Xaverian Mission Newsletter November 2010

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XaverianMissionNewsletter

Volume 58 - No. 4 | November 2010

Passion for Christ Passion for Humanity

Website: xaviermissionaries.org MissionBlog: xaverianmissionaries.blogspot.com

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orld Day of Peace is tradi-tionally celebrated on

January 1 of each year, the Feast of theMary, Mother of God. For this upcomingyear, the Holy See has set the theme:Religious Freedom, the Path to Peace.For us, peace in the world today, some-thing we sing much about in Christmascarols, with all its own complexities, isnot possible without the freedom topractice ones faith, no matter whatthat faith may be.

We also live in a world today wherethe freedom to practice ones faith,taken for granted by many nations,and perhaps even ours, is curtailedor severely restricted in others. Thepersecution of other faiths is one ofthe hallmarks of a lack of human rightstoday and a challenge for the wholeChurch, particularly in the USA thatlauds a central part of our nationalcharacter as a welcome space for allfaiths.

In the centerfold of this issue of XMNwe showcase He Qi, a marvelousChinese Christian artist whose talentshared with the world today evolvedout of the severity of the communistregime years ago. In the mission newspage, we share the report of a group ofFilipinos who were recently arrested inSaudi Arabia for participating in aCatholic mass, forbidden by Saudi law.In this and more, we need your help tofaces these challenges in the mission ofthe church. U

PeaceonEarth

and the

Freedom

religion

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ometimes hard fast assumptions aboutthe way we see things changes. I hap-

pen to have an experience of this when Ithought that the missionary goes to missionto give their lives to save others. Well, ittook one afternoon in the African sun tochange that.

I walked to the airport in the middle of agroup of Muslim women who accompaniedtheir husbands leaving for Mecca. Near methere was a young Muslim friend by thename of Irene. She confided with me alongthe way: I would like to become aChristian.

While listening to Irene, a van suddenlyfell on the group and I found myself on theground with pain throughout my body.Around me lay six others who were carriedto local hospitals.

After some days Father Sergio Marchettotold me: You know that you would be deadif it were not for Irene who saved your life?

As the van was falling, she pulled you in

just enough time to avoid the disaster. AMuslim woman did not hesitated to put her

life at risk to save me. I realized that beinga missionary is not only giving of oneself,but receiving as well, to save and be saved!

During the months I spent recovering, Ithought back to the many experiences inthe Democratic Republic of the Congo andin Burundi, Africa. I considered the dignityof the people in the villages on the moun-tain that I baptized, the commitment andenthusiasm of the people to promote humanrights, the young victims of AIDS I accompa-nied to enter into paradise, street kids that

we helped to helped to grow and learn atrade, to have a small house and a family allto themselves, and the generosity of manyfriends that contributed in all we did.

My meeting with Irene who risked her lifeto save mine would also be my farewell toBurundi as I had to return to my homelandin order to recover fully. U

Fr. Lino Maggioni, SX

T SavE nd T Be SavED

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Fr. Lino Maggioni with a mother and fteen year old daughter.

The mother died from AIDS ve months after this photo was taken.


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Xaverian Missionaries in the World

Enrico Rossetto, who studiedEnglish in the USA,

now teaches in China.

Chinese style church in Taiwan.

A celebration in our parish with the local Bishop and Fr. Edi Foschatti in the red stole.

Two Xaverians working in Taiwan,

Fr. Zamora (left) from Mexico and

Fr. Dharmawan from Indonesia.

Little by little, we began to reachout the poorest in the city. We helpedthe Aboriginal communities living in themountains. We maintain a twinningrelationship with a village in the moun-tains after a devastating earth-quake struck the area and wehelped rebuild the church. Nowwe are helping children and

young people of the village withscholarships for school. Werecently began the work of inter-faith dialogue. Father Paulin, whorecently completed a doctoratein religious studies has created anew way of interfaith dialogue:the dialogue of life. Often wehost Buddhist monks andBuddhist nuns to dinner with us.Since Buddhist monks and nunsdo not eat meat, we had toadjust the menu.

