the families of our
Chilean confreres are safe and unhurt.
-Our SVD community residing in Los Angeles, located
in the Region of Bio Bio close to the epicenter of the
earthquake, has been out of reach for some time. The
SVD community residence there has suffered
considerable damage including the roof, ceilings, the
Words from Trento, Italy: Forza Cile
Some days after
the earthquake,
the words “Forza
Cile” were embla-
zoned on a full
page report of this
devastating
calamity in Chile.
Special attention
was focused on the report of Fr. Graziano Beltrami
and the damage suffered by the SVD community
house and the school. The report also showed several
images of the house, school and surrounding area.
Fr. Beltrami is a native of Nomesino belonging to
the Diocese of Trento.The Province of CHI was Fr.
Beltrami’s first assignment. Since 1998 he has been
working in Liceo Aleman del Verbo Divino in Los
Angeles, Chile where he is currently the Rector.
Fr. Beltrami recounted how he and two other
confreres, Frs. Paul Remmel and James Owusu, were
isolated and had no possible communication for two
days. After 48 hours of desperate waiting, the phone
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windows and water pipes. The school building also
suffered significant damage. Assessment of these
damages will be done over the next few days. Fr. Graziano
Beltrami, the Rector of the school, announced that the
beginning of the school year, which would have normally
started on March 1, has been delayed for another week.
-Two chapels of the Parish of Pallihue and the old house
of Fundo Huaqui also suffered considerable damage.
-The gymnasium of Colegio San Jose and other parts
of the school have had minor damage.
-The Escuela Industrial in El Pinar located in Santiago
suffered minor damage especially to the windows and
partition walls. Assessment of the damage, including
some cracks in the foundations, needs to be completed.
-The Church of Manzanal in Rancagua suffered
considerable damage.
-The old building of the Seminary in La Florida,
Santiago suffered cracks on the walls and broken
windows. Expected aftershocks could increase the harm
already done.
lines were finally restored. Fr. Beltrami, in addition
to receiving a call from Trento, was able to
communicate by email with his family.
Fr. Beltrami appealed to his fellow Trentinos for
solidarity. He said, “After resolving the basic
emergency needs, the lengthy and arduous task of
reconstruction of the community house, the school
and the hospital must be dealt with. And when we
need you most, please don’t leave us alone.” As the
Trentinos proclaimed Forza Cile, the same is said to
you Fr. Beltrami, Forza Graziano!

