Dear Brothers, It is our sad duty to inform you about the passing away of Bro. Henk Munnich, who died on May 16, 2023. The mourning card reads as follows: " Congregation of the Brothers of the Immaculate Conception of Mary  It is with great sadness that we had to say farewell to our dear family member and faithful brother BROTHER HENK MUNNICH FIC Hendricus Ignatius Jacques He was born ....

Dear Brothers,  It is our sad duty to inform you about the passing away of Bro. Thomas Edison, who died on May 22, 2023 in Semarang, Indonesia. BROTHER THOMAS EDISON FIC He was born in Maumere (Flores Island) on December 25, 1964, as child of the late Mr. Yulius and Mrs. Antonia Dika. Brother Thomas is the seventh child out of ....

Aligning and cooperating with nature's self-healing power Dear Brothers and associates, Our earth is in danger. It is a creeping danger, a slowly progressing deterioration. It is not like covid-19 that flew into our faces and nobody could neglect, nobody could stay in-active. All kinds of painful measures were accepted and applied. Our life was at risk. Fighting nature? Climate change, global heating, droughts, storms, pollution of water, soil and air, acidification of the oceans, rising sea levels and floodings, continuing extinction of many species ....

DEEPENING OUR COMMUNITY LIFE, APOSTOLATE AND PRAYER Why am I a brother in the Congregation of Brothers of the Immaculate Conception? What do I like most about my brotherhood? What do I like or dislike about my community, apostolate and prayer life? These are questions that formed part of the reflection during our provincial recollection at Bethel Community on 26th March 2023. Fr. Jean Pierre Ngemanyi, a discalced Carmelite Priest of Nyungwe Retreat Centre, was the facilitator.  Apostolate, community and prayer are ....

SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS June 11 Yustinus Tri Haryadi (50) Surakarta 23 Petrus Wayan Parsa (65) Muntilan July 1 Fransiskus Xav. Djiya Atmadja (65) Surakarta 7 Ton van Baaren (75) Vlaardingen   August 2 Lucio Torres Martin (70) Talca 3 Ton Kropman (80) Maastricht 14 Joachim Naah (60) Damongo      

Memanfaatkan Daya Emosi   Beberapa cara memanfaatkan daya emosi penting kita miliki agar kita tidak dikuasai emosi tetapi mengelolanya. Saya ambilkan dari kupasan motivator ternama Adi Gunawan. Dia mengatakan bahwa cara mudah untuk menguasai atau menghilangkan pengaruh negatif emosi adalah dengan melakukan analisa atau mencari tahu makna yang terkandung dalam setiap emosi yang sedang kita rasakan. Misalnya kita sedang marah, sangat marah malah. Daripada kita larut dalam kemarahan kita, lebih baik kita melakukan analisa. Memang hal ini tidak mudah pada saat kita ....

ON OUR WAY TO HOLINESS THROUGH MARY’S VIRTUES (Bro. Moses Mgunda) We all have, in a way, shape, or form, some interests, desires or goals we set to accomplish in our lifetime. In the process of living our lives - whether it be helping others or doing something for oneself or others - we need to ask ourselves: where and how does the Lord fit into our schedules? Is there room for God to interrupt and rearrange our plans? How ....

At the school of Christ the teacher “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 ....