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Xaverian Mission
Volume 57 - No. 4 | November 2009
Newsletter
Website: xaviermissionaries.org • MissionBlog: xaverianmissionaries.blogspot.com
It is with these words that we dedi- sion to spread the Kingdom of God
cate this issue of XMN and bring you and to support missionaries and
stories from the street children of Christian communities involved in
Bangladesh, typhoons and earthquakes mission, in front line, often in situa-
in the Philippines and Indonesia, inter- tions of hostility and persecution.”
religious dialogue in the United States,
news of this great mission from around • “At the same time I ask everyone to
the world. We also want to share with offer as a credible sign of commu-
you a special program of the US Bishops nion among the Churches, financial
and Catholic Relief Services called: assistance, especially in these times
Catholics Confront Global Poverty. of crisis affecting all humanity, to
help the young Churches be in the
Finally, in the Pope’s encouragement condition to illuminate the nations
for the global mission of the Church, he with the Gospel of charity.”
also had two requests:
May our God in Jesus Christ inspire you
A young child in the Philippines searches • “I therefore ask all Catholics to to be part of this most extraordinary
for dry land during the recent Typhoon pray that the Holy Spirit will intensi- mission. U
Ondoy that devastated so much life in fy the Church’s passion for the mis-
Metro Manila and other areas.
Catholic in a World of Many Faiths
X averian Missionaries
Provincial Headquarters
Stolen
12 Helene Court
Wayne, NJ 07470-2813
Tel.: (973) 942-2975
Childhood:
Fax: (973) 942-5012
Email: xavwayne@optonline.net Street Kids
of Bangladesh
Xavier Knoll Pre-Novitiate House
4500 Xavier Drive
Franklin, WI 53132-9066
Tel.: (414) 421-0831
Fax: (414) 421-9108
E-mail: xavmissionswi@hotmail.com
S
P.O. Box 5857 treet children in Bangladesh are called
Holliston, MA 01746-5857 “Tokai”. In fact, “Tokai kora” in Bengali
Tel.: (508) 429-2144 means collecting things from the gar-
Fax: (508) 429-4793
bage or scrap. “Tokai” is the name given to
E-mail:
holliston.sx@gmail.com people who do this job.
Fr. Riccardo
Tobanelli,
Xaverian
Missionary with
some of the
street children
they service in
a special shelter,
a joint project
with Muslims
and Hindus.
It is poverty such as
this that gives birth to
most often are left to themselves. the life on the streets.
These children fall into desperate and
tragic circumstances, such as exploita-
tion in sweat shops or work in houses of
prostitution.”
T
he Xaverian Missionaries work in community we also serve, the chapel
both Indonesia and the functioned as a shelter until it was safe
Philippines, scene of some of the for people to return to their homes. In
most devastating fates of nature in Indonesia and the Philippines, our mis-
many years that occurred in the last sionaries witness the hope and strength
days of September 2009. of the people in front of great trials. U
– CC
In Indonesia’s earthquake, with the
center of damage in Padang where we
work, enormous loss of life and damage
resulted. Fr. Fernando Abis, Provincial
WHAT IS THE MISSION Superior in Indonesia, recalled that a
OF THE CHURCH: school collapsed with 50 students still
A Guide for Cathlolics inside. Muslims and Christians assisted
each other in rescue efforts. The hospi-
By Fr. Roger P. Schroeder, SVD
tal built by the Catholic Church was
This simple and well thought severely damaged but continued to
out book on the mission of assist the victims of the tragedy. Our
the Church brings in years of missionaries got a hold of tents that
mission experience, scripture, can hold 20 people to continue the
church teaching and the educational programs of the schools.
wisdom of Vatican II. Reconstruction plans are underway.
