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  • Every Person Matters

    Every Person Matters

    We have received this message from Fr. Willem Klaver, MHM, who would like to share an interesting and insightful resource. “Here you find a wonderful and insightful input on ‘Catholic Social Teaching: Life and Dignity of the Human Person’ by our Parish Associate and good friend, Fr Bryan Massingale. It is the first session on […]
  • New York Sisters of Charity Continue Their Mission of ‘Holy Trouble’

    New York Sisters of Charity Continue Their Mission of ‘Holy Trouble’

    This is a video of a recently well done released Australian documentary about the Sisters of Charity here in New York. Their headquarters is in the parish of St Margaret of Cortona in Riverdale; this was my first parish where I served for three years as a Parochial Vicar. Willem Klaver The Sisters of Charity […]
  • Mill Hill Community Celebrates St. Joseph Novena in Hartsdale, NY

    Mill Hill Community Celebrates St. Joseph Novena in Hartsdale, NY

    The Mill Hill community in Hartsdale, New York, celebrated its annual Novena in honour of St Joseph, bringing together friends of Mill Hill both in person and online. Over nine days, a series of Novena Masses was live-streamed via Zoom for members of the Friends of Mill Hill group and others around the world. This […]
  • New Shepherds of New York and Westminster

    New Shepherds of New York and Westminster

    Pope Leo has made two notable appointments in recent days that have strong connections for us Mill Hill Missionaries. One is in the Archdiocese of New York, where Mill Hill Missionaries have been working closely with the local Church over many years. The other is in the Diocese of Westminster in England, which is especially […]
  • St. Charles Borromeo Parish In Harlem Celebrates 137th Anniversary

    St. Charles Borromeo Parish In Harlem Celebrates 137th Anniversary

    St. Charles Borromeo Harlem Parish, New York, where Mill Hill Missionaries serve, marked a historic day as parishioners and guests gathered to celebrate the 137th anniversary of the parish during Black Catholic History Month. The community gave thanks for generations of faithful men and women whose resilience and service have shaped the parish since its […]
  • A Personal Take on Luke’s Story of the Ten Lepers

    A Personal Take on Luke’s Story of the Ten Lepers

    Why Did the Samaritan Leper Return to Jesus? (A Reflection on Luke 17:11–19) For many years, whenever I read the story of the ten lepers, my mind focused mainly on the themes of gratitude and ingratitude. We often emphasize that only one leper returned to thank Jesus, while the other nine failed to do so. […]
  • For Our Relationship With All Of Creation – Pope’s Prayer Intention For September

    For Our Relationship With All Of Creation – Pope’s Prayer Intention For September

    This month, Pope Leo XIV invites us to pray “for our relationship with all of creation.” Inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi, he invites us to experience our interdependence with all creatures loved by God and worthy of respect and love. His prayer intention for September comes during the Season of Creation. This is a […]
  • Season of Creation

    Season of Creation

    The Season of Creation runs from 1 September (World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) to 4 October (the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi) each year. This ecumenical season is dedicated to prayer and action for the protection of creation. It is a time to renew our relationships with God our Creator, […]
  • A Voice for the Voiceless: The Legacy of Fr. John Kaiser, 25 Years Later

    A Voice for the Voiceless: The Legacy of Fr. John Kaiser, 25 Years Later

    On Friday, 22nd August 2025, the Mill Hill Missionaries, together with the faithful of Sacred Heart Parish, Lolgorian in the Catholic Diocese of Ngong, gathered to mark the 25th Anniversary of the late Rev. Fr. John Anthony Kaiser, MHM. Fr. Kaiser’s lifeless body was found along the Naivasha–Nakuru road on 24th August 2000. His death […]
  • Sr. Theodora Slot FMSJ Has Died. May She Rest In Peace.

    Sr. Theodora Slot FMSJ Has Died. May She Rest In Peace.

    Your prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of Sister Theodora Slot, who died in Vrijland, Holland, on 20th August 2025 Theodora Slot, daughter of Joannes and Maria Slot, was born in December 1931 in Holland, the seventh child of a large and loving family. Two of her brothers became Mill Hill Missionaries. […]
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki – 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki – 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing

    The Catholic Church in Japan has replaced a cathedral bell decades after it was destroyed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki.  Urakami Church, located near the epicenter of the blast, installed the new bell on July 17, 2025, as part of commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the bombing. The new bell is a […]
  • Pope Leo’s August Prayer Intention: For Mutual Coexistence

    Pope Leo’s August Prayer Intention: For Mutual Coexistence

    Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons. Jesus, Lord of our history, Faithful companion and living presence, You who never tire of coming to meet us, Here we are, in need of Your peace. We live in […]
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