Vocation Story: Brother Alberto – “At the service of the gospel”
“When I look back over my life, I realise how my vocation has evolved. I see that at the beginning I felt a deep desire to be useful, to serve, to help others.” Brother Alberto Lamana talks to us. I was born in 1971 in Zaragoza, a city in the north-western part of Spain. I […]
Mozambique: Close to the people despite everything
During the night, an armed group attacks the mission of Chipene, a small village on the border between the provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula in northern Mozambique. Sister Maria De Coppi, a Comboni Sister, was killed. She had lived in the country for 59 years. “I experienced beautiful and difficult times in this country: […]
The Youth Corner: Freedom of Self-Giving
Vocation enables us to use our freedom fully and responsibly. This freedom involves the whole person and leads to a constant self-giving. Our life is enveloped by a great desire for freedom. When we are younger, we have the feeling that adults have set themselves against us; everyone dictates how to live a certain way […]
Oral Literature: The Monkey and the Crocodile
On the banks of the Ganges River, a monkey lived in a rose-apple tree. The rose-apples were delicious and plentiful. While he was eating them with obvious relish one day, a crocodile came out of the river, and the monkey threw down a few rose-apples and said, “These are the best rose-apples in the world. […]
The experiences of people with Albinism
Fierce superstitions marginalize those with Albinism, but this are changing, like in Ukerewe, a small island on Lake Victoria. Tanzania has the largest community of people with Albinism in the world, and also one of the most persecuted communities. Many believe that bones or organs of these people brings money and luck. Or that the […]
Vocation Story: Father Jose, “To build a more human and fraternal world”
From Mexico, via Mozambique to Spain. A journey of faith and commitment. Father Jose de Jesus Garcia tells us about his experience. I was born in Chilpancingo, Guerrero (Mexico) and I am 54 years old. My missionary vocation began when, at the age of 14, my mother gave me the Latin American Bible as a […]
Reflection: the danger of a nuclear nightmare
The development of nuclear technology to power electricity generation was hailed as a triumph of modern technology. We can never forget and not be on our guard from the history that nuclear power was first used in the atom bomb that wiped out two Asian cities in World War II. The horrific death of almost […]
The Youth Corner: Vocation – More Than A Call…
Vocation is an inner requirement that implies courage and faith. Vocation is God’s call, the fulfilment and meaning of our existence. Very often, the meaning of vocation appears linked to its etymological meaning (vocare) and, generally speaking, it is understood as “a calling,” as something that happens, independently of our will, and it happens at […]
African Youth Survey 2022
The 2022 African Youth Survey (AYS) sponsored by Ichikowitz Family Foundation, a leading African foundation encouraging active citizenship across the continent, shows how young Africans plan on building a better future for themselves, their countries, and the continent that ties them together. The Youth Survey of 4,500 face-to-face interviews with 18-24 year old’s revealed that […]
Tea: From the Leaf to the Cup
Second, only to water, tea is the drink most consumed in the world. Served hot or iced, the infusion favours small cultivators, the economic growth of developing countries, and the health of the people at large. The origins of tea date back more than five thousand years, but its contribution to health, culture, and socio-economic […]