Networking, becoming ecological guides: the Sisters’ project for the Common Home
‘Sowing Hope for the Planet’ is an initiative promoted by the UISG (the International Union of Superiors General) and associations connected with it, in order to make Laudato Sí a reality: sharing ideas, formation, and synergetic action aimed at curing a sick planet. Observing all the events that are unfolding on an ‘overheated’ and asphyxiated […]
Vocation Story. Fr. Benjosef Carlos. “My ‘Yes’ to God”
I am Father Benjosef Carlos Raposa from the Philippines. At the age of seven, I followed my older brothers and became an altar server. In high school, I was involved in catechetical ministry and volunteer work. I finished my degree in Development Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University and went on to have a […]
Pope Francis’ Message for the 2023 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Our relationship with Creation
This year’s theme is: ‘Let Justice and Peace Flow’, inspired by the words of the prophet Amos: ‘Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream.’ “We need to act urgently, to create a more sustainable and just world.” The Pope begins by noting that “God wants justice to reign; it is […]
Bible & Mission. The Cross and the Mission
“If one wants to come after Me…” (Read Mark 8: 34–38) The Word/seed (cf. Mark 4: 1ff), sown in mission, becomes bread in the Eucharist. It is in the bread, in the concrete life, that we recognize Jesus: “They recognized Him at the breaking of bread” (Luke 24: 25). Peter also recognized Jesus after the […]
Oral Literature. The Chameleon
Long, long ago, at the beginning of time, when man and the beasts were brothers and did not raise their hands, one against the other, the world was a wonderful place. Sweet water flowed from the hills, the earth was fertile and crops flourished. There was enough, and more, for everyone. The Great God who […]
Peru. The Ashaninka Ancestral Wisdom. Their Sensory Awareness
An indigenous ethnic group, the Ashaninka live in the central forest of the Ucayali department in the Atalaya province of eastern Peru. The children learn not only from practice but also through feeling and listening. The Ashaninka children do not learn through theory but by daily practice from an early age: the boys still barely […]
Father Manuel João: “I love life and I like to repeat that life is beautiful!”
Father Manuel João Pereira Correia, a Comboni missionary, has been living for 13 years with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease he tries to tackle with missionary spirit, serenity and the “gift of a smile”. How did your missionary vocation come about? “My missionary vocation… was born with me! Ever since I was a child, […]
Vocation Story. Brother Lwanga. To be a good journalist and a good missionary
Bro Lwanga Kakule Silusawa is a Comboni missionary brother working in our magazine Afriquespoir in Kinshasa, DR Congo. Bro Lwanga has embraced journalism as a tool for spreading the gospel and transforming society. This is his testimony. In September of this year, I will be forty years old; twelve of my years have been religious […]
Bible & Mission: Mission of the few or the concern of all?
“You will be my witnesses.” – Read Acts of the Apostles 1: 6–8 “Missionary” and “apostle” are terms that come from Latin and Greek, respectively, and they mean “sent” and “envoy”. We think that these words evoke far distant lands and poor people and are the concern of missionaries or other people that go or […]
Oral Literature: Why Spiders Are Always Found in the Corners of Ceilings
Egya Anansi was a very skilful farmer. He, with his wife and son, set to work one year to prepare a farm, much larger than any they had previously worked. They planted in it yams, maize, and beans—and were rewarded by a very rich crop. Their harvest was quite ten times greater than any they […]
