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Day 5 of the Plenary Council 2023
The members of the plenary council are in good spirits and they are keeping the momentum going on this fifth day of the plenary council which started with work in groups during the morning session. The afternoon plenary session began with the debate on the protocol for the GA 2025, which was a continuation of the…
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Day 4 of the Plenary Council 2023
“Set apart to announce the Gospel in Africa, with Africa and from Africa!” is the theme chosen for the General Assembly 2025 of the Society of African Missions that will be held from Monday, 28 April 2025 to Sunday 18th May 2025 in Roma, Italia. This is the fruit of the group work that was undertaken yesterday by the…
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Day 3 of the Plenary Council 2023
The third day of the Plenary Council began with the eucharistic celebration presided by Fr. Francois du Penhoat, the Provincial of Lyon who is at the same time the host. Money matters with regard to health and retirement of the members of new entities following the previous day’s discussions set the stage for the morning…
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Day 2 of the Plenary Council 2023
As the saying goes, a good day is seen in the morning. The second day of the plenary council began by Lectio Divina done in groups before breakfast. The morning session was ushered in with prayers led by Fr. Krzysztof Pachut, General Councilor, whose theme touched on leadership. In his reflection, he said that “leadership…
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Day 1 of Plenary Council 2023
The Plenary Council officially started on the 12th of June in Lyon -France with a day of recollection preached by Fr. Laurent Ore, SMA the parish priest of Blessed Marcel Callo in Nantes. Reflecting on “Living according to the Heart of Jesus,” the 23 participants of the third Plenary Council were invited to emulate the…
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Icof Founding Members celebrate OLA & MSOLA
The clock is ticking, the light is radiating, voices are heard in the down chapel of the SMA Generalate house, usually silent during the summer.These are voices of the members involved in the Inter-Congregational Ongoing Formation (ICOF): General council of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles (OLA), of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit…
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SMA Podcast: the voice calling you
Let’s face it, life can get busy: We are constantly engage with work, pastoral, meetings, community, family, hobbies, and everything in between. We always have something to do and this can make it challenging to find time to follow a good program or more to find time for reading, and reading particularly an SMA book.…
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Francis: The Pope of Migrants and Refugees
If Pope Francis has been consistent about anything, it is his stance on immigration. In his third and last of the three-day visit to Hungary, the Holy Father bravely spoke at Mass about the need to be “open doors”. Inspired by the gospel of St. John (10:1-10) during the fourth Sunday of Easter also known as…
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Thanksgiving: The return of Pierre to Saint Pierre Eynac
Maya Angelou, one of the iconic African American prolific writers and a poet once said, “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.” Yes, it is a heart full of gratitude that moved Fr. Piere…
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The Missionary Societies want to think about ” Mission departing from Africa”
“Mission departing from Africa” was the theme of the exchanges and reflections that were at the heart of the continental meeting of the Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life that ended on Friday 21 April at the Paul Pellet Center in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. For four days, the participants discussed the challenges and opportunities that…
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