God's loving grace has gathered us from various peoples and continents into a religious missionary community dedicated to the Divine Word and named after him the Society of the Divine Word. (The Constitutions of the Society of the Divine Word)

Our charism can be defined in 5 main points:

The following are the extracts from The Constitutions of the Society of the Divine Word

Communion with the Divine Word

We see our special dedication to the Divine Word and his mission expressed in our name. His life is our life, his mission is our mission. As members of the Society of Divine Word we consider it our duty t...

Missionary work

We work first and foremost where the gospel has not been preached at all or only insufficiently and where the local church is not viable on its own. Other tasks must be oriented towards these primary aims...

Internationality

A distinguishing feature of our community life is that confreres from different nations live and work together. This becomes a mutually enriching experience when based on deep respect for one another's ...

Evangelical counsels

We follow the Lord on the path of the evangelical counsels and bind ourselves to his person and his service by the vows of consecrated chastity, evangelical poverty and apostolic obedience. In this way we joi...

Openness to the signs of the times

(...) We try to insert ourselves into the actual situation of those among whom we work. With open mind and deep respect for the religious traditions of peoples, we seek dialogue with all and present th...