Merry Christmas & a Courageous New Year in Faith
As Christianity has slowly grown in Africa there came a natural blending of native elements with traditional Christian beliefs. Such is the case with the native rhythms and melodies in Betelehemu. The song is based on Yoruban (Nigerian) folk text: Awa yiori Baba gbojule We are glad we have...
The Xaverian Missionaries in Thailand
Frs. Alessandro Brai and Alessio Cripa INTRODUCTION This paper is a description of the peculiar Xaverian community in Khlong Toei – Bangkok, which can be well defined by the three words “inserted”, “mixed” and “extended”. This “inserted”, “mixed” and “extended” community is the fruit of decisions taken in response...
American Pluralism: It’s Promises and Struggle
Fr. Carl Chudy, SX On November 1 – 7, 2018, more than 8,000 people from all over the world representing more than 200 different faith traditions and spiritualities gathered at Toronto, Canada for the Parliament of World’s Religions. The 7th Parliament since 1893 in Chicago The 7th Parliament featured more...
American Pluralism: It's Promises and Struggle
Fr. Carl Chudy, SX On November 1 – 7, 2018, more than 8,000 people from all over the world representing more than 200 different faith traditions and spiritualities gathered at Toronto, Canada for the Parliament of World’s Religions. The 7th Parliament since 1893 in Chicago The 7th Parliament featured more...
Interfaith Conference Strengthens Bonds
By Larry Maloney On the very day that a gunman killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, a group of Metrowest residents gathered at Holliston’s Temple Beth Torah for an event dedicated to promoting understanding and cooperation among people of diverse religious faiths. Entitled “Listening...
Secularization as the “sign of the times”
Fr. Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Jesuits delivered an intervention at the Synod of Bishops on youth. On Thursday, October 11, Father General spoke during the session of the Synod of Bishops on youth, faith and vocational discernment. His presentation focused on the theme of secularization. Fr. Sosa...
Secularization as the "sign of the times"
Fr. Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Jesuits delivered an intervention at the Synod of Bishops on youth. On Thursday, October 11, Father General spoke during the session of the Synod of Bishops on youth, faith and vocational discernment. His presentation focused on the theme of secularization. Fr. Sosa...
Oscar Romero: ‘Starting from the world of the poor’
On 14 October, 2018 Pope Francis will declare Archbishop Oscar Romero a saint, along with Pope Paul VI and several other beati. Martin Maier SJ, who has a longstanding connection with El Salvador, traces Romero’s personal transformation up to the moment of his martyr’s death in the middle of...
The Clash of Objectivism and the Common Good in America
Recently the editorial staff of Missione Oggi, our mission magazine for Italy, asked me to write an article on the Catholic Church in America after more than a year in the term of President Donald Trump. The clash between the present vision of the government and Catholic social teaching...
Orientation for New Religious Missionaries in Sierra Leone, West Africa
Orientation Program for New Missionaries in Sierra Leone The University of Makeni (Unimak) in partnership with the Religious Conference of Superiors of Sierra Leone offered an orientation program for new religious men and women in Sierra Leone, that is, those who have arrived in the country less than two...