8smart INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR On September 27, 30 years after the beatification of Saint Nazaria, the International Juniorate began in the General House with a Eucharist presided over by D. Julián Nicolás, SACNI. In the homily, where we shared as a family what the Word...
SACNI, ARGENTINA Father Fabián González Balsa was ordained on September 17, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Río Gallegos, by Monsignor Jorge García Cuerva. In the homily, he was asked to be a wounded pastor, because only from our own vulnerability can we enter...
POTOSI (BOLIVIA) Walking through the center of the city is to verify the wealth that the Cerro Rico has produced in the five centuries of mining. The churches reveal it in the fronts, paintings, coffered ceilings and portals, as an expression of the craftsmanship and...
Canonical visit to Oruro. Radiate light. It is one of the impressions that remain when you enter the house. Not only architecturally, because the house is full of windows that make room for the sun. But because there is light that radiates from the presence of Santa...
D.E.P. MARÍA EUFEMIA (MARY OF CHRIST) GOYCOECHEA CONFORTI November 11, 1934 – August 8, 2022. He was born in Córdoba (Argentina) to D. José Ignacio and Doña Magdalena, being 6 siblings. He entered the Institute on March 16, 1963. He began his novitiate on December 8,...
The evangelization counselor, Sr. Cilenia Rojas, has been in the Pallegudem community since the end of July to support this community. This presence has a double objective. The first of these is the training and promotion of women. Seeking greater independence from...
TRINIDAD (BENI, BOLIVIA) From July 15 to 19, the community of Trinidad had the canonical visit of M. María Joaquina Lozano, superior general, accompanied by her counselor, H. Alejandra González. Trinidad enchants for the warm welcome of its people and the simplicity...
LATIN AMERICA SOUTH PROVINCIAL CHAPTER From July 8 to 12, the provincial chapter of the South Latin America province was held in the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. A moment to evaluate the progress of the province and see the urgencies that today's reality poses to us....
SAINT NAZARIA IGNACIA. The congratulations came from one place and another: the entire Obra Total was celebrating it. The mass of Fr. Julián Nicolás, a priest friend of the charism, to the older sisters in Granada. Joint prayers in the various communities. Mass with...
NORTH LATIN AMERICAN PROVINCIAL CHAPTER. In an atmosphere of dialogue seeking to reach consensus, in a setting of exuberant nature and silence, the LAN Provincial Chapter was held from Sunday June 19 to Thursday June 23 in Siguatepeque. Mother María Joaquina Lozano,...
It is putting your heart at stake for the Gospel, feeling that everything is little for the One you love. Experiencing that your voice whispers constantly in the heart, embracing all that we are, welcoming with love all that we have been and promoting with hope what...
THE NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY. "I want to express my closeness to all mothers, especially mothers who have children who suffer." Pope Francis said it during the greetings at the general audience, remembering the liturgical feast. A celebration that leads us to the...
Maintaining the stupor that God has called us and has included us in his project saves us from falling into a routine, from believing ourselves “up to the task” or feeding the “false security” of merits. “What amazes us is not the plan of salvation itself, but the...
MCI volunteer. It doesn't matter what "Nazarian" group you belong to, or the specific task you do, or where you are. What is essential is the spirit that encourages approach and collaboration. There are simple and insignificant tasks, there are creative and artistic...
Ignatian spirituality. Saint Nazaria Ignacia bequeathed us a charism, and wanted for us a spirituality, that of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A spirituality that puts us in a continuous tension, to "seek and find God" in all things. It is not, however, a voluntary...
Homily of July 26, 2022 of Pope Francis. Feast of San Joaquín and Santa Ana. “In order to truly accept what we are and how much we are worth, we have to take care of those from whom we descend, those who did not think only of themselves, until they transmitted to us...
NOTES FOR ELECTION TIMES. We are in a stage of staying on the paths and looking, traveling and asking the ancient paths which is the good path… (Isaiah) looking back and looking forward. The Pope invites us to return to the sources. The source is not something static,...
NOTES FOR REFLECTION. A spirituality of listening to welcome the other person and his word. Listen to the Spirit that inhabits it and that, from it, wants to come out to meet me. In an attitude of humility "from below", "from close" and "from within". Dialogue is...
Food security is not something that can be taken for granted and at the moment, it is seriously threatened by various factors. However, it is also at risk due to the reduction of biodiversity and product of droughts and floods derived from climate change. One of our...
PASTORAL CMC In an increasingly complex society... Our young people are witness to how one seems to have many opportunities, but also to be forced to compete and win in many areas of their lives. This is no less a consequence of the dizzying speed of social change,...
Luis and Patri's volunteer experience at La Misión Hogar Santa Nazaria (Santa Elena, Medellin, Colombia) The context: Colombia is a very rich and beautiful country with happy and charming people, but where violence of all kinds has caused more than 8 million displaced...
