When we, Conrad, Annemie, and Henri—all members of the gemeenschapsploeg/community team of Sint-Kwinten—left Belgium for the Holy Land, none of us knew what an impact our pilgrimage would have on us, individually and collectively. In […]
(Nederlandse vertaling na de Engelse tekst) On Saturday evening 24 August, the faith community of Sint-Kwinten organised an encounter between the Flemish parishioners and the English-speaking parishioners. Volunteers provided pasta with a variety […]
Along the Naamsestraat, located in the grounds of the former cemetery of Sint-Kwinten’s church, there is a chapel that was (re)built in 1814. The original chapel, built in 1725, was destroyed by the French in […]
For the fifth year running, believers of all ages, nationalities, and tongues gathered in Sint-Kwinten’s church on the Thursday following the the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity (this year, June 20) to celebrate the Eucharist. […]
On Sunday, June 23, the parishioners of Sint-Kwinten once again gathered as one community to celebrate the Eucharist. Gregorian chant and contemporary hymns alternated. The Gospel (Luke 9, 18-24) posed to us a very personal […]
As we were about to depart Leuven on Saturday morning May 11th for our fourth pilgrimage to Basse-Wavre, the weather did not look promising at all. Also the preceding days it had rained a lot. […]
Around the year 1050, farmers reported hearing several times the sound of “heavenly music” coming from the marshes of Basse-Wavre. Curious about this phenomenon, they went for a closer look, and it was during the […]
When the pilgrimage from Sint-Kwinten in Leuven to Our Lady of Peace and Concord in Basse-Wavre was undertaken for the first time in 1653, it was as an expression of gratitude after the last plague […]
JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN! ALLELUIA! So sings the entire Church during this season of new life, and so too our faith community at Sint-Kwinten’s prays with unfettered joy in these fifty days of Easter. Our […]
Holy Week has begun, and together as the faith community of Sint-Kwinten we celebrated the Entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem. We accompanied Jesus with our palm branches and Hosannas and went in procession around the […]