The result is a book to help
individuals, parishes, dioces- In the Philippines, Frs. Mexicano
es, and national churches and Borelli found themselves waiting
grapple practically and put almost 20 hours on a roof top as their
themselves heart and soul house and office was wiped out in
into the mission of being waters that rose 16 to 20 feet through-
Christ in our suffering world. out the parish. There is severe damage
Available at Amazon.com to our parish, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Victims of the floods in the Philippines
and other book sellers. in Marakina where the poor suffer the lining up for food and water, items in
greatest losses. In Sitio Militar, a poor short supply
Ramadan DRESSING
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 cup hot water
1 onion - chopped
1 clove garlic – finely chopped
1 1/2 tsp. peanut oil
2/3 cup peanut butter
Fr. Carl Chudy (center) together with families of 1/2 cup water
Bahadir Ekenci (right) and Kadir Okatan (left). 1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
I
1/2 tsp. chili powder
raised my hands in prayer before Catholic parish of the 21st Century is to 1/8 tsp. ground ginger
ample servings of Turkish tea and reach out beyond its boundaries of
stuffed grape leaves, a vegetable dish faith, to the great faiths all around SALAD
and handfuls of flat bread. I sat down, them in their own community. Their 1 cup bean sprouts
with two Muslim families in Clifton, children’s classmates even wear the 1 cup cabbage – shredded
New Jersey, to join them as they broke “hajib” to school. “We run the risk,” I 4 oz bean curd – drained and cut
the fast of Ramadan, together with have said, “…to become little Catholic into 1” pieces
Muslims worldwide, stretched across islands with no real meaningful faith 2 tbsp. peanut or vegetable oil
1 cup potatoes – cooked, peeled
the continents where our missionaries connection to the rest of humanity who
-and sliced
also serve. are not Catholic, and even not
1 cup green beans – cooked
Christian, which by the way, is most of
1 cup carrots – cooked & sliced
Upon my return to the US Province the world.” 1 cucumber – sliced
from the Philippines over two years 2 hard-boiled eggs – peeled and
ago, I developed a great interest in the The Vatican’s message to the Muslim sliced
search for ways to share the Catholic people at the end of Ramadan empha-
missionary spirit in the contemporary sizes this when it said: “In giving every- To prepare Dressing, place coconut
American scene, and what better way one the riches of a life of prayer, fast- in blender container. Add 1 cup hot
ing and charity of one towards the water. Cover and blend on high
than through interreligious dialogue.
speed about 30 seconds. Cook and
other, is it not possible for dialogue to
stir onion and garlic in oil in
My short relationship with the draw on the living forces of those who 2-quart saucepan about 5 minutes.
Interfaith Dialogue Center of New are on the journey towards God? The Stir in coconut and remaining
Jersey helps me to find opportunities poor question us, challenge us, but ingredients. Heat to boiling, stir-
of interreligious dialogue throughout above all they invite us to cooperate in ring constantly. Reduce heat.
the Northern New Jersey area. At the a noble cause: overcoming poverty!” Simmer, uncovered, stirring occa-
end of October, I also attended the (7) sionally, until slightly thickened,
national conference of the Interfaith about 3 minutes.
Youth Core in Chicago where college As I ate and spoke of faith with my To prepare salad, pour enough boil-
students from all faiths gathered for a Muslim friends in Clifton, New Jersey, ing water over bean sprouts and
few days, looking for ways to connect they asked me if I could help them find cabbage to cover. Let stand 2 min-
across faith boundaries in order to a poor family to give groceries to, a utes. Drain. Cook bean curd in oil
serve the world based on common faith mandate of the end of the Ramadan for in 10-inch skillet over medium
values. It was also an opportunity to them. Together we reached out to one heat, turning pieces gently, until
poor family, with a small token of our light brown. Remove with slotted
understand how we can collaborate
spoon. Drain. Cook potatoes in
with this great movement of dialogue concern and compassion, radiating
same skillet until light brown.
among the youth. from both our faiths. U Drain. Arrange bean sprouts, cab-
bage, bean curd, potatoes and
I often preach in parishes that one – Fr. Carl Chudy remaining ingredients on platter.
of the great challenges of the American Pour warm dressing over salad.
T
Be one in a he Catholics Confront Global ment to the life and dignity of the
Poverty Initiative is inspired by human person. In his encyclical, Deus
Million Pope Benedict XVI’s 2009 World Caritas Est, Pope Benedict XVI teaches:
Day of Peace Message: Fight Poverty to
Build Peace. Our Holy Father declares: “Jesus identifies himself with those
Catholics “Effective means to redress the margin- in need, with the hungry, the thirsty,
alization of the world’s poor through the stranger, the naked, the sick and
Confronting globalization will only be found if peo- those in prison…Love of God and love
ple everywhere feel personally out- of neighbor have become one: in the
least of the brethren we find Jesus
Poverty raged by the injustices in the world and
by the concomitant violations of human himself, and in Jesus we find God.”
rights.” To fight poverty effectively we (#15)
also need to know the many faces of
poverty. Today the Church’s solidarity with
those struggling in poverty finds expres-
Church Teaching and Experience sion in numerous Church institutions,
including schools, health facilities,
For Catholics the plight of people liv- charitable programs, advocacy organi-
ing in poverty is a priority. The Catholic zations, and relief and development
Church has a long tradition of standing agencies, including the Xaverian
in solidarity with poor persons and Missionaries, our own institute.
communities. The Church’s approach to
poverty is shaped by both its teaching The Church links charity and justice.
and experience. In Deus Caritas Est, Pope Benedict
proclaimed that the Church “cannot
Rooted in the scriptural emphasis on and must not remain on the sidelines in
“the least of these” (Matthew 25:40), the fight for justice.” The Church also
the Church champions the “option for links justice to peace. As Pope Paul VI
the poor” as a principle of Catholic taught: “If you want peace, work for
Social Teaching flowing from a commit- justice.”
