Lent, a Way to Freedom?

Do you like Lent? Well, I don’t. At least not spontaneously. Having to listen to talks about conversion, penance, fasting, questioning my lifestyle, material sharing, and with all that purple in the liturgy, so sad, for 40 days. It doesn’t really appeal to me, and I could do without it.

General Council’s Fuori Roma in Castelfranco Veneto

The General Council met from 28th January to 3rd February for an intensive working session away from its usual Roman surroundings. This time, we were warmly welcomed by the Missionaries of Africa community in Castelfranco Veneto for our Fuori Roma (Outside Rome), and each day revolved around two working sessions, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

Safeguarding Audit Announcement, Irish Sector

The Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Irish Sector have invited the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland to conduct a review of safeguarding practice in the sector.

Celebration of the Feast of the Consecrated Life on the 3rd of February 2024 in Lilongwe, Malawi

In 1997, Pope Saint John-Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This feast is celebrated in the Catholic Church every February 2nd. In the archdiocese of Lilongwe, this celebration is often arranged on a convenient day after the 2nd of February for all the consecrated men and women to meet together and have a day of recollection and gathering. This year, we celebrated this feast on the 3rd of February 2024.

Is Systemic Transformation Feasible?

The title of my reflection embodies a question to be asked after a training session on systemic transformation. From 22-26 January 2024, the Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation in Rome (JPIC Roma), organized an online training for new JPIC Promotors. It was under the theme JPIC Mission: Systemic Transformation for the Common Good of all Creation.

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