Blessed Isidore Bakanja, a young man from Congo, died as a martyr. The testimonies of many of his compatriots make it clear that he died for being a Christian.
In the year 1885 the Berlin Conference divided the continent Continue reading →
Nine-year-old Bakhita (c. 1869-1947), playing in the fields near her home in Sudan, was captured by slave traders. She had been warned by her parents to be careful, since her older sister earlier had been captured and enslaved.
Introduction: In this text of John 6:1-15, the Evangelist brings up another miracle, the “multiplication of Loaves, which is presented in the same context as the previous passage of our ‘Lectio Divina’, just before the Jewish Festival/Passover. The intention Continue reading →
It doesn’t take much to make young people missionaries. Even those who are most frail, limited and troubled can be missionaries in their own way, for goodness can always be shared, even if it exists alongside many limitations.
The youth are called to become the caretakers of the earth. The older generations can set the wheels sailing to the path of environment preservation and conservation. What we are able to do now can greatly affect what happens after. Continue reading →
