Divine Word Missionaries AUS

We are an international community of Catholic missionaries – priests and brothers – founded in 1875 by a German priest, St Arnold Janssen. Across the world today, there are more than 6000 members serving in more than 70 countries. Our community is named after the Divine Word, and so we are known as the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) or Divine Word Missionaries.

Our SVD identity is rooted in a call to witness to God's love precisely in situations where its inclusive embrace is not recognised and where its openness to the rich diversity of peoples is not appreciated.

Along with our sister congregations, The Missionary Sisters, Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS) and the Sister-Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration (SSpSAP) we try to listen to the Spirit so we can follow Jesus more courageously in doing the Father's will.

Witnessing to the Light: From Everywhere for Everyone - From a Synodal Perspective

Witnessing to the Light: From Everywhere for Everyone - From the Social Communication Perspective

From Everywhere for Everyone a Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Perspective

Witnessing to the Light: From Everywhere for Everyone, from a Mission Perspective [2nd Lecture]

Witnessing to the Light: From Everywhere for Everyone - a Biblical Perspective - Main Presentation

Witnessing to the Light: From Everywhere for Everyone - a Biblical Perspective - Response.

Proposal of Ways for Proclaiming the Good News in the Digital Age

Interreligious Engagement as Mission

Prophetic Dialogue and Interculturality

The Who, What, Where, and How of Mission

Faithful and Creative Discipleship in a Wounded World

Prophetic Dialogue as an Approach to Church Engagement with Stakeholders of the Digital Future

Funeral Mass for Fr Erwin Schmutz SVD

What do you love about being an SVD?

SVD Foundation Day Video 2020

Marius Razafimandimby - SVD Seminarian

Fr Boni Buahendri SVD - Stages of Formation

Fr Boni Buahendri SVD - Aspects of Formation

A Message to the Catholic Faithful on Vocation

Fr Truc Quoc Phan SVD - Mission Apostolate

Fr Michael Hardie SVD - Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation

Fr Elmer Ibarra SVD - Bible Apostolate

What is a vocation?