Words of support from the Generalate
We express our solidarity with the confreres, the local
church and the people of Chile. We are happy that none
of our confreres, the SSpS, SSpSAp or members of their
families were hurt in the earthquake. We take note that
the damages to our buildings are minor in comparison to
the rest of the buildings in the area. We have been
following the news in the newspapers and television and
we will keep all of you in our prayers.
Almost 50 years ago: the world’s strongest
recorded earthquake
Concepcion, Chile On May 22,
1960, the earth-
quake that struck
Valdivia, Chile
had a magnitude
of 9.5 on the
Richter scale.
This is the stro-
ngest earthquake ever recorded by instruments in the
world. Months following the earthquake, the
September-October 1960 issue of Arnoldus Nota
carried a lengthy account of the world’s strongest
earthquake. These were some of the reports from
confreres:
Fr. Haberstroh from Puerto Varas said: The walls
of the rectory fell outwards into the garden and the
church shook so much that the bells began to ring. In
the old building the staircase of the high school
collapsed and the room upstairs used for projecting
films came crashing down into the basement tearing
down the walls on both sides. One wall was pushed
outward into the garden and the large chimney of the
bakery fell down on the roof of the study hall of the
minor seminarians. Providentially, no one was inside.
From Puerto Varas: We received the sad news that
the home of Father Edmund Niklitschek SVD
collapsed during the quake and burst into flames,
burning his mother to death. On the same day his
aunt also lost her life.
From Fresia: The entire experience was so terrible
that it defies description. Fr. Javier Braun SVD gave
all of us general absolution. Every ten or twelve
minutes, sometimes more often, there were new
rumblings in the earth. All night long we stayed
outside in the courtyard. The material losses in Fresia
are great. The new church is almost completely
destroyed. Our own buildings are also severely
damaged.
April 2010
SAN BERNARDINO (USW):
A mini documentary on slavery and
trafficking
Wordnet received a grant to do a mini documentary
on slavery and human trafficking in today’s world.
Wordnet is in partnership with CAST (Coalition against
Slavery and Trafficking). CAST is a Los Angeles-based
anti-human trafficking organization. Through legal,
social, and advocacy services, CAST helps rehabilitate
survivors of trafficking, raises awareness, and lobbies for
legislation and public policy surrounding human
trafficking.The documentary will include footage of some
interviews done with survivors. The staff members of
CAST were also interviewed to give their view on this
important issue that affects the lives of so many people.
With another project, Fr. Soney SEBASTIAN taped
segments of a play related to slavery and human
trafficking. Each year about 15,000 people are trafficked
in the United States alone.
LOOKOUT, MONTSERRAT (USC):
Volcano remains active
Fr. George AGGER,
the parish priest of St.
Patrick Church in Look-
out, reported that on
February 11, 2010 there
was a partial collapse of
the lava dome as Mont-
serrat’s volcano remains
The old church of St. active. The volca-no shot
Patrick after the ash some 15 kilometers
eruption. into the sky and the
spectacle was consi-dered
one of the volcano’s most dramatic moments since the
devastating 1997 eruption that drove away more than half
of the Caribbean island’s population. Despite the recent
activity, Fr. Agger reported that blessings continue as the
wind-borne ash and the lava flow, stretching for seven
miles, did not impact any inhabited areas. The dome has
crumbled several times since the volcano became active
in 1995.The original St. Patrick Church in Plymouth, the
capital of the Caribbean island, fell victim to the
catastrophic eruption in 1997. An estimated 8,000 of the
island’s population of 12,000 left Montserrat at that time.
Fr. Larry FINNEGAN, who was pastor then, held the St.
Patrick’s congregation together. In 2006, Fr. Agger
became the pastor and oversaw the building of the new
church. The new church of St. Patrick was blessed on
June 18, 2009.
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= OUR DEPARTED
Fr. Justinus Toda (GHA)
20.02.2010, 55-76-78-83-84
This large number of people and the outpouring of grief
were an eloquent testimony to his ministry and the place
he had won in the hearts of those he served.
Father Justinus Toda, SVD was born on 14 April 1955
in Watujaji-Ngada, Ende, Indonesia, the child of Joannes
Dope and Juliana Idju. His secondary schooling was at
Mataloko from 1971 to 1974. He started his novitiate in
Ledalero in 1976 and pronounced his first vows there on
8 January 1978. He entered the major seminary at
Ledalero in 1977 and completed in 1984 with a B.A. and
an M.A. He was ordained in Bajawa, Flores on 20 June
1984. After ordination he was first assigned to parish work
in Ruteng, then as Associate Novice Master in Ledalero
and finally as Assistant Parish Priest in the Cathedral of
Ende before going for studies in Rome.
In 1988 he began studies for a Licentiate in Educational
Sciences with the specialization in Youth Pastoral and
Catechetics at the Salesian Pontifical University of Rome.
He received a Baccalaureate on 15 June 1993 “Magna
cum Laude” and a Licentiate “Cum Laude” on 1 July
1993. At the end of his studies he received an appointment
to Ghana. After taking time in Ireland to improve his
English he arrived in Ghana in 1994 on a temporary
assignment and was assigned to parish work in Asesewa.
In September 1999 he started studies for a Diploma in
Holistic Spiritual Counseling which he received in June
2000 from the Institute of St. Anselm, Kent, England.
After his studies in England he was assigned to The Catholic
Conference Center in Adoagyiri-Nsawam as its Director
from 2000 to 2006. His final assignment was to St. John
Vianney Catholic Church in Asutsuare as parish priest.
He made friends easily and was well liked. He was
good in languages and learned Dangme quite well. He
was able to converse freely with his parishioners in the
native language. While he was Director of the Catholic
Conference Centre he helped out in a Twi speaking
community and also learned a good bit of Twi. He was a
member of the Province Celebrations Committee. In 2001
he was appointed to the Provincial Spirituality Animation
Team. From 2002 to 2005 he was not only Director of
the CCC but also Praeses of the SVD Community in
Adoagyiri-Nsawam. In 2004 he was appointed as a
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Member of the Provincial Council of the Ghana
Province.On Saturday 20 February 2010 he was leading
the Tema-Battor Deanery COSRA group on a retreat.
They were praying the Stations of the Cross as they
ascended Mount Asutsuare and were to have confessions
and Mass at the summit. At the eleventh station however
Fr. Justinus collapsed. About an hour after he collapsed
he was in Akuse Government Hospital. A few minutes
after 3:00 p.m. he passed from this life in the presence of
three confreres and about a dozen of his parishioners and
members of the COSRA group. Fr. Toda was buried in
Adoagyiri-Nsawam.
Brother James Wilkins (AUS)
03.03.2010; 47-70-71-75-**
Bro. James grew to love the Thai people and their
culture. This experience marked him for the rest of his
life.
Bro. James Wilkins was born in the town of
Muswellbrook, 250kms northwest of Sydney. He was the
eldest of four children. After finishing high school, Bro.
James joined the Passionists. After two years he left them
and joined the work force, spending significant time
working in the local bank. In 1970 he joined the SVD at
Marburg, Queensland as a junior brother. He pronounced
first vows there in 1971 and final vows in Muswellbrook
in 1975.
Bro. James attained a BA in Accounting and Financial
Management and a Certificate in Foreign Trade. He was
very acute at managing and understanding financial
issues. He was initially assigned to PNG where he worked
as the Provincial Treasurer from 1979-1984. He
subsequently returned to AUS where he took up the
position of Provincial Treasurer, working with three
separate provincial administrations from 1984 to 1998.
In June 1998 James moved to Thailand where, along
with Bro. Damien Lunders SVD, he began the SVD
mission there. After basic language learning, he was active
in teaching and assisting in the initial stages of the SVD
mission to people living with the HIV/AIDS virus. He
returned to Australia in 2005 due to health issues but
robustly resumed the role of Provincial Treasurer.
In 2006, Bro. James underwent a double lung transplant.
He recovered remarkably quickly and returned to work. He
maintained a reasonable quality of life for over two years.
During the last twelve months, his body began to reject the
lungs, causing a gradual deterioration of lung function. James
died in the SVD house in Marsfield on March 3, 2010.
 April 2010

