Reflection: Hope against hope
After the last two years of Covid most of us were looking forward to a normal year. It appeared that we had made peace with Covid, restrictions were being removed and workplaces were made open. The last few weeks, however, have called normality itself into question. Unprecedented rainfall has flooded towns and cities and blocked […]
A year of grace and gratitude
The Comboni Missionary Sisters celebrate the 150th year since their foundation. A year to recall the original vision received from the legacy of St. Daniel Comboni This year, 2022, is a Jubilee Year for us Comboni Missionary Sisters spread out in many countries of the world. Indeed, a time of great rejoicing for the gift […]
The Youth Corner: Educating Oneself
Discerning a vocation, which is the fullness of life, is an educational process that does not include delays. It is always a struggle; it requires love and a willingness to walk. False ideas about education often deceive us. First, education is easily confused with scholarship. Now, education is of the order of civism, of acceptable […]
Oral Literature: Why Hare as a Split Lip
As Tortoise crept slowly along the well-worn track, gouged out of the hard earth by the tread of countless animals, the acrid smell of dust pervaded his nostrils. Pausing momentarily, Tortoise caught sight of the faint new moon in the pale early morning sky. Moon then said to Tortoise, “Give this message to the earth’s […]
Yemen: The Forgotten Conflict
The brutal war in Yemen that doesn’t hit the headlines. The number of civilians killed in the Yemen conflict – the seven-year-old war between the Iran-backed Houthi militia and the government-backed by a Saudi-led military coalition – has soared over the past few months. The warring parties on both fronts have not spared children, schools, […]
Global arms trade falls slightly, but imports to Europe, East Asia and Oceania rise
According to new data on global arms transfers published recently by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), confirms that international transfers of major arms saw a slight drop between 2012–16 and 2017–21 (–4.6 per cent). Nevertheless, exports by the United States and France increased substantially, as did imports to states in Europe (+19 per […]
The Fighting Women of Ukraine
The news reports streaming from Ukraine show the courageous resistance and the unity of Ukrainians to resist the power of the almighty Russian army of Vladimir Putin, the tyrant dictator ruling Russia as an autocracy. This is an immoral war, the killing and indiscriminate bombing of civilians denounced already by Pope Francis and world leaders. […]
The Youth Corner: A “Yes” full of “yeses”
The path of vocational discernment is challenging, made up of doubts, encounters and demands, because vocation is an experience of love and love is demanding. “Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: […]
Oral Literature: The Hare, The Hyena, the Leopard and the Black Mamba
Once upon a time, the hare became a travelling businessman. He used to carry merchandise from his home-area for sale in faraway villages. There was great demand for his goods in those faraway villages. He was doing very well. He was making much money. Many others wanted to learn from him and make much money […]
Africa: Markets in the City
Approaching the market of any African city, the visitor is immediately involved. The eyes are struck by the gaudy colours of thousands of objects, clothes, fruit of all kinds piled up everywhere, the continual sounds of people speaking or shouting, pleasant and obnoxious odours all mixed together, people bumping into each other, brushing by or […]
