Hati dan jiwaku yang sejuk damai Tempat ziarah Bunda Maria yang menjadi favorit saya adalah Gua Maria Sendangsono dan Gua Maria Kerep di Ambarawa. Hampir pasti entah karena sedang mengalami kebahagiaan atau kegundahan, dan juga saat akan mengambil keputusan yang besar, saya berkunjung ke Ibu di kedua tempat peziarahan tersebut. Saya memang suka mengunjungi tempat-tempat peziarahan Bunda Maria, “sowan Ibu” untuk bersamanya menghadap Putranya, Tuhan Yesus Kristus. Tetapi pada suatu saat, tiba-tiba ada kerinduan untuk berziarah “sowan Ibu” di Gua Maria ....

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISFOR THE WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CARE OF CREATION 1st September 2024   Hope and Act with Creation   Dear Brothers and Sisters! “Hope and Act with Creation” is the theme of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to be held on 1 September 2024. The theme is drawn from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans (8:19-25), where the Apostle explains what it means for ....

Cardinal Suharyo of Jakarta presents the Indonesia that Pope Francis will meet In a wide-ranging interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Jakarta, Indonesia, looks forward to Pope Francis’ arrival in September, discusses his small Catholic flock on the largest Muslim country, coexistence among religions, and the witness of Asian Christians. By Deborah Castellano Lubov.   This September, marking his 45th Apostolic Journey abroad, Pope Francis will set off on a whirlwind four-nation journey across Asia ....

Triune God, Creator of all, We praise you for your goodness, visible in all the diversity that you have created, making us a cosmic family living in a common home. Through the Earth you created, we experience love and nourishment, home and protection. We confess that we do not relate to the Earth as a Mothering gift from you, our Creator. Our selfishness, greed, neglect, and abuse have caused the climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, human suffering ....

WORDS OF CONDOLENCE: THE DEATH OF BRO. IGNATIUS DALIMIN Dear Brothers of the Indonesian Province, It is with deep sorrow and a profound sense of loss that we, on behalf of the General Council, write to you regarding the passing of our dear Br. Ignatius Dalimin. Please accept our heartfelt condolences during this time of grief. Br. Ignatius was a faithful servant of God. His life of dedication, humility, and unwavering faith has left an indelible mark on all who ....

Dear Brothers,    It is our sad duty to inform you about the passing away of Bro. Ignatius Dalimin, who died on 3 September 2024 in Indonesia.    BROTHER IGNATIUS DALIMIN FIC     Bro. Ignatius Dalimin was born in Krompakan, Indonesia on 5 August 1949. He entered the FIC Brothers' noviciate on 30 December 1972 and made his First Profession of Religious Vows in our Congregation on 8 December 1974 and his Perpetual Profession of Vows on 7 December ....

A Synodal Church in Mission (Part III) “The consecrated life, deeply rooted in the example and teaching of Christ the Lord, is a gift of God the Father to his Church through the Holy Spirit. By the profession of the evangelical counsels the characteristic features of Jesus - the chaste, poor and obedient one - are made constantly 'visible' in the midst of the world and the eyes of the faithful are directed towards the mystery of the Kingdom of God ....

Bro. Ignatius Dalimin, FIC 5 August 1949 – 3 September 2024 Brother Ignatius Dalimin, FIC, was born in Krompakan, Sendang Mulyo, Minggir, Sleman on August 5, 1949, the son of the late Mr. Karijadimedja and the late Mrs. Sidjum Karijadimedja. Brother Ignatius is the second of four siblings. He entered the FIC Brothers’ novitiate on December 30, 1972. He made his First Profession on December 8, 1974, and his Perpetual Profession on December 7, 1980. This year, on December 8, ....