Public transportation in Africa
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very November 5th, Xaverian He was indeed a Bishop with a vision
Missionaries and friends honor the of Church which began in his Diocese,
memory and legacy of Blessed but did not end there. The mission of
Guido Maria Conforti, founder of the the Church begins in the diocese, and
Xaverian Missionaries, who died on this moves beyond its borders to the world-
day in 1931. wide plan of God.
The events that led to the founding His intuition in his time was to see
of our missionary institute and its first the importance of media is unique.
missions in China is remarkable when What would he think of the power of
you consider he was also Bishop of a the internet? Through social network-
large diocese in Italy with endless ing, advocacy for global issues in the
The Founder, fourth from the right,
poses with Bishop Calza, first Xaverian
responsibilities. What most impressed internet, opportunities to involve many
Bishop in China, and other priests and many was his ability to combine relent- through cyberspace, and much more,
friends in China. less and selfless service to his diocese let us create a new tidal wave of com-
as well as to share his missionary zeal mitment to mission. U
for the global mission of
the Church.
Archbishop Conforti
was convinced that the
Church needed to renew
the task of mission in the
world. He did not hesi-
tate to write Pope Pius XI
and suggest the opening
of a Council to tackle this
enormous challenge he
saw. Among the reasons
he listed for the Holy
Father, he wrote: “The
new moral, social and
international issues
emerging in the world
The Founder, center, with other
fathers and friends in the precursor to today require the atten-
Elsa Bacchioni, Hugo Bacchioni, and Maria Franceschini,
the subway in China, 1928. tion and guidance of the who received the Sacraments of Communion and
Church. Believers and non- Confirmation by the Founder in 1930, pose at the Mission
believers who turn toward Banquet in Queens, New York this past October 2009.
W
e warmly welcome to our
seminary at Xavier Knoll
near Milwaukee Renato
Yapaulo and Tyler Hagan. Welcoming
Renato was born and raised in
Indonesia and migrated to the
New
United States in 2002. He attend-
ed the University of Wisconsin in
Seminarians
Madison and attained a Bachelors
and Masters Degrees in science and
and mechanical engineering.
During this time he had a chance
Saying Goodbye
to meet Fr. Mosele, a Xaverian to Others
working in campus ministry at the Renato Yapaulo (left) and Tyler Hagan (right) joined
school. Edified by his example, our seminary program in the Milwaukee area this year.
Renato began to seriously thing
about missionary priesthood for
his studies first for English in our com- also arrived, along with Harno, to tack-
himself.
munity of Milwaukee, and afterward, le the English language and to study
transferred to Chicago where he stud- theology. After the completion of his
Tyler, on the other hand, is from
ied at Catholic Theological Union. He studies by Christmas, he will be
Wichita, Kansas, and attended
earned both a Masters of Divinity and a assigned to one of our missions in
Benedictine College in Atchison,
Masters of Arts in Theology. Upon com- Northern Brazil.
Kansas. There he gained a Bachelors
Degree in history and psychology. Tyler pletion of his work by Christmas, he
We are grateful for the presence of
feels his attraction to missionary priest- will return to Indonesia for a new
assignment. Br. “Harno” took his final these good young men who wish to give
hood comes from the witness of priests
vows with us. their lives to Christ and His mission.
he met and knew who showed extraor-
Renato, Tyler, Harno, Pascal and Fr.
dinary examples of sharing themselves
Br. Bekububo Pascal Atumissi, from Gabriel ask for your prayerful support
for others.
the Democratic Republic of the Congo as they embark on new roads. U
As we welcome these new seminari-
ans, we also sadly say goodbye to oth-
ers who have completed their studies
and formation with us.
During the month of
October friends of the
Br. Johanes Leonardus Suharno, missions gathered in three
who also comes from Indonesia, began separate Mission Banquets:
F
r. Gabriel in New York - Oct 4
Basuzwa, a
Xaverian mis-
sionary priest for The Mission Banquet
more than 24 years in Milwaukee - Oct. 16
hails from the
Democratic The Mission Banquet
Republic of the in Holliston, MA - Oct. 17
Congo in Africa. He
has worked most recently in Cameroon Many thanks and prayers
and is presently finishing a Doctor of Our theology students at their graduation, for our friends who made
Ministry Degree at Catholic Theological from left to right: Pascal Altumissi from these events possible and
Union. We are grateful for his presence the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
in the Province and we wish him all of who give such great help
Leonardus Suharno (Harno) from Indonesia, to the Missions.
God’s blessings as he returns to the mis- and Francois Noah from Cameroon who
sions. will finish his studies next Spring.
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