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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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Head of State and Saint? Julius Nyerere Part 3

Head of State and Saint? Julius Nyerere Part 3

Is a Catholic Saint Concealed Within the Ranks of African Head of States? A Positive Answer from Tanzania as the Beatification Process of Servant of God Julius Nyerere has opened! (Third and Last Part of the Article from Laurent Magesa 'The Hidden Face...

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Head of State and Saint? Julius Nyerere Part 2

Head of State and Saint? Julius Nyerere Part 2

Is a Catholic Saint Concealed Within the Ranks of African Head of States? A Positive Answer from Tanzania as the Beatification Process of Servant of God Julius Nyerere has opened! (Second Part of the Article from Laurent Magesa: The Hidden Face of Julius...

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Head of State and Saint? Julius Nyerere part 1

Head of State and Saint? Julius Nyerere part 1

Is a Catholic Saint Concealed Within the Ranks of African Head of States? A Positive Answer from Tanzania as the Beatification Process of Servant of God Julius Nyerere has opened! This file contains some images, a prayer and an article related to the...

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Water Follows the Slope

Let us consider the proverb which says in Shubi language (North Tanzania): ‘Amazi gakulikila umgolomoko,’ which could be rendered into English by ‘water follows the slope.’ It is clear that water follows the slope, from the higher point to the lower one....

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When the Crocodile Goes Around...

Let’ have a look at the proverb which reads in Subi language (North Tanzania) as follows: ‘Omsagasaga gwemamba elugaha ebugana emzela,’ and which could be translated into English as: ‘When the crocodile goes around he ends up by receiving the spear.’...

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To stay long in water does not clean

Let’s consider the Sukuma proverb (North Tanzania) ‘Yashinga mu minzi itelaga’ (Sukuma), which may be rendered into English by: ‘To stay a long time in the water does not make you clean.’ Sukuma people form the biggest ethnic group within Tanzania, with...

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Faster! Faster!

Let’s consider the Kara (North Tanzania) proverb which reads as follows: ‘Akeuto kamalile abanyabwilo.’ A translation into English is: ‘Faster, faster has finished off the people of Bwilo.’ Bwilo is a small islet near the bigger one called Ukerewe within...

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Christmas 2010

Dear friends, December 2010 May these few words find you in good health! Since my coming back on the African continent, I am well indeed. Perhaps in Europe Christmas preparations are well advanced. As for me, I have been quite overwhelmed these last weeks....

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7: 15 or the Mystery of Four Gospel Verses

7: 15 or the Mystery of Four Gospel Verses ‘Do not be surprised, nor scandalised if you see me so much concerned to scrutinize the secret treasures of the Holy Spirit; It is, and I am so convinced of it, that in this way we may reach the true life, which...

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On Slavery or the Curious Path of a Quote

On Slavery or the Curious Path of a Quote

On Slavery or the Curious Path of a Quote “I am Man, and Nothing that is Human is Foreign to Me.” Members of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) are very familiar with these few words. It is a sentence pronounced by their founder,...

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