by: Kathleen M. Carroll This story was originally featured in Comboni Missions magazine Winter 2019-2020 edition. It is an oft-cited and integral part of St. Daniel Comboni’s vision: Save Africa with Africa. He did not intend to form a band of European “saviors;” on...
Pope Francis opens the synod with a Masswelcoming a variety of expressions of faith.Photo Courtesy of CNA Pachamama In what has become a central symbol of the Pan-Amazonian synod, the image of the Pachamama was a lightning rod of controversy. Presented as a culturally...
Often times our missionaries sign their names with the letters mccj at the end. Why? Father Joseph Bragotti, mccj answers that question for us. “Religious in general, including priests belonging to religious orders or congregations, have initials after their...
The Cross is part and parcel of every Christian vocation. For each Christian, the sharing in the Cross of Christ takes on a different form. For some, the identification with Christ’s sufferings reaches the point of giving their lives as in the case of those Comboni...
The date has been set for the beatification of Comboni Missionary Father Giuseppe Ambrosoli – November 22, 2020 in Kalongo, Uganda. For more than 40 years Father Ambrosoli dedicated his life to helping the people of Kalongo – expanding a dispensary into...
The Cross is part and parcel of every Christian vocation. For each Christian, the sharing in the Cross of Christ takes on a different form. For some, the identification with Christ’s sufferings reaches the point of giving their lives as in the case of those Comboni...
Together we can eradicate world hunger. Here you can see what you can do to contribute. Find organizations to support, information to share and some useful tips for your everyday life that can really make a difference. Don’t waste food. Freeze fresh produce and...
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...
By: Father Joe Bragotti, mccj Remember the days when gas was only 20 cents a gallon and they even gave you a free glass if you “filled her up?” With an oil change you could get a free glazed water pitcher. Those were my traveling days and, after a couple of years we...
Editor’s Note: Longtime readers might recall Comboni Father David Baltz as the bicycling missionary who logged more than 50,000 miles in the saddle during his fifty-plus years of ministry. This story is taken verbatim from a diary he kept in his first five years of...
