National meeting of the US Conference of
Secular Institutes

September 28-30, 2018, Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ Thirty delegates met at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, from September 28-30, 2018, for their national meeting of the United States Conference of Secular Institutes (USCSI). Vice-president Father George Hazler of the Voluntas Dei Institute gave a reflection on the theme: Accepting Acceptance – Being

Anne de Goncourt est entrée dans la joie du Père

Anne de Goncourt vient d’entrer dans la joie du Seigneur, alors qu’elle s’apprêtait à fêter ses 90 ans. Elle a longtemps vécu dans la région parisienne où elle a été plus de 45 ans au service de l’enseignement catholique. Elle était membre de l’Institut séculier des Missionnaires du Seigneur, dont elle fut Responsable générale à

22nd Biennial Meeting of the Indian Conference of Secular Institutes – 7/9 December 2018

Theme of the meeting:  RELATIONSHIP OF SECULAR INSTITUTE MEMBERS WITH PEOPLE OF  OTHER FAITHS The following papers will be presented: Challenges of Inculturation Women in Christianity and other major religions: a comparative study What is specific to Christian prayer and meditation A methodology to relate with other religions Relations with the people of other faiths  According to

The CMIS expresses its support to Pope Francis in the present difficulties of the Church in the world

Roma, 4 ottobre 2018 Festa di San Francesco di Assisi Carissimo Papa Francesco, Il Consiglio della CMIS, a nome degli Istituti Secolari che operano nei diversi continenti, nel silenzio e nel nascondimento, come lievito nella pasta, e con particolare attenzione alle periferie, desidera esprimerLe, in questo momento particolarmente difficile, vicinanza, affetto e soprattutto preghiera perché

Report – ACSI General Assembly 2018

After 43 years of its foundation laid by Dr .Emilio Tresalti in 1975, the 12th. General assembly was a landmark in the history of the Asian Conference of Secular Institutes, an affirmation of secular institutes not only in Asia but the world over. For the first time a representative from the Vatican, Cardinal Joao Braz

CONSECRATION AND SECULARITY

The revolution brought about by Provida Mater Ecclesia Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church regardin the Secular Institutes Provida Mater Ecclesia was a revolutionary gesture in the Church. Secular institutes are themselves an act of courage that the Church made at that moment; giving a structure and institutionalize the Secular Institutes. And from

Proclama y conclusiones finales del XII Congreso de Institutos Seculares de América Latina y el Caribe

Los miembros de los Institutos Seculares de América Latina y el Caribe, reunidos en Buenos Aires, Argentina, en el mes de julio de 2018, en el XII Congreso Latinoamericano, convocados bajo el lema: “Vivimos animados por el Espíritu” (Gál.5, 25), para reflexionar acerca de nuestra misión en el mundo y en la sociedad. QUEREMOS: Ser

Ms. Mary Sebastian passed away. She was elected as the Executive Council Member of the World Conference of Secular Institutes (1992 – 1996)

Ms. Mary Sebastian of the Secular Institute of the Maids of the Poor Mary Sebastian passed away peacefully on 16th August, 2018, in Lucknow, India. She was 83. She made her first commitment in the Institute in 1956 and her final commitment took place in 1962. She worked hard for the unity of all Secular

Secular Institutes in Africa: some advice from their own experience

Dear Members of the Secular Institut, Thanks to the updated statistics we got from all our members, we discovered with pleasure that 55 Secular Institutes have 1.658 members in 37 countries of Africa. A wonderful surprise! And also a great, wide and diverse experience that is worth sharing. So we asked these Institutes their suggestions

USCSI National Meeting – September 28-30, 2018