Goal of Missionary Ministry   Over the decades we have seen a development in the purpose of missionary ministry. In the past we heard of the missionary going out to "save souls" for Christ by baptizing any people they encountered who were not already baptized.   The Proclamation of the Gospel remains the motivating force in missionary work. But as St. James says:   "What good is it to profess faith without practicing it? If a brother or a sister has nothing to wear and no... [More]

This BLOG gives you a small insight to the foriegn mission ministry of the Augustinian Friars. Would you like to see more about the missions? Please go to the website of the Augustinian Friars at:  Augustinian.org and look for the menu, "What We Do" and then go to "Missions". There you can see the Mission Newslstter and different aspects of our mission ministry.

This coming weekend of September 9-11th is a time of celebration for our friars in Peru. The festivities will commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the foundation of the Vicariate of the Augustinians in northern Peru. A Vicariate is the name of a region in the world where fifteen Solemnly Professed Augustinains have gathered together into a juridical district to serve in a particular geographical area. The Vicariate of Chulucanas was established under the Augustinian Midwest Province of Our Mother... [More]