03 December 2023, the first Sunday of Advent. “We must be awake, alert, vigilant. Jesus warns us: there is the danger of not realizing His coming and being unprepared for His visit. I have recalled on other occasions what Saint Augustine said: ‘I fear the Lord who passes by’… that […]
Papal Award to Capt. (Ret.) Frank Marcus On Sunday, October 22, CAPT RNLN (ret.) Frank Marcus received the Papal award “Knight in the order of St. Silvester” from Pastor Van Klaveren in his home parish in Gouda. Frank has devoted his heart and soul to the various parishes in Gouda (The […]
The Apostolat Militare International is happy to act as a sounding board for the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life to inform you that Pope Francis has just defined the themes for the next two diocesan World Youth Days: XXXVIII World Youth Day 2023: “Rejoicing in hope” (cf. Rom 12:12) XXXIX World Youth Day 2024: “Those who hope […]
Enjoy the final 6-minute video of the Apostolat Militaire International Conference 2023 in Mechelen (Belgium). Main links of the AMI Conference 2023 here below: Conference 2023 webpage Press release 2023 Final results 2023
On 22 September 2023, just a week after the 58th General Assembly and AMI Conference in Mechelen (Belgium), the President of the Apostolat Militari International, Vice-Admiral (ret) Matthieu Borsboom was appointed Knight Commander with the Equestrian Pontifical Order of St Gregory the Great by the Pope. He was rewarded because of […]
PRESS RELEASE 2023 (in six different languages click here) Apostolat Militaire International 58th General Assembly and Annual Conference of the Apostolat Militaire International in Diocesaan Pastoraal Centrum, Mechelen (Belgium), 10 – 15 September 2023 The 58th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the Apostolat Militaire International (AMI) took place at […]
To promote at the national and international level the affirmation of a Christian vision of military life and the values that characterize it; to foster international understanding and cooperation as a contribution to the strengthening of peace in the world; and to address, in the light of the Gospel and […]
It is with grief that The Executive Committee of the Apostolat Militaire International has to announce the passing away of their advisor em dr prof Fred van Iersel. Unfortunately he was incurably ill for some period , but he was glad that in his last year he felt intensely happy […]