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Celebrating Fr.Marie-Alphonse anniversaries

On the 1st of May Sisters Brothers and Friends of ND de Sion celebrated the 200th anniversary of Fr Mary’s birth. Three events took place : a conference in Ratisbonne Institute in French, Mass in Ecce Homo Convent and a panel in English at the Studium Theologicum Salesianum in Jerusalem (St. – Read the rest

St. Mary’s Christmas 2013 Greetings

May Justice flourish in our time and fullness of peace forever.     Psalm 72

Dear each one.

palestinian_girl_nativityIt is December and we are moving closer to Christmas. In many of the Christian traditions this time is the season of Advent, preparation for the feast of Christmas when we remember and celebrate the birth of Christ, who is the “the Light and the Prince of Peace. – Read the rest

Guatemala and its beauty

Quetzaltenango, or to use its indigenous name Xela, is the city where I am studying Spanish. Xela is at an altitude of 2.300 meters, and in the first days I felt this quite stronge as my blood pressure incrised. The region of Xela has a population of about 225.000 people. – Read the rest