Reflection: The ‘Thinking Minority’
History reveals that when social order collapses, people instinctively rally behind a “Strongman,” hoping for security. But today’s interconnected world demands ethical leadership and the power of intellectual communities to guide societies through the storm. In traditional societies, people longed to be guided by a wise man. But today, unfortunately, the one who wins admiration […]
Vocation Story: Father Clement – Along the Way
A journey of faith, trials, and resilience: From a devout Catholic family to the priesthood as a passionate Comboni Missionary. Fr. Clement Mutie Mbithi from Kenya talks about his vocation journey. I come from a large Christian-Catholic family and am the sixth of ten children. My late father, a devout Catholic and a man of […]
Vocation Story: Father José – In the Mission, Everything is a Challenge for Me
Father José Joaquim da Silva Araújo, a Portuguese Comboni missionary, currently works as a formator in the postulancy of Balaka, Malawi. He talks about his vocation journey. I was born in Vila Nova de Famalicão in November 1959 and grew up in Sezures. I am the eldest of seven brothers and two sisters.The desire to […]
Mozambique: “Vida Nova”—Together with the People
Vida Nova celebrates its 65th anniversary, following the joys, hopes, and journeys of Mozambican society and the Church. Vida Nova is a socio-religious magazine owned by the Archdiocese of Nampula, published under the responsibility of the Paul VI Catechetical Centre of Anchilo and the Comboni Missionaries in Mozambique. It was founded on January 1, 1960, […]
Witness of Jubilee. Fr. Stan Swamy. “Pay the price” for justice
The life of Fr. Stan is a testimony to the defence of the human rights of underprivileged peasants in India. His sentence and subsequent death in prison raised an outcry all over the world, but his inspiring witness to righteousness keeps the flame of justice alive. He was 84 years old. He had Parkinson’s disease, […]
Mission Diary. Small yet Significant Presence
For more than 27 years the Comboni Missionaries have been sharing the joy of the Gospel with the Catholic communities of the Archdiocese of Taipei. Fr Eduardo Revolledo explains the reasons for this presence. The Comboni missionaries have been present in Taiwan for over 27 years. Since then, many missionaries from different countries have spent […]
Mission Diary. Peru. The Gospel according to the Nomatsigenga
Father David Nyinga, a Comboni missionary from the Democratic Republic of Congo, shares his life and faith with the Nomatsigenga people in the central jungle of Peru. He talks about the ongoing process of inculturation and the joy of celebrating faith in the local language. The day I presided over a Mass for the first […]
Vocation Story. “Nothing Belongs to Me”
“If God calls, sooner or later He will make Himself heard”. A Comboni nun, Sr. Milagros Plaza, tells us about her vocational journey. I come from the Barranca neighbourhood, north of Lima, Peru. The day I made my first communion, a great desire to be a missionary was born in me. But over the years […]
The Jubilee Door. A Kairos of Hope
A Jubilee is a holy time of forgiveness and reconciliation, an opportunity to obtain indulgences and to return to the essence of fraternity. The spiritual dimension of the Jubilee must be combined with its social aspect; pilgrims are called to be fraternal to one another and to care for the earth. The Jubilee opens our […]
Witnesses of the Jubilee. Father Marcelo Pérez. Listening to the cry of his people
He was a parish priest in San Cristóbal de Las Casas in Chiapas, and one of the few indigenous priests in Mexico, of the Tzotzil ethnic group. Defender of the poor, he was assassinated on October 20th just after celebrating the Eucharist. In the diocese of San Cristóbal, since his ordination in 2002, he had […]