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| Dec – Jan 2024 JOURNEYS OF LIFE |
| Oct – Nov 2023 MISSION: DIALOGUE FOR PEACE |
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| June – July 2023 YOUTH: VOICES OF HOPE IN SOCIETY |
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CONSECRATED LIFE
The painting on the front cover entitled “The disciples of Emmaus” reflects our journey of hope. Jesus not only walks with us, but gives us the wisdom to perform our ministries and opens our eyes to see Him in the people that we are serving.
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February 1 – Blessed Benedict Daswa 4 – International Day of Human Fraternity 6 – International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 8 – International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking 11 – World Day of the Sick 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science 13 – World Radio Day 14 – Ash Wednesday 20 – World Day of Social Justice 21 – International Mother Language Day March 1 – Zero Discrimination Day 3 – World Wildlife Day 8 – International Women’s Day 19 – St Joseph, Husband of Mary 20 – International Day of Happiness 21 – Human Rights Day in South Africa 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 – World Down Syndrome Day 21 – International Day of Forests 22 – World Water Day 24 – World Tuberculosis Day 24 – International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims 25 – International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 29 – Good Friday 31 – Easter Sunday |
PROPHETS AT THE PERIPHERIES
ON 2 February 2024 we celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life coinciding with the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The Consecrated Life is a particular way of being in the Church for those who promise or vow the Evangelical Counsels (poverty, chastity and obedience).
JUBILEE 2025 OF CONSECRATED LIFE
THE JUBILEE with the slogan “Pilgrims of hope, on the way of peace” takes the form of a call to consecrated men and women throughout the world to reconciliation, conversion and sacramental penance, as well as to solidarity, justice and joy in God’s service.
NO CEASEFIRE, BUT SOUTH AFRICA WINS SUBSTANTIVE RIGHTS MEASURES IN THE GAZA GENOCIDE CASE
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to stop killing and harming people in Gaza and to report provisional measures to the ICJ and South Africa by 26 February.
WORLD’S FIRST MALARIA VACCINE ROLLOUT BEGINS IN CAMEROON
According to the 2023 World Malaria Report, 249 million malaria cases were reported globally in 2022, including 608 000 deaths; 94 % of those cases were in Africa, which accounted for 95% of the total deaths. Some 78% occurred in children under the age of five.
THE YOUNGEST MIGRANT WHO HAS SET AN EXAMPLE
Mohamed fled his home in Morocco, at the age of nine, seeking a future in Europe.
AFRICA’S UNTAPPED FOOD POTENTIAL
Wheat, maize and rice account for 60% of all calories consumed globally and in Africa
EXAMPLES OF SERVICE
MORE THAN 60 years ago a small book with what would now be considered an unacceptable title was published in America: Bishop for the Hottentots.
RELIGIOUS LIFE AND THE CARE FOR THE COMMON HOME
Members of religious congregations and consecrated life institutes can become spearheads in combating global warming and in the care for the common home. An eco-spirituality and a liturgy which is attentive to the new understanding of creation may contribute to the preservation of life on earth.
AT THE SCHOOL OF THE POOR
Living among marginalized people matured him as a human being and gave new depth to his missionary vocation. The testimony of a Comboni priest.
A PROPHETIC CALL TO CONSECRATED LIFE
Interculturality in communities of consecrated members has become a reality and an opportunity to become a sign of the universality and diversity of the family of God. Accepting it as a gift and making a choice to be enriched by it, takes the consecrated person on a journey of growth toward becoming a visible symbol of the values of the Kingdom of God.
NOTORIOUSLY RELIGIOUS
Many essential elements of religious life connect widely with African cultures, and their symbiotic relationship brings newness to both. The author explores some points of convergence between these elements and advocates for a dialogue which converts the challenges derived from their encounter into mutual opportunities for growth.
“NOW IT IS THE TIME FOR DEEPENING OF THE FAITH”
More than 60 years as a Franciscan, Irish born Archbishop emeritus of Kokstad and Pretoria, William Slattery O.F.M. converses with Worldwide on issues of Religious Life
AN INCLUSIVE CALLING TO DISCIPLESHIP
The legacies of the outstanding lives of Archbishop Denis Hurley OMI, and a lay person, Paddy Kearney, former Marist brother, inspire the author of this reflection about new paths of renewal in religious life.
AN ANGEL OF LIGHT IN THE CHILEAN PRISONS
Being an incarcerated female presents a double predicament. Sr Nelly Leon, a religious member of the Congregation of the Good Shepherd, accompanies and supports imprisoned Chilean women and helps them pursue their reintegration into society once they have been released. Staying with them, inside the penitentiary, during COVID-19, has brought her even closer to the internees and made her an integral part of their lives, bearing testimony to Gospel values.
MISSION MEANS BELIEVING IN OTHERS
Freddie H. Bernardino is a lay missionary from the Philippines, serving at Chikowa, in Zambia, in a mission station entrusted to the Comboni missionaries in 1987. He is a volunteer from Fidesco, a Catholic Non-Government Organization (NGO) based in France, which has been sending volunteers to this mission station for more than ten years. He shares some of his experiences.
BLURRING LINES AND BEING FRIENDS
The community of Sant’Egidio has rapidly become an icon of love and solidarity for the underprivileged in 70 countries where they are currently present. Their members are characterised by a mutual bond of unity as they meet to serve the poor whom they regard as their friends. One of the recent events organized by Sant’Egidio in Pretoria, was Christmas Lunch, where more than 400 meals were offered to the homeless.
THE PRESENTATION OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE (LK 2: 21-38)
THE LAW, the temple and the prophecy are the three key features which identified the One who was to come. Jesus is the Word made flesh, the Glory of God, and His own face.
WELCOMING FRIGHT!
MARIA TROST was considered the starting place for many missionaries trying to learn the Zulu language. A generator provided light and also served as the alarm clock.
LETTING THE SPIRIT BLOW
ASPIRANCY IS the first step during which an individual reflects, considers, and discerns on dedicating his/her whole being to religious life.