A morning, starry sky in Matany. International Nurses Day was celebrated with Mass and procession through town. For the first time ever in Matany, a brass band marched with the nurses. The Uganda Ministry of Health visited Matany Hospital earlier this year. The nurse...
Kariobangi, Kenya Turkana pastoralists tending their goats. By: Fr. Mariano Tibaldo mccj The prophet Isaiah, that we read during the season of Advent, speaks of a bright future, a time of justice and peace for the people of Judah. A message of hope, consolation and...
Christmas and the community of the faithful by: Fr. Chris Aleti, mccj The unique characteristic of Christmas is that God manifests Himself in and through the person of Jesus Christ and invites the whole human family to come together in adoration and thanksgiving....
Father Joe Bragotti shares memories from his first Christmas in Uganda When people ask me about some of my most memorable Christmas celebrations, my thoughts always go back to my first Christmas in Africa. On December 10, 1967 I reached the mission of Pajule, a...
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...