= We Remember
Living one’s vocation and mission
Three years ago this month, our young Indonesian
confrere, Fr. Fransiskus Madhu, was shot and killed
while preparing for Palm Sunday Mass. He was on
mission in Kalinga, Apayao (PHN). From all
appearances, he was shot for no reason at all. Fr.
Jerome Adriatico SVD, the Provincial of PHN,
commented: “Fr. Madhu was just living his vocation
and doing his mission.”
A short prayer (slightly edited) was found in Fr.
Madhu’s diary:
I believe that you will always be with me to do
my activities.
Bless me to have a good heart to hear others,
To answer the needs of my people,
And grant them the generosity to transform
themselves,
To always hear your Word.

= OUR DEPARTED
SVD Province Date of Death MilestoneDates
Bro. Wilkins, James (AUS) 03.03.2010 47 70 71 75 **
Fr. Shinohara, Tadashi (JPN) 19.03.2010 41 67 69 74 74
Fr. Mészáros, Ferenc (HUN) 22.03.2010 32 48 50 60 61

SSpS Prov./Reg. Died on Age Vows

Sr. Marielis Krämer Germany 09.02.2010 83 56

Sr. Anzelma Èuntalová Slovakia 15.02.2010 85 56
Sr. Teofana Dompor Philippines North 16.02.2010 79 54
Sr. Geretrude Berghs Netherlands 23.02.2010 91 59
Sr. Magdalena Gasser Germany 25.02.2010 77 52
Sr. Laurenta Yster U.S.A. 26.02.2010 98 72
Sr. Áurea Ashikaga Japan 06.03.2010 95 59
Sr. Avelindis Hintzen Áustria 09.03.2010 95 70
Sr. Berthelma Klas Germany 11.03.2010 82 55
Sr. Hildegarda Ningel Germany 12.03.2010 85 57
Sr. Therasia Carl Germany 14.03.2010 92 69