Throughout these years ourcongregation has not only devel-oped our parish work here inTaiwan, but we also prepareother Xaverians to work in main-land China. Two of our fathersteach archeology and musicologyat the University of Beijing andwe have other Xaverians workingin special programs with handi-capped children.

We are grateful to the Lord for all

his grace in all that has been done. U

Fr. Edi Foschiatto, SX

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Xaverian Missionaries in the USA

Gods Mission, Many Faces: A Por-trait of U.S. Catholics in Missionis the theme of the Mission

Congress 2010, which met October28-31 in Albuquerque, New Mexicowhere hundreds of missionaries of the

USA gathered. Frs. Puopolo, Menendezand Chudy represented the Xaveriansthere.

Using the image of a portrait, FatherMichael Montoya, executive director ofthe United States Catholic MissionAssociation (USCMA), said the 2010Mission Congress will bring togetherdedicated men and women from acrossthe nation and around the world into afaith-filled environment to discern themovement of the spirit within the U.S.

Church in mission; discover the variedcolors and brush strokes of U.S.Catholics in mission; invigorate missionidentity and leadership in the U.S.Church, and celebrate the faces andcreativity of U.S. Catholics in mission.

The 2010 Mission Congress comesat a time when world-wide mission isthe focus of many Catholic initiatives inthe recent years, Father Montoya said.The Bishops Synod on the Word in the

Life and Mission of the Church empha-sized the need for mission beyond ourfaith and cultural borders; PopeBenedict in his 2008 visit to the UnitedStates stressed the need for global soli-darity; the bishops of Latin America

and the Caribbean proclaimed at theirmeeting in Aparecida, Brazil, the greatcontinental mission which waslaunched during the Congreso Ameri-cano Misionero in Quito, Ecuador. Thisgreat continental mission challenges allof us to put our Church in a constantstate of mission.

The Mission Congress meets everyfive years and this is its third edition. Itis sponsored by the Catholic MissionForum, an umbrella organization ofleading national Catholic mission orga-nizations.

Xaverian roots in the mission of theUS Catholic Church go back to Fr.Bonardi (photo right) who was born inBoston, joined the XaverianMissionaries in 1898 and left for missionwork in China in 1904. Today we con-tinue that mission and are grateful forso many friends that collaborate with

us in this great project of Christ. U

Bishop Rodimer, Bishop Emeritus (center) of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey

ordained a few of our deacons in our parish in Chinatown, Chicago who

are now serving in Taiwan and the Philippines.

Gds Mssnnd ts

Mny Fces:

US CaTHoLiC

MiSSioN

CoNGrESS

2010

Fr. Bonardi, born in the USA, was

one of the rst Xaverians to China.

The 2010 Mission

Congress comes at a time

when world-wide mission

is the focus of many

Catholic initiatives in the

recent years


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The dream of St. Francis Xavierwas to reach the shores of Chinawith the hope of Christ, a dream hewould never see realized as he died offits shores. Blessed Guido Maria Confortisought to continue the dream of St.

Francis through the religious missionarycongregation he founded, the XaverianMissionaries. Our first mission wasindeed in China.

In celebration of the missionaries andChristians of China that bear their faithin Christ, many times through trial andpersecution, we would like to showcasethe Chinese Christian artist, He Qi.

As odd as it may sound, He Qi (pro-nounced huh cheee) may haveChairman Mao to thank for becomingthe most prolific Christian artist of a

billion people. When He was 16, theCultural Revolution erupted in Chinaand his fathers university was closeddown. He was sent with his large familyto the fields to do hard physical labor.He hated it. (As most 16 year oldswould).

A friend of his father, former chairof the art department at Nanjing

University, taught the young apprenticeto paint Chairman Maos portrait.Every little town with a wall needed apainting to venerate in those days,says He. I thought maybe if I couldpaint Chairman Maos portrait, I wouldbe lucky! I wasnt very big or strongenough to work in the fields. With thecoaching of his mentor, He won a paint-ing competition and was relieved from

The Chnese

Chstn atsty f

HE Qi

The Nativity


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the field work. His mentor, whoreceived his education in Paris in the30s, also taught He Qi to paint formalworks using magazines of Renaissanceworks.

