Living with everybody was at the heart of Jesus’ life. Living like Him is to live in a love that he himself teaches us. As Missionaries of Africa, immense challenges such as indifference, the rise of religious fundamentalism, marginalisation, discrimination, justice, racism, confront us. Continue reading “What is our common mission ?”

During Initial Formation, particular emphasis is put on the Spiritual Exercises. Once in the field, we become aware of the importance of this aspect of our missionary preparation. In these few lines, I would like to share with you my own modest experience of the place of prayer, both community and personal, in missionary life. Continue reading “Prayer is the secret of a radiant and fruitful Missionary life”

Since the time of my training as a Missionary of Africa, my days are marked by something which cannot be measured but to which I have personally committed myself to respecting faithfully and which constitutes my first task as a missionary, that of praying. Continue reading “My first task as missionary : Prayer !”

In general, candidates arriving at the Spiritual Year have a judicious awareness of the importance of personal and community prayer. They have acquired this from their formation in the first phase, from when they were aspirants and from their Christian communities. Continue reading “« The importance of prayer is not learnt in books but from personal conviction »”