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CHICAGO (USC):
↖ APPOINTMENTS & TRANSFERS Celebrating Diversity and
Bridging Racial Differences
APPOINTMENTS:
The JustStories initiative, an 8
23.02.2010 Br. Felix, Alcides BRN rec Casa Central aft year-old Chicago area festival that
23.02.2010 Fr. Sanchez, XeneZ AFRAMZonal Coordinator tri explores diversity through the
23.02.2010 Fr. Martins, Zeferino Chairman AFRAM ExeCom tri performances of professional
23.02.2010 Fr. Grenda, Tadeusz Vice-Chair.AFRAMExeCom tri storytellers, is expanding its outreach
23.03.2010 Fr. Kodom, Kofi OES pro/con/vic/sup tri with a new video website,
23.03.2010 Fr. Blazynski, Jaroslaw OES pro/con/adm tri racebridgesvideos.com This site
23.03.2010 Br. Aichhorn, Franz OES pro/con tri offers an experience of professional
23.03.2010 Fr. Laireiter Nikolaus OES pro/con tri storytellers as they share original and
23.03.2010 Fr. Burbera, Grzegorz HUN pro/con/vic/sup tri personal stories about race, identity
23.03.2010 Fr. Tóth, Zoltán HUN pro/con/adm tri and family. These engaging stories
23.03.2010 Fr. Magung, Fransiskus HUN pro/con tri are shared through video and seek to
23.03.2010 Fr. Madassery, Sebastian HUN pro/con tri promote understanding and to bridge
23.03.2010 Fr. Irisarri, José Carlos ESP pro/con/vic/sup tri racial divides.
23.03.2010 Fr. Grondziel, Adam ESP pro/con/adm tri
23.03.2010 Fr. Villalón, Macario ESP pro/con tri Fr. Derek SIMONS believes that
23.03.2010 Fr. Gantir, Yosef ESP pro/con tri the stories in the videos are not just
23.03.2010 Fr. Berea, Corneliu ITA pro/con/vic/sup tri about race. They also speak of themes
23.03.2010 Fr. Kambonja, Ildefonso ITA pro/con/adm tri like: belonging, resilience, the desire
23.03.2010 Fr. Irsara, Pietro ITA pro/con tri for inclusion, and hope. Through the
23.03.2010 Fr. Dogodzi, Stephen ITA pro/con tri videos these messages are shared with
23.03.2010 Fr. Silva, José Antunes POR pro/con/sup tri all kinds of people, young and old,
23.03.2010 Fr. Gonçalves, Valentim POR pro/con/vic/sup tri whether individually, or in class-
23.03.2010 Fr. Leite, António POR pro/con/adm tri rooms, faith communities or even
23.03.2010 Fr. Baginski, Jacek POR pro/con tri businesses. Fr. Derek is the director
23.03.2010 Fr. Oliveira, Agostinho POR pro/con tri of Angels Studio, a communications
agency devoted to bringing the races
TRANSFERS: together and building bridges of
02.03.2010 Fr. Uravil, James INM/ROM for ‘Dei Verbum’ Nemi cooperation between different faith
02.03.2010 Fr. Tisera, Guido ROM/IDE groups using the digital and
02.03.2010 Fr. Poruthur, Anthony INC/KEN expressive arts.
02.03.2010 Fr. Koikara, Thomas INC/BOT
www.racebridgesvideos.com
09.03.2010 Fr. Quilab, Oliver GER/USC until mid-2011
23.03.2010 Fr. Hiburdin, Vitalis PNG/IDR

The Parish of St. Arnold proudly rejoices for the great achievement of
a well built structure of the Village Service Centre in Lutaba, Zambia, By golly, we have a fifth pair
which was officially inaugurated by Bishop Raymond Mpezele, Bishop of twins
of Livingstone Diocese.
Frs. Joannes Parang Lewar and
Sabinus Geta Lewar are twin
brothers from Indonesia.They
were both born on July 12, 1961.
Fr. Joannes presently works at IDT
and his brother Sabinus works at
BRN. Fr. Joannes was ordained a
priest in 1990 and his brother
followed suit 12 years later. This
is the fifth pair of living and active
twins in the Society.

16 Editor: Crescente “Sonny” de Rivera, Translation into Spanish: Pedro de Dios Martín