Help the local Spiritan community ravaged by Typhoon Rai on December 16-17.

Inside this issue: U.S. Province Welcomes New Provincial and Lay Spiritans, Art Abounds at Arba-Minch, Fr. Mayama is the First African Spiritan Elected Superior General, and more!

As this Christmas season of peace approaches, will you remember Dembe in your prayers, and consider making a donation to the Spiritans?

Matthew Broeren, C.S.Sp., reflects on the start of his pastoral ministry experience in Brazil.

Uganda is one of several countries where Spiritans minister to refugees who have been forcibly removed from the homes and country of origin.

Exciting changes are happening in the life of the Province!

This month, we’re honoring the men and women from Africa who have pioneered the Catholic faith! Black Catholics have had a huge impact on the history and traditions of Christianity. Spiritans have had a role in the evangelization of Africans and African-Americans since its founding.

Frs. Jude Nnorom, C.S.Sp., Philip Massawe, C.S.Sp., Tony Neves, C.S.Sp., Jeffrey Duaime, C.S.Sp., Marc Botzung, C.S.Sp., and Albert Ndongo Assamba, C.S.Sp., are elected to the General Council of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit.

Spiritans working in more than 60 countries are grateful to participate in God’s mission to bring glad tidings to people everywhere.

The General Chapter of the Spiritans, taking place in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, elected Fr. Mayama Superior General on October 18, 2021.

Four Lay Spiritans from around the world, including U.S. Lay Spiritan Anne Marie Hansen, made a presentation at the General Chapter in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, earlier this week.

On October 2, we celebrate the Feast of Spiritan "first founder" Claude Poullart des Places. While still in the seminary—on Pentecost in 1703—Claude Poullart des Places founded the Spiritans at age 24.

Matthew Broeren, C.S.Sp., arrives safely in São Paulo to continue his Spiritan formation.

Lay Spiritans gathered together for a Pre-Commitment day of reflection on Saturday, September 18 at the Spiritan Center in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.

This issue shares news from the Provincial Assembly, the incoming leadership team, and mission updates from the Spiritan Office for Mission Advancement and Vocations Office.

On September 9, we celebrate the Feast of Blessed Jacques Laval to honor the "Apostle of Mauritius," a man who worked tirelessly to empower and care for a forgotten people.

We mourn the passing of Br. Valentine Thong, C.S.Sp., a Spiritan in formation in Manila who died on August 19, 2021 from COVID-19 complications. In 2020, he wrote the following reflection on the pandemic.

Fr. Patrick Eugene, C.S.Sp., is organizing a relief effort to help approximately 100 families by providing staples such as tarps, beans, rice, cooking oil, etc.

Congratulations to Jacob Mtindiga, who was admitted to the Nigerian Bar Association in Abuja, Nigeria on July 28, 2021.

Fr. Ned Marchessault, C.S.Sp., began his Spiritan mission in Africa in 1966, and went on to spend 56 years in ministry there. Now retired, Fr. Ned has collected and shared letters from his remarkable African journey as a missionary priest.