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Missionary By Nature
By Roberto Bacalski, Program and Development Coordinator “The pilgrim Church is missionary by her very nature, since it is from the mission of the Son and the mission of the Holy Spirit that she draws her origin, in accordance with the decree of God the Father.” ~ Ad Gentes 2 (Read the full document here) […]
Read MoreWhy We Do It
By Roberto Bacalski, Program and Development Coordinator The Diocese of Arlington has been present in Bánica since 1991. If you were to ask anyone who has ever visited the Bánica Mission why they think we are there, you will probably get various answers on the same theme: “Christ told us to help the poor.” “We […]
Read MoreInterview with Fr. Patrick Posey
Fr. Posey sat down with Arlington Diocese Chief Communications Officer Billy Atwell for an in-depth talk about the Bánica Mission. Listen and enjoy!
Read MoreGiving and Receiving in the Missions
What are the only words we have from Jesus that are not recorded in the Gospels? I mean words that He spoke while on earth (the Book of Revelation has plenty of words of Jesus from heaven). “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” These words, which Saint Paul tells us the Lord […]
Read MoreThe Many Missions of Pedro Santana
Greetings to all on a relatively quiet day here at the parish church of Saint Joseph in Pedro Santana. Some of our parishioners here in town are being shuttled to a temporary dental clinic staffed by volunteers from Wisconsin just across the border in Haiti. Another operative, this one from New Hampshire and Massachusetts, is […]
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