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This year the Mambe Parish Community celebrated St. Arnold Janssen’s Feast in a very special way. On this day, one member of their community, Frt. Dennis Nyaura, SVD made his life commitment to the Society of the Divine Word by pronouncing his final vows. Read more...

On the 2nd of February 2007, six young men came to join our Postulancy program eager to become candidates of the Society of the Divine Word. Postulancy is the first step in the formation process Read more...

Father Gerard AM Bus SVD died in Holland, Teteringen, Jan 8, this year 2007. He entered the society of the Divine Word in 1931 and was ordained priest in 1945. He arrived in PNG in September l947 and worked here for almost 50 years. After arrival he stayed six weeks with Fr Ross on the station of Mount Hagen for introduction Read more...

We work as missionaries here in Papua New Guinea. How many of us reflect on the Theological basis of mission today? 24 SVDs and 3 SSpS sisters attempted to do just that in a week-long missiology seminar at Kefamo, from Jan 29 th – 3 rd February. The seminar was facilitated by Fr Zenon Szablowinski, Fr Zyggi Kruczek CMSA, and Fr Philip Gibbs, and based on a newly released book Constants in Context: A Theology of Mission for Today, by Stephen Bevans SVD and Roger Schroeder SVD. Read more...

At the beginning of the New Year 2007, the PNG Government conferred the title of “Chief” on Archbishop emeritus Michael Meier, SVD for his service to the Catholic Church and the community, especially to the people of Western Highlands Province where he served as a missionary priest and Archbishop. The investiture will take place on March 1st, 2007.

Over the weekend of 9-12 February 2007, eight Divine Word Missionaries met in Mt Hagen to share about their role in the communications ministry of the Church in PNG and to plan for the future. Some are involved in radio, others in producing videos and films. Others write for the newspapers such as Wantok Niuspepa. All are involved in the challenge of communicating more effectively today – whether it be in families, church communities, or between people of different cultures. Read more...