By day, I painted Chairman Mao. Bynight, Rafaels Madonna! says He. Itwas a time of great struggle.Everywhere you turned people were

rioting in the streets, condemningevery-one else. I looked into the peace-ful eyes of Rafaels Madonna, and ittouched my heart. This was the begin-ning of his journey toward the Christianfaith and a career in art.

He Qi starts with a sketch and trans-fers it on to rice paper, painting it inblack ink on the reverse side of the

paper. Then he turns the painting over,and adds the color using a Japanesegouache (tempera) paint. The work isthen attached to a second piece of ricepaper, creating some surprises in howthe color bleeds through and makes itsown patterns on the paper. Manytimes the entire work is destroyed inthe process, says Dr. He. It breaks my

heart, but I have no choice but to startall over again.

He Qi then brings his originals to thecity of Tsu Dsu, where silk masters havebeen creating amazing art and robessince the days of the Caesars and theSilk Road that led from Rome to China.Using ancient techniques stunning col-ors, the embroidery artists then createfour large sized hand-sewn silks of eachoriginal. These are breathtakingly beau-tiful and painstakingly made, with each

thread its own color adding to the art.

People often ask He Qi why he paintsonly Bible scenes. With his talents hecould have a wider reach and make a

lot more money in the art world.There are two ways one may becomea Christian in China, says He. One isthrough their parents and grandparentsand their teaching. The other is a jour-ney to find the truth. I found both inthe Gospel message.

That peace and that truth has been

the driving force behind his art. He Qidoesnt see a need to veer away fromthe force and focus.

Life is too short. Art is long,quotes He Qi. The peaceful message isvery important today. We are living in atime where there is much violence.There is little peace. We need to listento the voice of heaven.

Contribution from Rev. Richard

Melheim (www.richmelheim.com)

Please visit the gallery of He Qi at

www.heqigallery.com. His prints and

silks are available for sale. U

A The Angel Gabriel Showing the Direction of the Star of Christ.

The Journey of the Disciples from Emmausafter the Resurrection.


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Recently theAmerican CatholicChurch celebrated WorldMission Sunday. On thisour Bishops remind us:At a time of dramatic

global changes and chal-

lenges, Catholics in the

United States face special

responsibilities and

opportunities. We are

members of a universal

Church that transcends

national boundaries and

calls us to live in solidari-

ty and justice with the

peoples of the world. We

are also citizens of apowerful democracy with

enormous influence

beyond our borders. As

Catholics and Americans

we are uniquely called to

global solidarity.

rEFLECT aND PraY

What are the

dramatic global

changes going on

today that make usthink about our

place as Catholics in

the world?

Read Luke 10:25-37.

In prayer ask God

how you can reflect

compassion in the

changes of the

world today? What

is most important

to you?

Pope Benedict XVI, inhis message for WorldMission Sunday to thewhole Church, says: In amulti-ethnic society that

is experiencing increas-

ingly disturbing forms of

loneliness and indiffer-

ence, Christians must

learn to offer signs of

hope and to become uni-

versal brethren, cultivat-

ing the great ideals that

transform history and,

without false illusions or

useless fears, must strive

to make the planet a

home for all peoples.

rEFLECT aND PraY

According to the

Pope, how do we

share hope in the

world?

Read John 12:21.

How does this

help us to under-stand hope accord

ing to the Pope?

The Holy Father goesto say: The love thatwe celebrate in the sac-

rament of the Eucharist

is not something we can

keep to ourselves. By its

very nature it demands

to be shared with every-one. What the world

needs is Gods love; it

needs to encounter Christ

and to believe in him.

rEFLECT aND PraY

Why must the

Eucharist be shared

with the world?

Read 1 John 1:3.

What precious gift

of faith do you wish

to share? Why? U

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World Mission Sunday is Everyday

WorldMission

Sundayis

Everyday

We are members of

a universal Church

that transcends

national boundaries

and calls us to live in

solidarity and justice

with the peoples

of the world

Xaverian Missionary Fr. Parise

baptizing in Brazil.


