Catholic apologetics group for young people
Voces Verbi
Helvetia · The voices of the Word
Who are we?
To be the salt of the earth and the light of the world
Voces Verbi is a group of young Catholics who want to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Mt 5:13-16). They seek to discover, deepen and live the Catholic faith, in order to pass it on and defend it.
To this end, its members want to lead a life rooted in Christ, through the sacraments and devotion to the Blessed Virgin. They share the spirituality, aims and activities of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word (IVE priests, SSVM sisters and Third Order), from which they come and to which they belong.
Where our name comes from
“Every man who proclaims the Word is the very voice of the Word.”
Saint Augustine
We too want to proclaim, with our voice and above all with our lives, what the eternal Word, Christ, wants to say to the men and women of today.
Our mission
Four pillars
Spiritual and apologetic formation
No one can love what they do not know: to know the faith in depth, its sources and its treasures, so as to be able to give an account of the hope that is in us (1 Pt 3:15).
Evangelising culture
A missionary group that is “not ashamed of the Gospel” (Rom 1:16) and wants to acknowledge Christ before men.
Catholic friendships
A true friendship in which we share the joy of youth, but also the ideal of the Gospel, love for the Church and joy in the things of God.
Discerning one’s vocation
A good setting in which to discern God’s call, to consecrated life or to marriage and family life.
Faith and reason
“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.”
Saint John Paul II, Fides et ratio
What we live
Our programmes
- Formation: formation days and meetings, including the Thomistic Days, with priests, professors and Catholic authors.
- Prayer: the sacraments, Marian devotion, the Spiritual Exercises and pilgrimages.
- Apostolate: helping at the oratory and with catechism, videos on the faith, translations, an online presence.
- Leisure: theatre, music, sport, outings and camps, for joy and virtue always go together.
To know and defend one’s faith
Some topics of study
- Faith and reason; the existence of God
- The soul and eternal life
- Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium of the Church
- Reformation and Counter-Reformation
- Chastity and relationships before marriage
- The natural order and gender theory
- Politics and religion: “not liberal, not conservative, simply Catholic”
- The spirituality of the Cross; persecuted Christians
- The meaning of life and vocation
Youth Days 2026 · Helvoirt, Netherlands
With young people from all over Europe
Masses, talks, the Way of the Cross, workshops, sport and lots of joy: a few pictures of the Youth Days 2026, where Voces Verbi Helvetia met the young people of the Incarnate Word family from all over Europe.
Voces Verbi around the world
Albania · Argentina · Brazil · Chile · Ecuador · Spain · United States · Hong Kong · Italy · Netherlands · Philippines · Russia · Ukraine · and Switzerland
Join us
Voces Verbi Helvetia
To find out about upcoming meetings or ask a question, follow us on Instagram or write to the sisters.
