“The family is the way of the Church” “The divine mystery of the Incarnation of the Word thus has an intimate connection with the human family. Not only with one family, that of Nazareth, but in some way with every family, analogously to what the Second Vatican Council says about…
God’s mercy can make even the driest land become a garden, can restore life to dry bones (cf. Ez 37:1-14). … Let us be renewed by God’s mercy, let us be loved by Jesus, let us enable the power of his love to transform our lives too; and let us…
Our Constitutions states “the Paschal Mystery of our Lord is an inexhaustible source of spirituality. His Passion, Death, and Resurrection must always illuminate our lives. We must be experts in the wisdom of the cross, in the love of the cross, and in the joy of the cross.” [1] We…
Dear friends We want to share with you the news about an upcoming publication by our Religious Family: a pilgrim’s guide to Poland following the footsteps of John Paul II in his native land. We began with this project due to the particular relationship that our Religious Family has with…
Every Saturday, after the oratory we bring the children who would like to attend the Holy Mass to the parish church. We know that the Eucharist is “the source and summit of all Christian life “[1]. For some children it is difficult to remain quiet for forty-five minutes for the…
In her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta said, “I feel the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a direct war, a direct killing.” In a time when we are plagued with so many reports of war and violence…
Jesus waits for us in this Sacrament of Love… “In the sacred Host, He is present, the true treasure, always waiting for us. Only by adoring this presence do we learn how to receive Him properly – we learn the reality of communion, we learn the Eucharistic celebration from the…
A month ago, we moved to a new house in the center of The Hague to fulfill the new mission that our bishop has entrusted to us. Inspired by the love that he demonstrates for the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist, he has invited us for a new challenge: to start…
The 4th Dutch Sister in our Institute: Maria Iuxta Crucem made her final vows in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ter Nood in Heiloo (North Holland). The Auxiliary bishop of the diocese Haarlem- Amsterdam Bishop J.M.E. Hendriks was the main celebrant of the evening Mass. The choir solemnized the…
On the 17th of July 2015, most of the adults who participated in the catechism class on the Eucharist in Heiloo, joined us for a visit to the Eucharistic Miracle that is kept in one of the most beautiful churches in Alkmaar, the Church of Saint Laurence. The visit was…