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PREEMINENT 20th-century architect

Daniel Burnham advisedhis associates: Make nolittle plans. They have nomagic to stir mens bloodand probably will notthemselves be realized.His words inspired enor-mous risk-taking and tal-ent stretching from sub-sequent generations of

city planners, architects,and artists, includingAnish Kapoor, who creat-ed his Cloud Gatesculpture for Chicagos21st-century MillenniumPark.

Burnhams adviceextends beyond the art-ists call. All vocationshave a public and per-sonal impact. Your call-

ing is a call to service.Like the panorama ofCloud Gate, above,take in the big picture,look at things from vari-ous angles and differentpoints of view.

The mission of theChurch encompasses allof humanity, and eachculture, indeed each par-

ish, is part of a biggerpicture of Gods plan ofsalvation.

Every Catholic andfamily has a part to play.

For many this meansthat the more that islearned about the urgen-cy of the global missionof the church, the they

are drawn to pray andtalk with others aboutthis, contributing fromtheir time, treasure ortalent. Others may wantto volunteer a little or alot of time as they seekto make a difference.Still others may wish togive their entire lives tothis mission as a religiousor lay missionary. Wheredo you stand?

Above all make no lit-tle plans. Think of whatone man from the dustytown of Nazareth wasable to accomplish.Follow him and you willbe on the path to great-ness, to holiness, to alife as broad and chal-lenging as God intendedall life to be. U

Become a Partner in Global Mission

MakeNo

Little Plans

Contribution by:

Ptce J. Tuhy

Vocation-network.org

Make no little plans.

They have no magic to stir mens blood

and probably will not themselves be realized.


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World Mission News Digest

Wld Mssn News Dgest

SiErra LEoNE, aFriCa

Sierra Leone has undoubt-edly made progress inrecent years, however itmust still be observed andencouraged by the interna-tional community, Fr.Gerardo Caglioni said, aXaverian missionary with along experience in SierraLeone, commenting on thedecision of the UN SecurityCouncil to lift the arms

embargo on the Africancountry. The UN SecurityCouncil has removed thearms embargo as a sign ofconfidence in the complete

control of the territory bythe government inFreetown and the comple-tion of the disarmamentand demobilization of mili-tias that fought one anoth-er in a bloody civil

war that ended in 2002.The people want peace,there is no doubt about it,says Fr. Caglioni. At the

same time, however, wemust pay close attention tocertain social and economicindicators that may taketheir toll on peace in thecountry. The high unem-ployment among youth is atime bomb, said Archbish-op Edward TambaCharles of Freetown and Bo,

Sierra Leone.

DEMoCraTiC rEPUBLiCoF THE CoNGo, aFriCa

I think the UN report willforce the international com-munity to carry out furtherreflection on recent eventsin the region, said Fr. LorisCattani, Xaverian missionarywith a long experience inthe Democratic Republic of

Congo and member of theNetwork for Peace in Con-go, commenting on the re-port, published on October1 by the United NationsHigh Commissioner for Hu-man Rights, on the seriousviolations of human rightsthat occurred in the Demo-cratic Republic of Congo

(DRC, formerly Zaire) be-

tween 1993 and 2003. The550 page report shows 617serious violations of humanrights and international lawduring the period under re-view. In just ten years,tens of thousands ofpeople have been killedand many more raped,mutilated, or have beenvictims of other heinousviolence, says the docu-ment, which also denouncesthe systematic rapes usedas a real weapon of war.The attacks are apparentlysystematic and widespreadin the period between 1996and 1997 against the Hutuethnic group, and in par-ticular, the Rwandan Huturefugees in the DemocraticRepublic of the Congo. Theattacks reveal different as-pects that could be de-

fined as crimes of geno-cide, if proven beforea competent court, saysthe document, specifyinghowever that there aresome considerations tothe contrary that could

lead a court to conclude

in favor of the absence of aspecific intention, requiredto establish that a crime ofgenocide has taken place.

