Spirituality and Community Life

“United We Serve Better”: Claretian Leadership Workshop for the General Curia

Rome, Italy. From 4th to 8th November 2024, the General Curia of the Claretian Missionaries hosted an intensive five-day seminar on Claretian leadership in service of the Congregation. With the facilitation of Fr Gonzalo Fernández, CMF, the event brought together more...

Young missionaries deepen Fraternity and Leadership in Bolivia Encounter

Tarata, Bolivia: From October 14 to 17, 2024, a gathering of young missionaries from the Peru-Bolivia Province took place at the Franciscan Convent of San Severino in Tarata, Bolivia. Organized jointly by the Prefectures of Formation and Spirituality, this event...

The Eighth English Edition of FORGE Begins At Los Negrales

Madrid, Spain:  The eighth English edition of FORGE, the Claretian Renewal Encounter, was officially inaugurated at the Forge Center in Los Negrales on September 23, 2024, with the inaugural Eucharist presided over by Rev. Fr. José Cristo Rey Garcia Paredes, CMF, the...

Claretian Formators Course Kicks Off in Vic, Spain

Vic, Spain. The formation course for formators began on the 1st of May 2024 at the School of the Heart of Mary, an initiative of the General Prefecture of Formation of the General Government. The event, which is being hosted by the Claret Spirituality House in Vic,...

20 December

“If something pains or disturbs you, suffer it patiently thinking that the Lord has placed it so. If you are able to...

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19 December

“With regard to the slanders unleashed against me, I am not sad; I am very happy in the Lord” Carta a D. José Caixal,...

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17 December

“Lord, I am convinced that just as you make the ocean salty and bitter to keep it pure, so have you given me the salt...

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15 December

“I bought a ranch for the poor of Puerto Principe........My object in starting this ranch was to gather together poor...

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13 December

“I preached retreats to the entire clergy: canons, pastors, beneficiaries, etc. This was my yearly practice as long as...

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12 December

“The true servant of God rarely complains of his suffering and desires less that others suffer and has pity for their...

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10 December

“What moved and stimulated me most was reading the Holy Bible, to which I have always been very strongly attracted”...

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8 December

“My friend, you should know that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the work of God and the most perfect one that had come out...

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7 December

“The Blessed Virgin Mary rode on a donkey, both when she went to Bethlehem to give birth to Jesus, her Son, and when...

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6 December

Offer frequently to the eternal Father the most precious blood of his Divine Son Jesus Christ who for this [to save...

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5 December

“[The person who receives communion] will be like a tree planted near the running waters that will give fruit. We can...

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4 December

“Another force that drives me to preach and hear confessions is my desire to make my neighbour happy” Aut 213 CREATE A...

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3 December

“May the zeal for the salvation of the souls burn in your heart; this will be the fruit and argument of the love of...

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2 December

“How grateful you must be to God for your vocation. I am sure that you will tell me, `I am already doing it´; and I...

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1 December

“The Heart of Mary has been the organ of all the virtues to a heroic degree, particularly in the love for God and...

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28 November

“The Blessed Virgin Mary will be pleased, if you keep silence and are devout in church; if you offer heart your heart...

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27 November

“Experience has taught me that one of the most powerful forces for good is the press, although when abused it can also...

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26 November

“I believed that a certain class of sinners must be caught after the fashion of a man cooking snails. He puts them in...

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24 November

“Although Father Joseph Xifre, Superior of the Missionary Sons of the Heart of Mary, has frequently spoken and written...

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23 November

“To love God truly means to suffer for the beloved. To know whether it is true, we have to check it with the fire of...

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22 November

“The Exercises of St. Ignatius are one of the most powerful tools I have used in the conversion of priests, which is...

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