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Gratitude: Twelve -Year Journey!
Today, twelve years ago, I was ordained a priest and emotions are still fresh in my mind. It was the most important day of my life. I looked around my family and friends gathered for the occasion and some of them gave me an impression they were happier than me and wondered if this could…
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The Youth Ministry in Moshono -Tanzania.
“To be a missionary from the bottom of my heart” these words of Bishop Melchior de Marion Bresillac, the founder of the Society of African Missions, are grace given to me. After my priestly ordination in Bangui, the Central African Republic, I was appointed to Tanzania for my first mission. The beautiful country of very friendly…
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Venerable Bishop Melchior de Brésillac
Our postulator, Father Andrea Mandonico, has asked me to share some thoughts about the event of May 26th, when Pope Francis approved the decree which officially recognizes the heroic virtues of Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac, our Founder. Based on the experience I have from the years that I spent in this service, I do…
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Homage to John Comby (1931-2020)
Father Jean Comby was a prominent professor of Church History, was born in March 1931, and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Lyon in 1959. He died on May 21, 2020 (Solemnity of the Ascension) at the age of 89, after a long battle with several cancers. Lecturer and researcher During his…
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In memory of Father Jean Comby
Jean was a great friend since 1963 when he started teaching Church History at the African Missions seminary in Lyon. He was then teaching history at the Minor Seminary of Lyon Diocese, which was situated next to the cathedral. He lent many books from his library, particularly the biographies of “dissidents” such as Wicliff or…
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Tanga – a house on the hill that wants to make a difference.
Tanga in the Swahili language means “a sail”. It is also the name given to a new home for vulnerable youth and children, especially with albinism, built by the SMA Tanzanian Region/District in Mwanza, Tanzania. It is a place where fourteen young girls and boys will find security, high-quality holistic education, good living conditions, but…
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Our common home: The fifth anniversary of the papal encyclical Laudato Si’
“LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Glory to Thee, my Lord.” These words open Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology and the care of God’s creation. They are taken from the beautiful canticle of St. Francis of Assisi (in the English translation known as The Canticle of the Sun) and remind us that our common home is…
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“Watch out! Stay away. I might contaminate you!”
If Jean-Paul Sartre were to write the play “Huis Clos» at the moment when the Covid-19 creates a psychosis, he would assert with more conviction than before that “hell is the others.” It would not be surprising that most of us would concur with him. Perhaps we do not dare to speak like Sartre out…
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08-05-1920 – 08-05-2020: Father Folmer celebrates his 100th birthday!
Father Jean-Baptiste Folmer of the province of Strasbourg celebrates his 100th birthday. On this occasion, the Superior General, Father Antonio Porcellato, sent him his wishes on behalf of the whole Society. In view of the health crisis of Covid-19, this jubilee will be celebrated on 08 December 2020 at the retirement home of the African…
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