BROTHERS FIC, GHANA PROVINCE CELEBRATION OF THE 180TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE BROTHERS FIC AND 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIC GHANA PROVINCE 21ST NOVEMBER, 2020, AT ISTC-WA THEME: GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR DEDICATED SERVICE IN HIS VINEYARD.   In a spirit-filled mood, at a composed and beautifully decorated ISTC environment, the Brothers FIC, Ghana Province, were happy to be together to celebrate the 55th Anniversary of the erection of the FIC Ghana Province and the 180th Anniversary of ....

A Word on180th Anniversary of FIC Congregation [by Bro. Raphael Besigrinee].   Today 21 November 2020, we celebrate180 years of existence of our Congregation. The name of our Congregation is Brothers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (FIC). The Congregation was founded by a young Catholic priest called Louis Rutten, exactly on this day (21 November) in 1840 in a town called Maastricht, The Netherlands. Our charism is education, formation and teaching. In simple terms, a charism is a ....

Dear Brothers, It is our sad duty to inform you about the passing away of Brother Gerhard Dicks on November 16, 2020. The text of the mourning card reads as follows: "     Congregation of the Brothers of the Immaculate Conception of Mary  "God is inclined to us. Endless is his compassion. He is faithful to us throughout our lives." Psalm 100   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   We inform you, with sadness in our heart, the passing away of  our family member ....

Merasa nyaman dengan diri sendiri (Br. Theo Riyanto, FIC) Setiap orang ingin menjadi luar biasa. Itulah  yang diusahakan oleh ego, kita ingin menjadi orang yang istimewa, spesial, unik dan tak ada bandingannya. Paradoksnya adalah semakin kita menjadi luar biasa, kita semakin terlihat biasa saja, karena yang lain lebih luar biasa. Sangatlah jarang orang hanya ingin menjadi yang biasa-biasa saja dan bukan siapa-siapa. Namun anehnya ketika kita mencoba untuk menjadi yang biasa-biasa saja, kita justru menjadi orang yang luar biasa. Dan ketika ....

Thinking with the Church [Bro. Raphael Besigrinee]. What is the church? The Catechism of Catholic Church defines the church as the People of God. It is also referred to as the Body of Christ or Temple of the Holy Spirit. Who are we as people of God? We Catholics are a body of people, a community, a family with a story, a history and purpose. We are people who believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In other words, one ....

“Here I am Lord I Have Come to do Your Will”  ( Psalm 40: 7, 8) Bro. Mike Mbato FIC.   Family background I was born on 15th March 1993. As the last- born son in a family of two boys, I was brought up by mother’s elder sister because I lost my mother when I was 5 year old. A few years later, I also lost my father. I am from Kadikira village, Blantyre district, in southern Malawi. My aunt’s husband ....

ALL SOULS DAY – 2ND NOVEMBER 2020 (By Nov. Gasper Kalisto). Today as the church commemorates all the faithful departed, in a special way, all the brothers in Malawi Province gathered at Mzedi Parish to remember our fellow brothers who have preceded us into eternal life. The occasion started with a requiem mass and then a procession to the cemetery of brothers where the brothers (representatives) from all communities laid their wreaths together with the parishioners. During mass, both brothers and parishioners presented the names of ....

Dear Brothers, It is our sad duty to inform you about the passing away of our associated member Mr. Jos van Eijden on October 23, 2020. The text of the mourning card reads as follows: They exist: angels of people. People in whom you sometimes, always suddenly and usually for a short time, see that it can, change your life, overcome your fear, curb your distrust. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Far too late I have loved you, beauty you are old, you ....