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General Assembly 2019
The 21st General Assembly opened in Rome this Tuesday, April 30. The previous day, each delegate introduced himself/herself with a symbolic object. Many small flags remind us that the SMA has flourished in four different continents. It was a great joy for all to meet after sometimes and for others after many years of separation.…
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Easter message from the Superior General
Easter message from the Superior General Dear confreres, associates and supporters, The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the be-all and the end-all of the Christian faith. As Paul himself put it: “If Jesus is not raised from the dead, our preaching is in vain and we are the most pitiable of people.” It…
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Prayer to Our Lady of Fourvière in communion with the hostages of the Sahel
“… In every way we’re troubled but not cr ushed, frustrated but not in despair, persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed. We are always carrying around the death of Jesus in our bodies, so that the life of Jesus may be clearly shown in our bodies. While we are alive, we are constantly being…
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Protection and Safeguarding of Minors and Vulnerable Adults
The crime of sexual abuse by some Church leaders has touched us all at a very deep level. Many priests and parishioners remain hurt, angry, cynical, and confused. The trauma is not something that will simply go away with time. Something awful has happened for which no explanation or excuse will do.
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What it is to be an SMA Missionary in Angola today
Ordained in 2005, Fr. Jacques has worked as an SMA missionary priest in three different countries, speaking three different official languages i.e English, French and Portuguese. I had the opportunity to interview him about his rich experience when he visited our office at 150 Lyon and here is what he said…
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We are the same
Recently Maria Dolores paid a curtsey visit to the SMA Media International and we seized an opportunity to interview her and here is what she shared with us… Who are you and what do you do? My name is Maria Dolores Agúndez Leal. I am a lay SMA missionary, from the District of Spain. I…
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The SMA Library in Rome
The SMA Library in Rome is located in della Nocetta, 111, in the same place as the Archives. For this reason, over the years, a series of archival documents have been collected in the library. For example, the Funds of SMA Fathers: Brésillac, Planque, Guilcher, Douau, Aupiais etc. ; the customary missions, parishes and seminaries;…
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The future is built … surely!
The death of Father Maurice Prat – a man whom I was afraid of as a student, but whom I subsequently appreciated – recently it made possible to update the “Little Biotteau” that we could call today the “Little Favier”. And I became aware, once again, of the situation of our Province. We are now…
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The mission experience of Fr.Eric Aka
As a missionary priest one of the key elements is finding satisfaction in the missionary work entrusted to one despite the daily challenges. This gives a missionary priest something to look forward to and something to aspire for. Recently I interviewed Fr. Eric Aka over the same and here is what he had to…
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Reflection on the week of prayer for Christian unity
In response to the prayer of our Lord Jesus on the eve of his death that we his disciples be “One” (Jn 17: 1-26) efforts have been made to heal the plague of division that were eating away Christians. Attempts towards unity span from the very onset of the Church through Councils and it is…
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