SaUDi araBia

A Filipino migrants rightsgroup today said thereligious police of the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaarrested about 100 expatri-ates, including 12 Filipinoworkers, for attending a re-ligious service in Riyadh onOct. 1. Holding religious ac-tivities in public, other thanIslamic rituals, is prohibitedin Saudi Arabia and in mostMiddle East countries. Phil-

ippine Charge dAffaires Ez-zedin Tago said the Filipinoswere arrested with a Frenchpriest when they reportedlyheld a Mass in an estiraha,a place for special occa-sions, in Riyadhs NadeemDistrict. They appealed forkaffala (temporary release)to their employers. U


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On October 3, inQueens, New York the

Bercetto Foundation heldtheir 48th Annual MissionBanquet for the benefit ofour mission work worldwide.The Bercetto Foundationwas founded in 1962 througha special occasion organizedby friends in New York tohonor F. Bnd, one ofthe first XaverianMissionaries who came fora visit at that time.

Over time the hard workof the Bercetto Foundationhas continued to contribut-ed enormously to the effortsin mission lands worldwide,48 years and counting. U

From our USA Communities

News fm u USa Cmmuntes

48th Bercetto Banquet Forthe MissionsWaNT To

LEarN MorE?

Check out our website at:

XavierMissionaries.org

and our Mission Blog at:

XaverianMissionaries.blogspot.com

F. adlph

Menendez hasbeen in involved in

campus ministry atthe University of Illinoislocated in Champaign.

Fr. Adolph assists thecampus ministry of theuniversity of more than45,000 students.Catholic campus minis-try houses more than600 students and itoffers a unique oppor-tunity to inspire a new generation to the mission of theChurch.

He coordinates a special mission group of studentswho come together from time to time. He also sharesour e-newsletter for youth called NO BORDERS with thestudents who reside at the Newman Center or CatholicCampus Center. Along with all of this he ministers withan Hispanic community in the Diocese of Peoria. Sharingthe urgency of the mission call is hallmark of Fr.Adolphs work. U

Fr. Menendez on caMpus Ministry

(From left to right) Ugo Conti, Anna Sabini (Pres.) and

Anna Conti, chairpersons of this year banquet stand

by a display of our Founder with pictures of him

visiting the town of Bercetto in Italy during the 1920s.

MoZaMBiQUE SHriMP

4 tablespoons butter1/4 cup finely chopped onions1/2 cup water8 garlic cloves, finely chopped4 tablespoons finely choppedcoriander (or flat leaf parsley)

1 teaspoon turmeric1/2 teaspoon saffron, toasted,crushed and soaked in 1 tbspwarm water for 15 minutes1/2 cup red wine or 1/2 cuplight beer

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice2 teaspoons kosher salt1/2 teaspoon white pepper

2 teaspoons hot chili sauce(or generous pinch crushedred pepper)

1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined(26-30 count)

Melt butter in a 3-quart pot overmedium-low heart. Toss in onionand fry until lightly golden. Pour inthe water followed by garlic, cilan-tro, turmeric, and saffron water.Cover and simmer for 3 to 4 min-utes, allowing the essence of thespices and herbs to mingle. Pour inthe red wine or beer with thelemon juice. Stir. Cover and raise

heat to medium-high and bring thesauce to boil. Reduce the heat tomedium-low and simmer for 2 min-utes. Toss in the shrimp, hot pep-pers or chili sauce if using and givethem a turn in the sauce. Cook forthree minutes over medium-lowuntil the shrimp are just curled ten-der and turned pink. Spoon theshrimp into bowls and serve withplenty of crusty bread to dip in theflavourful sauce. (This can also beserved over rice!).

Tste f Mssn

Two young men,

Jack DuhamelfromRhode Island, and

Tom Finnigan from

Washington DC gatheredwith Fathers RoccoPuopolo andCarlChudyfor a day ofprayer and sharing in

September.

Jack is a college

graduate with his own

window washing busi-

ness and construction

work. Tom had been a

public policy analyst

with the HeritageFoundation and now

works at a local restau-

rant and will volunteer

at the Africa Faith and

Justice Network where

Fr. Rocco is Executive

Director. Please pray for

them as they discern

their vocation to mis-

sion.


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