Oral Literature. The Rabbit and the Elephant
Once upon a time, there were two friends – an elephant and a rabbit. There had been no rain for a long, long time and there was a great famine in the land. So, the two friends decided to sell their skins to raise enough money to buy cows. The market was in a far-off […]
Vocation Story. ‘Seedbed of the Voiceless Call’
Vocation is a special part of life. It is like a tiny seed that grows and blossoms. Romeo A. Boncales, a Filipino Comboni Theology student, explains how. I lived in an environment of strong religiosity. I grew up in a simple family with a robust religious heritage as the youngest of four children. We are […]
Egypt. Generating coexistence and fraternity
“We are laying the foundations for the future of this country,” Sister Odette Riad Ibrahim Abdelsayd, a teacher at Aswan Kindergarten tells us. For six years I have been in Aswan, a city known for its beautiful location on the Nile and for Nubian culture which still enjoys a strong influence in the south of […]
Journey to Beauty Through Arts and Creativity
A journey towards Beauty is also a journey to God. Fr Raul Tabaranza, a Comboni missionary from the Philippines is exploring this journey, making use of his artistic painting talents. Art says a lot; if you can read the message of a painting, the artist’s emotion is always there. Even though a work of art […]
Minorities in Anxiety
Weak cultures have survived when related communities have had a strong sense of uniqueness about their identity during their history. Cultural minorities are now making their voices heard. Cultural minorities worldwide are making their voices heard these days when they feel the majority community does not attend to their interests. Wrong handling of ethnic grievances […]
The Philippines. Helped By Unseen Forces
A new lawyer from the Philippines proves that nothing is impossible if you work hard, find ways, and most importantly, believe in God and His guidance. As expected, he wasn’t the only one in the room. He was, after all, taking a licensure test. Apart from the proctor, there was a lady beside him. But […]
Cameroon. Those ten seconds of humanity
This is the time necessary, according to Mireille Yoga, director of the Edimar Centre in Yaoundé, to restore a look of dignity to a street child. Testimony of personal and social commitment. “My name is Mireille Yoga, director of the Edimar Centre in Yaoundé and mother of four adopted children and five in foster care.” […]
Morocco. Speaking in silence
A short journey made up of small initiatives. “Testimony, meeting and service”. Sr. Natalia Moratinos of the Missionary Company of the Heart of Jesus tells us about it. I arrived in Morocco in 2000, after 23 years of missionary life in the middle of the forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the beginning, […]
Asia. Walking together
The experience of the Missions Etrangères de Paris which from Europe paved the way for evangelization on the continent in the 17th century. The commitment to the church in China. The reception of Asian priests in France. We talked about this with Father Vincent Sénéchal, the Superior General Father of the Missions Etrangères de Paris […]
Mission Diary. Fr. Guerlain-Joachim: To promote close pastoral care
Father Guerlain-Joachim Biseka, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, reflects on the missionary experience in a different context. Two years ago, I arrived in Costa Rica, Central America. I was assigned to the parish of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, located in the southwest of San Jose, the country’s capital. They have asked me […]
