Looking at the Other Side of the Story in 2017

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There is a human tendency to look for solutions to problems in a manner that draws attention but never solves the problems. It is a deliberate scheme to deny the truth. Truth unsettles us because it challenges our illusions, the falsely-founded privileges we cling to and the mental constructs that serve our selfish ends. Unfortunately, the shadows of repressed truth never sleep. Can Africa tell her story? Yes, of course! But that is made very difficult by the current economic configurations of the world and the ingrained but selfish desire of ‘powerful nations’ and conglomerates to perpetuate the status quo. How would a man under the rubble of fallen house get up to fight the men who designed and built the house with substandard material in order to make more profit? It is not so much the story of the man under the rubble of a fallen house as that of the man who compromised the standards.

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Against tax evasion in Malawi

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Tax evasion has very serious consequences in Malawi as in many other developing countries: lack of access to drinking water, privatization of health clinics and hospitals, closure of several schools… Stella is a young Activist of the AEFJN network. Continue reading “Against tax evasion in Malawi”

Our confrere Andreas Göpfert share his expertise in Peacebuilding.

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The English JPIC promoters met in their January monthly meeting at the UISG offices as usual to reflect on opportunities available to be artisans of peace. Our presenter Andreas Göpfert, MAfr has a background of studies in peacebuilding and extensive experience in conducting workshops on nonviolence in parts of West Africa.

Read more in Newsbrief, the newsletter of JPIC Commission in Roma

Zambia’s Catholic Bishops call for the protection of children.

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Archbishop Telesphore-George MpunduZambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) president Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu has called for the protection of children and minors. Speaking on behalf of other Catholic Bishops of Zambia during the opening of one-day workshop on Child Protection held at Lusaka’s Kapingila House Monday, Lusaka Archdiocese’s Archbishop Mpundu described the statistics on reported cases of abused children as a tragedy. Archbishop Mpundu further called for the reversal of the situation and announced that that the Church stands in a singular position to spearhead the campaign.

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Live (almost) from Our Lady of Africa in Algiers

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Here come a few videos that will make you share in a very vivid way what our confreres from Our Lady of Africa in Algiers are experiencing. Sit down with a nice glass of (Algerian) wine and enjoy. Continue reading “Live (almost) from Our Lady of Africa in Algiers”

Pierre Croteau R.I.P.

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The Provincial of the Americas,
Father Gilles Barrette,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Pierre Croteau

on Monday the 23rd of January 2017
in St-Boniface (Canada)
at the age of 76, of which 49 years of missionary life
in Zaïre (DR Congo) and Canada. Continue reading “Pierre Croteau R.I.P.”

EPO Newsletter “Pelican”

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Indeed a New Year has come: the year 2017 has dawned.  This New Year 2017 is a special year for us in EPO in the sense that on 1st January 2017, on the Feast of Mary Mother of God and the first day of the year, we got the final text of our Post Capitular Assembly (which was held in Adigrat from 28th December 2016 to 31st December 2016).  This important document is a “Road Map”, a “Walking Stick” and a “Guiding Star” that will accompany us in EPO for the coming six years (2016-2022).

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Rome Sessions 2017-2019

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Here are the dates for the Rome Sessions during the next three years. Continue reading “Rome Sessions 2017-2019”

Sr. Marie Godin (Sr. Jacinthe-Marie), R.I.P.

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The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa
invite you to share in their hope and pray for

Sr. Marie Godin (Sr. Jacinthe-Marie)

who entered into eternal Life
on January 21st 2017
at the infirmary of Mont Saint-Joseph, Ottawa, (Ontario).
She was 88 years old and in the 67th year
of religious missionary life.

Henk Kager R.I.P.

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The Provincial of the Netherlands,
Father Piet Buijsrogge,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Henk Kager

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on Friday the 20th January 2017 at Heythuysen,
at the age of 88, of which 62 years of missionary life
in Tanzania and in the Netherlands. Continue reading “Henk Kager R.I.P.”