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Spiritual Life through Reflections, Meditations and Contemplations

Some meditations, reflections and contemplations according to the Christian tradition which attempt to go beyond the ordinariness of life

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Matthew 3, 17: Baptism as a tool promoting freedom and dignity

Matthew 3, 17: Baptism as a tool promoting freedom and dignity

Matthew 3, 17: Baptism as a tool promoting freedom and dignity to use without restraint Child of one’s surrounding or child of one’s God? It is the story of an eagle egg which one day fell down from its nest. A passer-by picked it up, as it was untarnished...

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Those who bath in the same pound cannot hide the secrets of their bodies

‘Those who bath in the same pound cannot hide the secrets of their bodies’ Let us consider the proverb which says in the Kizinza language (North-West Tanzania): ‘abooga echambo chimo, tibeseleka nzuula,’ and which could be translated into the English:...

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Big Fish Are Best Caught With Big Fish-Hooks

Big Fish Are Best Caught With Big Fish-Hooks A proverb from the Kerewe language (North-West Tanzania) says ‘emphiempango ekukwatwa nilobho ihango’ which could be translated into English as follows: ‘big fish are caught with big fish hooks’. As Ukerewe...

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Margaret: Compared Stories

Margaret: Compared Stories

Margaret: Compared Stories Saint Margaret: An Old Story (from The Golden Legend as reported in Wikipedia) Saint Margaret the Virgin also known as Margaret of Antioch (died in 304) is remembered in the Western Churches on July 20 th and in the Eastern...

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God's Best Friends

God's Best Friends

Could it Be That Trees are God’s Best Friends? Extracts from a letter from the Reverend Father Auguste Durand, Spiritan Missionary to his cousins and friends, Father Charles Angot (Parish Priest of Randonnai, Orne) and his sister Louise. This letter was...

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Easter 2011

Dear friends, March 2011 Peace and Joy in Jesus, A few weeks ahead of Easter, it is time to send some news. I still reside in the mission called Kasamwa, within Geita diocese, North-West Tanzania. It is a parish which has about thirty villages. Following...

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You overcame the rain, but what about the dew?

Let us consider the proverb which says in Sumbwa language: ‘Wapila mvula ali lume nalwe?’ and which could be translated into English by ‘you overcame the rain, but what about the dew?’ Sumbwa people reside within the north-western part of Tanzania, an...

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All the Waters of the Oceans are only for the Eyes!

All the Waters of the Oceans are only for the Eyes!

Let us consider the Longo proverb (North West Tanzania) which says: ‘Waleba mengi komenzi genyanza,’ and which could be translated into English with: ‘all the waters of the seas are only for the eyes (or to be contemplated).’ In Longo language, the term...

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Missionary or Pastor with an Attitude

Missionary or Pastor with an Attitude

I include here something of my present apostolate. Within this presentation, I am voluntarily stressing the aspect of relationships with non-Christians. It is an article which was first published in the Missionaries of Africa magazine entitled ‘Petit...

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Prayer for Asking Graces Through the Intercession of the Servant of God Julius Kambarage Nyerere

Prayer for Asking Graces Through the Intercession of the Servant of God Julius Kambarage Nyerere

Prayer for Asking Graces Through the Intercession of the Servant of God Julius Kambarage Nyerere O God our Father, you have created us so that we may know, serve, and love you and love our fellow sisters and brothers. We thank you, O God our Creator,...

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