Welcome to the site of the TransCanada Province of the Spiritans. We are a Roman Catholic Religious Congregation of over three thousand members, founded in 1703. Our missions are spread worldwide. While we may be found involved in many diverse ministries, we have dedicated ourselves to working with the poor and in those situations where the Church has difficulty in finding ministers. We hope you enjoy your visit to our site and that while browsing you will keep us in your prayers. May God bless you.

Being a missionary...

Like generations of Spiritans who went before them, those who are living and working with exceptionally poor people show a great deal of courage and ingenuity in bringing them the most necessary material help. They know how to mobilize the generosity of distant friends and organise the distribution of material help so that it will get to those whose needs are greatest. Often at great risk to themselves, they are not frightened of analysing the basic causes of so much misery and poverty. Fr. Jean-Paul Hoch, CSSp Superior General of the Spiritans - Read More

Ministry to an Aboriginal Community in Australia My vocation as a Spiritan missionary is to become an Aboriginal among the Aboriginals, to make my own their cultural heritage, to become part of their song-lines in imitation of Christ. My role is to listen, to share, to be part of the Aboriginal experience with all its agonies and ecstasies. John Kamondia Wambu is a professed Spiritan doing his period of practical mission apostolate before ordination. He is from the Kiambu district of Kenya. - Read More

	Integral Christianity, integral spirituality means ministry to body and soul. You can't divorce religion from the lives of the people. No way. Isaiah said that true religion in the sight of God is to look after widows and orphans. On the final exam, as I understand the Scriptures, we'll be evaluated on one issue: "I was hungry and you gave me to eat." If we don't score well on that issue we'll fail. Feeding people who are hungry is an absolute essential of the Christian church. Christ himself fed five thousand when they were hungry - and they were only missing an evening meal. We have to integrate development with our preaching. We must show that we're active in our Christianity and not just verbal. We must link religion and daily life and not just religion and Sunday worship. Read more on the ministry of Fr. Kennedy in Malawi....
	"All his life Antoine was a fearless servant of the poor," wrote one Spiritan who knew him well. "Everyone recognized how high-minded he was. He worked heart and soul for the people of Haiti." "When the situation was critical" says Fr. William Smarth, Antoine's longtime friend and co-worker, "many people came to Antoine because he had great moral standing in Haiti." Antoine himself disclaimed any such status. "Nobody is indispensable. I could die. Others could die. But ultimately I have absolutely no doubt that the people of Haiti will win." Read more of the extrodinary life of Fr. Antoine...
	Are you a missioner? "Well, I support missionaries through prayer and sacrifice," you might answer. And missionaries in the field will tell you their efforts wouldn't go very far without that vital support. But, in addition to that, our baptism invites us to be truly missionary in the way we live each day. We are called to be people who make daily efforts to announce the Good News of Jesus. Any baptized person, therefore, who is not "missionary" is not yet fully Christian. Read more...
Being a "missionary" is not about shouting out Bible verses. It is about proclaiming the Good News in all that we do - in what we say, in how we live, in how we share, in how we love. These links can help us to be missionaries wherever we are and whatever our talents.	Development and Peace Canada   Kairos Canada   Pax Christi International
	For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?” And the king will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Matthew 25:35-40
Single? Married? Young? Old? There are many ways to be a Spiritan missionary. YES I WANT TO BE A MISSIONARY

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