Renewal of vows in Indonesia

07 Jun 2024

Fifteen temporarily professed brothers in the Indonesian province renewed their vows together in Malang this year. Normally, the renewal of vows takes place in the different communities where the brothers live, but this year they opted for a joint gathering. The meeting took place from 27 to 31 May 2024 at the retreat house Griya…

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Central Archives of Brothers CMM to Sint Agatha

07 May 2024

On 22 April 2024, the vast majority of the very extensive central archives of the Congregation of Brothers CMM was transferred to the Heritage Centre Dutch Monastic Life in Sint Agatha. A small portion will remain in Tilburg for a while to be prepared for the Heritage Centre. In more than 175 years, the Congregation…

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New young missionary brothers in Brazil

22 Mar 2024

On the 5th Sunday of Lent, 17 March 2024, at Mass in the parish of  Sagrados Corações Santuário Arquidiocesano da Saúde e da Paz, at the Church of Padre Eustáquio in Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais, Brazil, the Brothers CMM of the Region of Brazil presented to the parish community the four new young Timorese missionaries –…

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Retreat at school

21 Mar 2024

“Change bears fruit” was the motto of the joint retreat of secondary schools Frateran Santo Gabriel Nunukan (SMASGAN) and Frater Don Bosco Tarakan (SMATER D’BOST). There were a total of 292 participants, both teachers and students from both schools, including the committee. This joint retreat was especially for grade XII students and took place from…

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Developments in Kawambwa, Zambia

18 Mar 2024

How it started In 2022, a small group of CMM Brothers moved to Kawambwa (Zambia) at the invitation of the Bishop of Mansa to start a new mission. A vocational school for carpenters was started in 2023, and the first students have now completed levels two and three of TEVETA examinations. Expansion! Right from the…

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Courage

29 Jan 2024

“Called as merciful brothers, joyful and courageous in today’s world.” Courage is also: recognising that you need help. You can’t always do everything alone. We live in a society together: reaching out to someone, being close to someone, keeping an eye on them, offering a listening ear, a shoulder to lean on; We are not…

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Health for all

29 Jan 2024

On 2nd of October 2023 Br. Michael Mbogo attended KCCB Health conference in Mombasa, Kenya. The conference was attended by all catholic health facilities administrators in Kenya. The theme of the conference was “health for all: towards sustainable financing of healthcare.” The conference was lead by Bishop Joseph Mbatia who is the chair of catholic…

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Merry Christmas

21 Dec 2023

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9     Image: Br. Lawrence Obiko CMM, 2023

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Successful attic clearance, proceeds for Zambia

18 Oct 2023

Tilburg, 18 October 2023 – In the attic of the Generalate, many objects were stored for years, mostly from former community houses. Looking to the future, the brothers decided it was time to clear out the attic. Together with some very dedicated volunteers, they worked hard to clear the attic and sort out the items….

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