This first appeared in Comboni Missions magazine Spring 2019. A Milestone Anniversary to Inspire the Evangelizing Call of All Christians by: Kathleen M. Carroll For a hundred years the Church has marked October as Mission Month. This year it takes on even greater...
By Luis Salazar Los Angeles, California Holy Cross Parish Being a home-based seminarian means a lot to me. If I am honest, it’s also difficult. This is because, all of sudden I have a big responsibility in front of my parish, not just in regard to the Comboni priests...
Now celebrated internationally as Mother Earth Day, the first-ever Earth Day was declared on April 22, 1970, in the United States. A response to several cultural factors, including the bestselling Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, Earth Day is cited by some as the...
Pope Francis’s choice of Panama for the location of World Youth Day 2019 drew international attention to the plight of Central American migrants. Pilgrims from Nicaragua and Venezuela received public and vocal support from their Panamanian hosts. In his final...
On March 15, cyclone Idai hit the west coast of Africa with one of the regions most powerful storms in a decade. Winds in excess of 120 mph were reported and severe flooding has been reported in Malawi and Zimbabwe. But the greatest destruction has fallen on...
While some families in the United States worry about the cost of expensive private schools, parents in Uganda are laying bricks to make sure their kids have a school to attend. At Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Ocodri Parish, Uganda there are enough classrooms for...
For 47 years, Fr. Robert (Bob) Kleiner lived the best adventure, sharing the Gospel and serving people around the world as a Comboni Missionary. He was kind, generous, and a friend to all. After living a very full life, Fr. Bob went home to be with our Lord in the...
After Mine Dam Collapse, We Cry with Mother Earth On January 25, 2019, a massive mining dam collapsed in north central Brazil, devastating the nearby community of Brumandinho. Dozens are confirmed dead and hundreds are missing—and the numbers continue to grow. The dam...
By Changjwok Abdallah, postulant James Dungu, Lam James and I left for Lodwar on Monday 7th of May at 10 p.m., knowing that the community of Nakwamekwi was having spiritual retreat that week. So we had to find our way to the mission because no one could come to pick...
Every Christmas comes with its Advent, an event-surprise: that year it had a name, Stanislaw, an old catechist. Fr. Jean Paul Pezzi, Maboma, Congo November 25th 2005 It is ten o’clock at night. Maboma, Congo is shrouded in darkness and silence. The only road...
