The Youth Corner: Fertile Terrain for the Vocation
Vocation, a gift from God, is like a small seed that wants to germinate, grow and bear fruit; but for that to happen, we need to find the right terrain. Almanacs and calendars were once extremely useful. More than a guide to follow the chronology of events, they were away, especially for those who lived […]
Herbs & Plants: Euclea natalensis (Natal Garri) – An important medicinal plant in Tropical Africa
It is an important and frequently used medicinal plant in tropical Africa. It can be used to treat various human diseases. Euclea natalensis (Family Ebenaceae) is a dioecious shrub or small bushy tree with a straight trunk and a dense spreading crown. It grows to an average of 15 m in height. The bark is […]
Ukraine youth: Fighting for Freedom
In just a few weeks. The dreams and lives of many Ukrainian young people have been completely destroyed. But they continue to fight for their future and that of their country. Veronika, 19, says: “The months before the war were the best of my life. I was in the second year of university. But the […]
Vocation Story: Brother Gédéon – “My life for them”
For eleven years, he has lived and worked among young people, providing them with technical training and human maturity. Brother Gédéon Ngunza Mboma, talks about his commitment as a teacher at Comboni Technical College in Malawi. I was born in October 1979, in Mutoy, Kikwit Diocese, Bandundu Province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. My […]
Missionary Journey: Sr Tommy – Under the tree
For fifty-seven years, she has been in Eritrea. Now she is back home. “I have two nations in my heart, two peoples to love and pray” It feels unreal to be back in my home country and not to be counting the weeks till I return ‘home’ to my mission country. The heartstrings tug quite […]
The Youth Corner: The Search for a Fulfilling Life
Vocational discernment is a challenging search that will eventually lead us to the fullness of our vocation and to a fulfilling and happy life. The search to live the fullness of our vocation always implies a time of discernment. This discernment, contrary to what we would often desire, cannot be done alone. It is not […]
Oral Literature: How Night Came
Years and years ago at the very beginning of time, when the world had just been made, there was no night. It was day all the time. No one had ever heard of sunrise or sunset, starlight or moonbeams. There were no night birds, nor night beasts, nor night flowers. There were no lengthening shadows, […]
UN Member States must not walk away from treaty on business and human rights
As the power of corporations has grown, so should their responsibility towards human rights and our planet. Yet the reality is that around the world, harms to people’s rights through business activities continue to take place with impunity. In 2014 the UN Human Rights Council started a process to establish a treaty to regulate transnational corporations […]
Climate Change: Planting Bamboos
In the Philippines, the missionaries of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) are committing to plant 100,000 seedlings of Bamboo by 2022. With an ambitious goal for planting 1 billion bamboos by 2030, collaborating with the local churches of parishes and dioceses in the Philippines. But why Bamboo? The first reason is climate change. […]
Morocco: Tazert: an oasis of welcome and dialogue
Four African Sisters have restored life to a monastery founded in 1931 by a French Franciscan in the Berber village of Tazert. “Our doors are open to all”. We are in Tazert, a Berber village of 3,500 inhabitants sixty kilometres from Marrakech. “This is an oasis of peace for anyone who comes to visit,” says […]