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From Foya to Sanniquelle
Leaving Freetown at 6:30 am, we take the road with Fr. David, as driver, and Fr. Valéry, a colleague, as travel companion.
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Imminent return to Liberia
Already our stay in Sierra Leone is coming to its end, we have extended it by one day to meet the Bishop of the diocese of Freetown, where our confreres are working.
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Going to the Chapel
Fr. Pat Kelly, SMA joins Eddie. Their conversation goes down many paths but all lead back to abiding in the Lord. Would you like a trick to writing a good homily? Then watch this video
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Departure for Sierra Leone
We are at the airport of Monrovia to take the plane which will take us for a few days to Sierra Leone.
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A night in Montferrier
The retirement home of the African Missions in Montferrier where, more often than not, days peacefully passed by, was suddenly placed under spotlight. In fact, on Thursday November 24, 2016 at 9:30 pm an intruder violently assaulted one of the personnel on duty.
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Logbook Liberia, 3
The African Missions celebrate today the 160th anniversary of its foundation. Our wish was to celebrate this event in Freetown (Sierra Leone), a highly symbolic place for us, where our founder died. Hardly landed, he gave his life for the African world. But unfortunately our flight is scheduled for 9th December, and we will celebrate…
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Logbook Liberia, 2
Having completed the formalities, we left for Tubmanburg in the Bomi County with Fr. Firmin. Fr. Gareth Jenkins, famously called fr. Garry was waiting for us. He is great a figure of the SMA in Liberia, he bravely walked through the civil war (was taken as hostage for more than a month) and worked during…
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Logbook Liberia, first day
The journey finally took place in a remarkable way, without adventure, the planes were on time and arrived on time. One of our suitcases seemed to be not arrived when it was already there but out of the treadmill. The passage to customs and registration with the police of the borders took place without any…
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160th anniversary of the African Missions
December 8th, 2016 marks the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Society of African Missions. On that day Mgr Melchior de Marion Bresillac, with his companions, went to the Shrine of Our Lady at Fourviere, Lyon to ask the protection of Mother Mary for
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Migration, an ancient and always current problem
On December 8th, we celebrate the 160th anniversary of the offering that Bishop de Marion Brésillac, with his firsts companions, made of the nascent Society to our Lady of Fourvière at Lyon. the new general secretary, Fr. Sylvère Atta, helps us give thanks and meditate on this birth. He made us reflect on a very…
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