Some meditations, reflections and contemplations according to the Christian tradition which attempt to go beyond the ordinariness of life
The Missionaries of Africa – Tanzania West Sector This is a picture taken in Nyakahoja (Mwanza, Tanzania) on the 6th of October 2011 at the occasion of a ‘sector meeting’. Sitting from left to right : Br. Lito Doguiles (from the Philippines, now in Tabora),...
Lire la suiteL e t ’s f i g h t ag a i n s t c o l o u r thie v e s ! L e t ’ s c o l o u r o u r day s ! What is the impact of prayer in our daily life ? A faithful reader of this website (which is mainly about Christian spirituality) has recently challenged me to...
Lire la suiteEach and every human being is created in the image and likeness of God: a mission There is a social phenomenon particularly heartbreaking which is presently exercised against a social minority in Tanzania where I am residing for more than ten years: violence...
Lire la suiteChristmas in Tanzania December. People from the different villages surrounding Kasamwa (Tanzania) prepare themselves for Christmas festivities. Families are enjoying the presence of their respective children as December is the period of some extended...
Lire la suiteMatthew 22: 15-22 or Jesus’ Restoration of the Spiritual Realm 29 th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A The Gospel Text ‘Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians,...
Lire la suiteThe Crisis of the Donkeys I usually avoid the ‘copy and paste’ easy solution in order to feed article for a blogsite. However, I resolved myself for this exception because of its importance in today’s economy. This article was found in French on the excellent...
Lire la suiteEasy Mistakes About Glory *** “Glory and Honour to You O Jesus Christ!” *** “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the Beginning and Ever shall be, World without End!” *** “Through Him, With Him and In Him, In the...
Lire la suiteIs Justice and Peace for Children of God Only? Witches in 2011 June 2011. I received a phone call from a Catechist of a village situated about 30 kilometres away from the mission. A young man of about 30 years old had just passed away. He had some responsibilities...
Lire la suiteNet and Web: Catching Fish or Promoting Humanity? The English term ‘Internet’ stems from the root ‘net’ which initially is a trap as for instance, a ‘fish-trap’. Also, the word ‘web’ conveys the same idea if we remember what a ‘cobweb’ or a ‘spider web’...
Lire la suiteIt is in the stomach that food does its work A Simplistic Proverb? It is not always wise to trust one’s own feelings. More than once I made this experience and the last time I did so, it was about an African proverb which I first found to be too simplistic...
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